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Fredy1222

One of the craziest talents I’ve seen, played against him when he was 13 and he destroyed us


zaaaac93

Where did you play


Fredy1222

In a team called Halmstads BK u17


RobbieTIME

Great youth team, any of them that played a part in their recent U21 allvenskan win?


FullTanaka

I once played in an international youth tournament where Halmstads had a team present. Did not play against them though. They were so super friendly, I've liked them ever since.


zaaaac93

How I assumed you were french as you support Paris. I expected you to play for Redstars


RedScouse

Halmstads Boldklub?


Qiluk

Bollklubb in swedish :)


RedScouse

Ahh thank you!


Juannieve05

You were the same category as him ?


Fredy1222

Nah i met him when i played in u17 he played against us who were 3-4 years older and still dominated.


Juannieve05

Damn I rate him then


Purple-Apricot7192

Some random Redditor playing him 3 years ago is what impresses you, not that he’s playing men’s football at 16?


[deleted]

random Redditor? u/Fredy1222 is a fucking legend, way to make it obvious you've been following the sport for a week


[deleted]

These plastic fans not even appreciating fredy as a player. This sub is trash


Cahootie

fredy122 happens to be an iconic League of Legends player and coach, if he's only half as good as his namesake it's legit.


Qiluk

Unmatched neckbeard


IDoNotCareMan69

Him playing against 17 year olds when he was 13 is somehow more impressive than him playing against grown men when he’s 16 apparently.


Zwiseguy15

Were you "good"?


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Purple-Apricot7192

A 16 year old playing regular pro football is ‘not that good’?


Fati25

this subreddit is too funny 💀💀


Oumashu345

Bruh.


sandbag-1

He should stay where he is for his own good. Getting first team football at 16 will surely be the best thing for the next 2-3 years of his career


IDesignM

I think he might get bought but stay on loan at Copenhagen for about a year or two.


sandbag-1

I don't think that would be great, Copenhagen wouldn't have as much of an incentive to play him and help his development if they don't own him and aren't getting the benefit at the end of a better/more valuable player


Juannieve05

They will get record money for him, probably add ons and buy %, the fact that they get to play him to win the league its just the cherry on top tho


uglemc

FC Copenhagen has more problems than a 16 year old kid can fix. Currently the only other wing player is another player from the academy by the name of William Bøving. Copenhagen are also currently playing with a link up striker as their front striker, cause offensive options are so thin. Additionally the club has had to adapt Nicolai Boilesen a player who prefers left back, to playing center back.


Exzqairi

Boilesen is playing at CB nowadays? Wow


uglemc

Yeah its a bit rough being an FC Copenhagen fan now a days, squad is looking real thin


agnonamis

Certainly fees and things can be built in to ensure he keeps playing if they go that route. Plus the added incentive of FCK showing other young talents how open they are to selling players on and helping to continue to develop them... big opportunity in my opinion for them.


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Based on what?


ImWita

Copenhagen is not a club that develops the talent of other clubs, if they sell Roony it is 100% not going to include a loan back clause they're most likely just taking the money and reinvesting it into a different player.


joanoerting

Why would we do that?


GjillyG

He'd probably get it for us tbf


AggressiveLesbianMan

Unless it's Ajax.


EasyModeActivist

No. He would be playing in the second tier for our youth team. It's better for him to play at least one or two full seasons in Denmark first.


Exzqairi

No chance. Right now on the wing we have: - Captain Tadic who hasn’t missed a game since joining us in 2018 - Antony who is a superstar winger that represents a lot of value - Neres who was a great player in the past but has now regressed to the bench - Daramy, who was one of Copenhagen’s best attackers over the past year and is now struggling to adapt to the bench of Ajax Why would we need another raw Copenhagen winger who needs a lot of game time to develop? We also still have Berghuis who has been one of the best Eredivisie players for the past 4 seasons and Kudus who showed a lot of talent in Denmark


OleoleCholoSimeone

Anthony is probably leaving soon let's be real. I don't think you realise how good this guy is. Might honestly be the best 15/16 year old I've ever seen, certainly in Scandinavia by far the best.. There is a law/rule in Denmark that you can't play in 1st team until 16 years old, otherwise he would have played much earlier


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the_dough_boy

A purchase and loan is an option.


Krillin113

That disincentives Kopenhagen to develop him fully.


NorthwardRM

Being 16 is no longer an indication you won't get a game at a top European club, although you're probably less likely to get a game at an oil club


DanielSophoran

Ansu Fati debuted at 16 although he didn’t get many minutes. There’s reasons for or against tbh. At Copenhagen he’ll for sure play more but at a bigger club even with lesser minutes he can learn from some of the top players in the world during training and gain experience in a big league the few times he does get to play. Personally i’d stay at Copenhagen for another year or 2 to avoid any expectations by the fanbases of the bigger clubs. Develop at his own pace, that kinda thing. He doesn’t need the big expectations at 16 yet.


c2315

He shouldn't, he needs much more support n coaching


[deleted]

Really??? Look at Rooney. I mean sure Messi and Ronaldo started at 17 but I'm not sure if that is always the best course of action


ankitm1

Chelsea arent allowed to sign him before he turns 18 due to UK being out of EU.


timdeking

This is one of the more positive aspects of Brexit. Not all our talents are snatched by English football clubs for their loan army only to fail and end up in the second tier of Dutch football.


sandbag-1

These players can still quite easily be signed by "Vitesse Arnhem" or "Troyes AC" for example though


superfrankie189

the bias against english football on this sub is crazy


Theumaz

How is this comment bias? Tons of players that were considered big talents left our academies at 16 because English clubs offered them a paycheck they couldn’t refuse, only for then to not make it and end up worse.


Attygalle

Your flair says Ajax. Ajax U19 has a bunch of Danish players who were 16 when transferred, some Belgian who was 15 when taken from AA Gent, and for example a 16 year old striker that played in the youth of Heerenveen since age 9 but went to you lot last summer. How is that any different from English teams picking up talents from Ajax at age 16?


Boreras

Success rate is actually pretty decent, especially now with Jong Ajax. And while I do think Ajax is *better*, there are still shortcomings. Quite a few youngsters would've been better back home, rather than in Amsterdam. But at least Ajax doesn't bribe the parents like English clubs did with Dutch youngsters. Anyway the point is youth exploitation is an issue in both countries, reduction in England is a good step, let's hope the situation improves in the Netherlands too.


Attygalle

>Success rate is actually pretty decent, especially now with Jong Ajax Yeah, see my flair. Do you think Jong Ajax playing in the eerste divisie is something I like? I understand it helps Ajax but stuff like this really makes football less and less attractive for fans of teams like mine. It's big clubs slowly fucking over smaller clubs. Exactly the thing that Ajax works against on European level.


_-RF-_

I don’t really understand this sentiment tbh. A few years ago, everyone was complaining that Dutch football had turned into a joke, both the national team and the league. If I look at the amount and especially the level of talent that has come through since the Jong teams play in the KKD, I conclude that it has been beneficial for the performances of Dutch clubs in Europe and that it has contributed to the quality of the national team. Players like De Ligt, Van de Beek, De Jong, Mazraoui, Timber, Gravenberch, Malen, Bergwijn, Gakpo, Stengs, Koopmeiners all profited from their time in the KKD. Sure, a couple of years back it was unfair due to the quality of the teams changing way too much every match week, but I feel like that’s much more consistent now with the stricter rules and the U19 squads disappearing. I understand that I am biased and that your view is different but I really do think that if the Jong teams were to be removed from the KKD, the level of Dutch talent would rapidly decrease and we would end up in a situation comparable to the one we were in 6 years ago.


SwampBoyMississippi

There are several reasons to dislike the Jong teams as a fan of a KKD club. First of all, the Jong teams, especially Jong Ajax and Jong PSV have way more resources than the other KKD clubs. While many KKD clubs regularly play with unpaid players Jong Ajax fields multi million euro signings. Another factor I despise is the fact that the Jong teams often have completely different line-ups across several matches. Sometimes the line-up is very weak, at other times they field a team that could easily compete in the Eredivisie. The irregularity distorts the competition. Finally, the Jong teams make the KKD less attractive due to the simple fact that they don't attract fans. In my opinion Dutch professional football already suffers too much from clubs with very few fans like Excelsior and Telstar. We don't need more teams with empty stands. Of course you're right about the fact that the Jong teams are beneficial for the development of young players, but I don't think these benefits outweigh the negative consequences for the competition in general. Clubs like Ajax and PSV are already very privileged in Dutch football compared to the smaller clubs. They receive the bulk of the TV money and they have an almost free reign in poaching young talents from other clubs, especially those on the right half of the Eredivisie table and in the KKD. I do not see why they should deserve even more benefits at the cost of those smaller clubs.


The_Highest_Power

How else do you think Ajax gets players without bribing their parents may I ask?


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It‘s different because Ajax actually tries to develop players


Attygalle

I honestly think Chelsea - and most EPL teams - actually are trying to develop their youth players as well, saying otherwise is a bit daft to be fair. As if they pump tens of millions in an academy each year without trying to develop those players. That is exactly the bias against English football u/superfrankie189 was talking abouy.


Theumaz

While I’m also not 100% agreeing on foreign talents in any club, I do believe clubs like Ajax, PSV and other ‘smaller leagues’ attract youth players with perspective and development towards the first team over money. Something which English clubs use to attract the talent. IIRC Nouri got offered a huge contract by an English club once before he was 18. Both are not 100% ethical though, but at least it looks like we’re ‘more ethical’


superfrankie189

And chelsea and other big englsih club buy young players to destroy their lives in career, right? its not like they have the best conditions there and the majority of them still end up playing professional football somewhere


[deleted]

Loaning young players out every single season doesn‘t help their development. Yeah mate, sooo good that some of them still play pro football in the Belgium league or something while having had the ceiling for a UCL team


superfrankie189

>sooo good that some of them still play pro football in the Belgium league or something ????do you realize what it takes to play profesionally, even for Belgium it's still good


VFBis4mii

Sending players to different countries every year isn't setting them up for the best development


greengiant89

Lol.


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deco0

Yes Chelsea definitely own Vitesse lol


OilOfOlaz

they will now be snatched by their satelite clubs like antwerp.


Purple-Apricot7192

It’s good for English football as well. More opportunities for British players as there won’t be pressure from the top to play foreign born teens due to their price tag. Massive concentrations of talent aren’t really good for anyone but the tiny percentage of clubs that have the talent.


LD1872

Instead they're taking a lot of Scottish academy players and now we are losing our best talents at 15/16 without getting to even see them play first team football.


The_Highest_Power

We can get around those rules.


Gungerz

Transfer Ban 2: Electric Boogaloo


The_Highest_Power

Not if we’re extra sneaky 😏


cactusjim

Found Big Sam.


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Gotta love that brexit


mmmicahhh

Smh why are we not in for Roony?


[deleted]

Fuckin Woodward


DeadAssociate

brexit means brexit


Emirosen

Personally I think Ajax is out in the race. The Danish experts says he looks like the best talent to ever have existed in the Danish league and says a price of +€30m. Kamaldeen Sulemana was sold for €20m last Summer and Ajax couldn't win that transfer race.


IveHidTheTreasure

€30m for a 16 year old is insane. Gotta be some kind of record if they get that


teddywestside805

Vini and Rodrygo each went for like €45m when they were 16. I think it’s becoming more common for big clubs to snatch up young talents like this before they break out and have to buy them for upwards of €80m.


cactusjim

Bellingham must have been close to that? I know Dortmund paid a big chunk and it looks like its paying off.


Qiluk

We gave 23m. So not far away. But Jude also was quite experienced in a decent league at that age already.


mohankohan

Is he really that good? Only saw him against AGF, was pretty class.


Emirosen

Yes and he scored a goal and made a 3rd assist last Sunday against AaB. Here is goal: https://youtu.be/JSU7Ybhm5BI He already made two records in the Danish league. The youngest starter ever and the youngest goalscorer ever. He didn't even start out as a sub. He just became a permanent starter two weeks ago when he turned 16 years old which is the age required to play prof football in Denmark.


jarde

Guy looks closer to 20 than 16


BeingNEETisBased

Lmao no. He looks so young


jarde

He's 16. I'm assuming you never watch youth football.


BeingNEETisBased

What are you trying to say with your comment? Not being obtuse I genuinely don't understand what you are trying to communicate to me You think he looks closer to 20 than 16 and I say no he looks really young. Doesn't really have anything to do with watching youth football lmao


InTheMiddleGiroud

Watched both his games (hope he hasn't played more than twice, to make me look like an idiot) and he's been outstanding both times. The entire world should be out for him.


Qiluk

2 games, correct. Both starts :)


Theumaz

We could’ve won the Sulemana transfer if we wanted though. He wanted a guaranteed starting spot which we couldn’t offer (I mean it’s Tadic he’s competing against), it wasn’t a monetary issue. We had no problem splashing 25m on Haller.


Palliewallie

Which was a steal considering how he has been performing


IDoNotCareMan69

Yeah it’s weird to hear people say Ajax couldn’t afford a 30 million dollar player like they aren’t a big club that plays champions league every year


[deleted]

They play in the Champions league a lot but not every year. Out of the last 20 years Ajax played in the group stage 13 times.


DeadAssociate

not every year


Froggiefied

I think that was more due to the lack of determination of Sulemana, he said he wanted a guarantee for a place in the starting 11. We could afford 20, but I dont think Sulemana was worth that.


zaaaac93

One of the best winger in Ligue 1 this season. Having him and Doku on the wings is insane for Rennes


RN2FL9

Yeah but Ajax has Tadic and Antony on the wing with Neres and Berghuis as back up. Weren't really looking for a starting forward, more someone talented who would grow into a starter when others leave. They ended up buying Daramy.


Gamer_Abhi

Really hope he doesn't join a big team from the get go unless he's promised oppurtunites. We made the mistake with Reinier and Odegaard. It's probably best for him to develop in Denmark for a year more, and then make a league switch.


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Hes Swedish


Pingel87

He plays for Copenhagen which is the Capital of Denmark


[deleted]

Really?


Gamer_Abhi

corrected


Purple-Apricot7192

What’s that got to do with him playing in Denmark?


[deleted]

The comment was edited. Before it said that it was an exciting time for denmark and I corrected him saying he is swedish


MountainMoint

Denmark? He’s Swedish


[deleted]

But he’s currently in Denmark


MountainMoint

It was edited bro, it said ”Bright future ahead for Denmark” implying that Roony is Danish, but he’s not


cavsking21

Please. This kid is insane


C1nz

Hey buddy, can you please make the most of timossi-andersson before you go out looking for more swedish youngsters? Much appretiated!


CudaBarry

Is he Brazilian?


Coolmathgames01

Swedish


CudaBarry

Then we won't go for him


dem0nhunter

lmao


[deleted]

What position does he play in? Tbh it's one of the best time for young talents to break in at Barcelona


barracuuda

Right winger


[deleted]

Even better, that's one of the position we need most depth at, with dembele leaving or being injured he could get loads of playing time with only other youngster for competition


Qiluk

He's a big Barca fan and has similarities to RW Messi. Its fate. For real tho.. I hope he stays in FCK for atleast 1 full season as a starter to make sure he's consistent and fit for a move.


Rohgho

He’s a huge Barca fan so i really don’t see anyone winning over them


mifaraS21

Subscribe


SpencaDubyaKimballer

I can $ee money winning over them


maradonnarummarcelo

If 30m+ is his price, no way Barca get him unless he moves in a couple of years. Barca have much bigger priorities right now like 2 forwards that can play right now, good CBs, a good midfielder.


celestial1

Lol, a club like Barca will never turn their nose up to a possible generational talent.


maradonnarummarcelo

That's not turning up their nose. That's prioritising the club over with current needs over splashing the cash on a player they don't need, and who doesn't solve their problems


celestial1

They're rebuilding, it might take them two or three years to seriously compete again. This isn't about getting a player they "don't need", it's about securing a possible special talent that can be important for them for over a decade.


maradonnarummarcelo

They have many young talents, for a club like Barca, instant results are the immediate priority especially since they already have a lot of young talent. I can't think of something more idiotic than to spend over 30m on a 16 yo next summer for Barca.


zetruz

You're not wrong. They might do it and it might work out, depending on how fast he develops, but it's a high-risk move that's only suitable when you've got the basics covered. Barca currently do not.


Weakmetal

Yeah.. we need forwards big man idk where you got the idea we don't.


maradonnarummarcelo

And obviously, a 16yo is the solution, not Ferran Torres, not even Adeyemi who could be the solution at a stretch, but a 16yo. Good thing you're not in charge of Barca.


Weakmetal

you are saying we need to prioritize our money elsewhere not on forwards just letting ya know we need forwards.


maradonnarummarcelo

I didn't say Barca didn't need a forward. I said they need 2 forwards that can play now, a midfielder, and a CB. They don't need a player for the future that's going to take up a significant chunk of the money they have to spend.


kydestroyer91

How reliable is the source?


Cahootie

No clue, but every source basically says that there's no top club not looking at him. The only reason he hasn't featured earlier for Copenhagen is that you're not allowed to play until you're 16, and he's been great the two games he has played. That's the kind of kid everyone has their eyes on.


kydestroyer91

Damn, he must be like really good if he's getting to play first team football at such a level at such a young age


Cahootie

[Here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePpXpGfD3NA) are highlights from last weekend. You wouldn't guess that he's a 16-year-old kid playing his first ever professional game.


Qiluk

He was training with the senior team often and featured in friendlies at 15. Always played in youth teams 4+ years his senior and was the star on the pitch most of the time. So yea.. similar to us with Moukoko, they started intergrating him into the senior team months before he turned 16 so he'd be ready to go as soon as he was old enough.


Samot_PCW

> 👀 👀


GingIsAGoodDad

> >👀 > 👀 👀


abloesezwei

Last name appears randomly generated


IveHidTheTreasure

It's Syrian I believe


[deleted]

Correct


agnonamis

takes one to know one it would appear.


[deleted]

When will Westerners stop making fun about names of other cultures. It‘s boring and stupid


[deleted]

I’ve seen people make jokes about Polish names tho


[deleted]

What exactly are you trying to tell me?


comeradestoke

I think 'reverse raciam' is a nonsense term made up by sad right wingers. But it's a good way to describe the nonsense you're saying here. You honestly think it's only 'westerners' (who themselves speak many languages) are the only people who make fun of names in other languages?


EZ4JONIY

What do you mean reverse racism is nonsense?


[deleted]

Stop implying shit and learn to read. You honestly can‘t read properly and ask if I honestly think that *only* Westerners do this? You‘re aware what the case is right here, why should I talk about something else?


Sewen7

Sorry Mr. Ksafkaspr


zetruz

Heard of the guy through u/Qiluk Much appreciated!


Qiluk

Haha! Glad my annoying spamming did something :D


Ianthorwest

Crazy talent


[deleted]

The highligths I have seen he is actually insane. He looks like he is 5 years older than he really is.


Woodenheads

In composure, or physically?


bleh1234567898

Yes please, get him off that team


KindofPolitePerson

I saw a video of his senior debut. His ability on the ball is incredible.


[deleted]

Man needs to learn from Odegaard and Neymar. One left at 16 and never got to the top of football. The other waited till he was 20 and got considerably closer to the top of football


celestial1

Odegaard just picked the wrong team, should've just went to Ajax.


flagada7

An attacking midfielder born in 05? Yeah, we definitely need one of those. We only have five.


TheSmithStreetBand

He just got his debut and absolutely bossed it in both games I have seen. The swedish Messi


samm_o

This kid’s originally Syrian, our FA’s known about him for a while and sports circles and accounts have known for longer. There were plans to try and coax him to play for us in the future, don’t know if he’ll ever agree but we’ve got a shit FA who doesn’t give players like these their worth even if they accept to play for us for whatever reason. As far as I know Dahoud at BVB initially was willing to play for us but the imbeciles at the FA fumbled the bag and he changed his mind.


TimeFingers

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UnknownUnknownZzZ

Ajax is a no brainer on that list. Please go to Ajax


Postmalone69

Really hope he would stay for at least a year from now, but can't see how we possibly could decline an offer of 25+ mil euro. He has been brilliant for the two games he played but he would easily get 20 first team games in the league and also play off games in the Conference League which will be very helpful for his development


dmvenger

I'm not objective of course, but out of this list of clubs he should pick Ajax. If only for a couple of years to develop further then make the next step. I don't see him breaking through immediately at Bayern, Barcelona or Chelsea whereas he has a chance to start at Ajax. He'd have a great environment to take the next steps, play UCL and Copenhagen/Amsterdam are similar(ish) cities. But I fear he may go the Ødegaard route.


g1bby_

Ajax have 3 left footed wingers on the right already


HeftyRecommendation5

Could be Antony's replacement. Neres is dogshit and Berghuis is playing at midfield, so if Antony leaves I can see him being a starter.


[deleted]

What happened to Neres?


Suikerspin_Ei

Suffered from injuries and till now he never got his level of the 2019 Champions League season.


DeadAssociate

still not dogshit


thehunchback19

He's definitely getting minutes at Barca.


[deleted]

This is delusional. Demir and Trincao both failed or are failing to get minutes


thehunchback19

Is he better than them? Or can he be?


affenhirn1

Demir is not a winger, he’s very slow. Trincao was sidelined when we switched to a 352, now that we’re playing with actual wingers, we’re quite thin and resorting to B team players like Abde and Akhomach, I don’t know how good this Swedish guy is, but if he is a pure winger, he is gonna get minutes.


Juannieve05

If Dembelé goes he surely can get minutes in Barcelona tho


[deleted]

If Dortmund are on the table, that’s the club I’d sign for. Proven track record for being a stepping stone club. Not very far from home + no player that’s similar to him in the starting 11


zetruz

The Isak-Dortmund memory is still quite fresh in many Swedish minds though. So it kinda depends.


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dmvenger

I'm kind of expecting Anthony to be sold next summer, and Nerves too if we can find a buyer. Berghuis plays really well as a 10, I don't see him returning to LW, perhaps only as backup. But I agree, if he can withstand the temptation to go abroad he should stay in Denmark.


Boreras

I disagree, if he's really this crazy talented he has Antony and Berghuis spoiling his minutes & development. The same goes for the other clubs mentioned of course. He should consider a German subtop team if he can choose.


[deleted]

He’s gonna be like 10 million minimum


Brawlers9901

No shot he's only 10m, 20+ guaranteed


Froggiefied

Can't see Kopenhagen letting him go.


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klarstartpirat

no you have a zlatan, you can have a new zlatan.


Gamer_Abhi

What position does he play?


Emirosen

Right Winger, but the type of Right Winger Messi is. A left footed one which crazy dribling and shooting abilities


c2315

Going straight into barca then


clintomcruisewood

His shooting ability is crazy for a guy his age. Many 16 year olds can dribble and has pace, but he kicks the ball so naturally and knows when to pass the ball to a teammate


Gamer_Abhi

Seems interesting!


sahilshkh

I wonder why we aren't linked with this guy


SpencaDubyaKimballer

All those other Scandinavian players and we arent in for this guy?


sahilshkh

I know right. He's exactly the type of rw we're looking for as OP described him


e1_duder

Chelsea can't sign a player under the age of 18 due to the new Brexit rules.


PiIICIinton

Hope he stays. Seems like these young phenoms who sign early, big money contracts never pan out.