Memphis Depay

 

Country: Netherlands

Date of birth: 13/02/1994 (19 years old)

Place of birth: Moordrecht (Netherlands)

Height: 1,76m

Club career: PSV Eindhoven

Position: winger, secondary striker

Preferred foot: right

Market value (by transfermarkt.de): 2,500,000 € 

Similar type of player: Cristiano Ronaldo

 

Strengths:

– pace

– acceleration

– dribbling

– technique

– flamboyancy

– ball control

– long shots

– flair

 

He is best suited to playing as:

Left winger in 4-3-3, left winger in 4-2-3-1.

 

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Achievements:

European Under-17 Championship 2011 winner with Netherlands.

 

League summary:

Eredivisie 2011/2012: 8 matches/3 goals (PSV Eindhoven)

Eredivisie 2012/2013: 20 matches/2 goals (PSV Eindhoven)

 

Future:

He made his debut in the first team of PSV and made a huge impression on the experts. Currently he is fighting for a place in the first XI, but nobody has any doubts regarding the fact that the team should be built upon people like Memphis. If there are no off the pitch obstacles, he will most certainly be good enough to play for the Oranje.

 

Football Talent Scout potential rating:

9/10