Carles Aleñá
Full name: Carles Aleñá Castillo
Country: Spain
Date of birth: 05/01/1998 (17 years old)
Place of birth: Mataró (Spain)
Height: —
Youth career: Maristes de Mataró, FC Barcelona (since 2006)
Current club: FC Barcelona/Barcelona B
Squad number: —
Current national team: Spain U-19
Position: defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder
Preferred foot: left
Market value (by transfermarkt.de): —
Tournaments participated in: 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification elite round (2/0), 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship (5/1)
Contract until: 30.06.2017
Player’s agent: unknown
Similar type of player: combined playing styles of Nuri Sahin & Luiz Gustavo
Strengths:
– passing
– vision
– creativity
– technique
– ball control
– ability to read the game
Style of play:
– playmaker
– midfield controller
– likes to play short passes
– likes to play through balls
– likes to use space and time on the ball to orchestrate the moves of the whole team
– very good in combination play
– constantly asking for the ball and often is an additional passing option
– finds himself best in positional attack
– possesses excellent range of passing
– outstanding vision and extremely accurate long-range passing ability
– excellent positional sense and an acute tactical ability to read the game
– able to deliver pin-point passes and crosses
He is best suited to playing as:
Central midfielder in 4-2-3-1.
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Achievements:
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League summary:
Segunda División B 2015/2016 (ongoing): 1 match/0 goals (Barcelona B)
Description:
Carles Aleñá is the next young star produced in the famous “La Masia”. He’s very versatile and skillful midfielder and captain of the team constantly since U-10. Some fans already see him as the new Xavi or Fabregas, but there’s still a lot of hard work and training ahead of him, to reach the level of these legendary Catalans. He played with Spain national team the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Bulgaria, but unfortunately “La Rojita” lost after penalties in quarterfinal with Germany and thus did not qualify for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup, which will be held in October in Chile.
Quotes:
“Wearing this shirt with this crest and defending these colours is an honour and we all feel privileged. Maybe one day we can be part of Barça’s first team and contribute to this club’s grandeur.”
(Carles Aleñá)
Football Talent Scout potential rating:
Player has potential to become a key player in a top European club.
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