Timothé Cognat
Country: France
Date of birth: 25/01/1998 (17 years old)
Place of birth: Arnas (France)
Height: 171cm
Youth career: UF Belleville-Saint-Jean-d’Ardières, FC Villefranche, Olympique Lyonnais (since 2011)
Current club: Olympique Lyonnais
Squad number: —
Current national team: France U-18
Position: central midfielder, attacking midfielder, winger
Preferred foot: right
Market value (by transfermarkt.de): —
Tournaments participated in: 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification elite round (3/0), 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship (5/0), 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup (3/0), UEFA Youth League 2015/2016 (5/1)
Contract until: unknown
Player’s agent: unknown
Similar type of player: combined playing styles of Yohan Cabaye & Enzo Pérez
Strengths:
– pace 
– acceleration
– passing
– vision
– agility 
– set pieces 
– crossing
– teamwork
– versatility 
Weaknesses:
– physicality
– heading
Style of play:
– creative box-to-box midfielder/playmaker
– likes forward runs
– likes to come deep to get ball
– likes to use space and time on the ball to orchestrate the moves of the whole team
– often uses his creativity to set up goals for other players
– all-action and energetic
– impacts the game at both the ends of the pitch
– often uses his creativity to set up goals for other players
– likes to make late runs into the opposition box
– able to threaten from outside of the 18-yard box
– known for his “quick feet”, speed of movement and close control
– high number of touches and passes per game
– accurate set-piece taker
– excellent range of passing
– unique technical ability, good vision and confidence on the ball
He is best suited to playing as:
Central midfielder in 4-2-3-1.
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Achievements:
2015 European Under-17 Championship winner with France.
League summary:
No senior team appearances yet.
Description:
Timothé Cognat comes from Olympique Lyonnaise youth academy, where he moved in 2011 from FC Villenfrache. The world heard about him during the 2015 European Under-17 Championship, where he led and captained France U-17 to a title won in great style. Just a few months later, he went to the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup, where unexpectedly, the favorites got knocked out in Round of 16 against Costa Rica in a penalty shootout.
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Football Talent Scout potential rating:
8/10 
First team material in a top European club.
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