Mohammed Ihattaren

 

Country: Netherlands/Morocco

Date of birth: 12/02/2002 (16 years old)

Place of birth: Utrecht (Netherlands)

Height: —

Youth career: SV Houten, PSV Eindhoven (since 2010)

Current club: PSV Eindhoven

Squad number: —

Current national team: Netherlands U-17

Position: attacking midfielder, winger

Preferred foot: left

Market value (by transfermarkt.de): —

Tournaments participated in: 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification elite round (3/1), 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship (5/0), UEFA Youth League 2018/2019 (1/0)

Contract until: 30.06.2021

Player’s agent: unknown

Transfer rumours: —

Similar type of player: Nabil Fekir

 

Strengths:

– creativity 

– ball control 

– dribbling 

– passing 

– technique 

– set pieces 

– vision 

– flair 

– pace & acceleration

– long shots 

 

Weaknesses:

– defensive contribution

– aerial duels

 

Style of play:

– advanced playmaker/number ’10’

– likes to be fielded in a free role as an attacking midfielder, where he is given space to roam the pitch

– intelligent player, who finds the space well between the lines

– likes to roam around in the space between the opposition’s midfield and defence

– creative player with very good technical ability, 1vs1 short-dribbling skills, close ball control, fast direction shifts in possession and vision to make through passes to the teammates providing dynamism to the team’s last offensive third plays

– capable both of creating chances for team-mates, as well as scoring goals himself, due to his vision and ability to play off of other players

– likes to dribble

– likes to shoot from distance

– likes to have the ball at his feet and run at opponents

– possesses good mid-range and long-range shooting skills

– known for his “quick feet”, speed of movement and dynamism

– excellent balance and changes of pace

– likes to attack from the wing, cut inside and create himself a decent opportunity to score from

– creative at his off-the-ball movements, and likes to find the best space to receive the ball with good timings, linking up the team’s midfield and attack

– able to deliver pin-point passes and crosses

– able to produce powerful and dangerous runs up field on the counter attack

– displays a natural technique to take fast decisions in tight spaces/press-resistant player

– plays with a natural flair and is dangerous in the box

– very strong in 1v1 situations, unpredictable and very confident of his skills

– often makes surging runs into penalty box

– set-piece specialist

 

He is best suited to playing as:

Attacking midfielder in 4-2-3-1.

 

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Achievements:

2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship winner with Netherlands.

 

League summary (as for 23 December 2018):

No senior team appearances yet.

 

Description:

Mohammed Amine Ihattaren joined PSV Eindhoven youth academy as a young child from a small SV Houten. In 2018, he has been an integral part of Kees van Wonderen’s side at the European Championships, where Oranje won a gold medal and Mohammed has provided four assists throughout the tournament.

 

Quotes:

“I love to watch Messi and players like that, but my inspiration is Ronaldo because he is working very hard and he plays good football. In fact, I want to play for a top team, so it could also be Real Madrid, but my favourites are Barcelona.”

(Mohammed Ihattaren)

 

Football Talent Scout potential rating:

10/10   

World class potential.

 

Links:

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