Jorthy Mokio
Country: Belgium
Date of birth: 29/02/2008 (16 years old)
Place of birth: Belgium
Height: 182cm
Youth career: KFC Merelbeke, KAA Gent (since 2021)
Current club: KAA Gent
Squad number: —
Current national team: Belgium U-17
Position: central defender, left-back
Preferred foot: left
Market value (by transfermarkt.de): —
Tournaments participated in: UEFA Youth League 2023/2024 (2/0)
Contract until: unknown
Player’s agent: unknown
Transfer rumours: —
Similar type of player: Castello Lukeba
Strengths:
– tackling 
– anticipation
– composure
– maturity
– athleticism
– pace 
– positioning
– passing
– aerial duels
To improve:
– a very complete profile for a defender of his age, who needs to work hard to polish and keep improving his already extremely impressive physical and technical skillset
Style of play:
– complete, elegant, and dominant centre-back
– quite tall player (should reach around 185-190cm) with an excellent body mass ratio and physical strength for his age, who can develop very well physically in the coming years
– good speed at all distances
– athletic and very agile
– suitable to play as a left-sided centre-back in a three-man defence system and even as a left-back if needed
– likes to leave the line and prefers an active style of defending by pressing, playing close to opponents, and getting into challenges
– likes to maraud forward with the ball at his feet
– able to play in a high line
– composed and cultured passer with a proclivity for breaking the lines with intricate vertical balls
– confident and intelligent under pressure/press-resistant player
– positively aggressive and tenacious tackler (both standing and sliding), who’s very strong in 1v1 duels
– committed and combative player with a very good rate of individual and collective work
– dominant in the air
– charismatic and mature for his age/potential leader of the defensive line
– intelligent, tactically astute, and technically capable of playing in various demanding tactical systems
Mokio shows his recovery pace and makes a superb last-man tackle.
Mokio reads the game very well and intercepts a very dangerous pass.
Mokio wins the duel, makes a quick decision, and sends a fantastic long ball to start a dangerous counter-attack for his team.
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He is best suited to playing as:
Central defender in 4-3-3.
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Achievements:
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League summary (as for 14 March 2024):
Nationale 1 2023/2024 (ongoing): 1 game/0 goals (Jong Gent)
Description:
Jorthy Mokio joined the KAA Gent youth academy from KFC Merelbeke in 2021. He is considered to be one of the most talented defenders of his generation in Europe. On October 4, 2023, he marked his UEFA Youth League debut in a match against Basel, making history as the youngest Gent player ever to participate in the competition. He made his professional debut for Gent reserve team in the Belgian 3rd tier on 13 March 2024 in a game against Zébra Élites. Jorthy is also a regular international for Belgium – he started at the U-15 level and now he is a member of the U-17 setup.
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Football Talent Scout potential rating:
World-class potential.
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