Nicola Zalewski
Country: Poland/Italy
Date of birth: 23/01/2002 (17 years old)
Place of birth: Tivoli (Italy)
Height: 165cm
Youth career: AS Roma
Current club: AS Roma
Squad number: —
Current national team: Poland U-20
Position: attacking midfielder, winger
Preferred foot: right
Market value (by transfermarkt.de): —
Tournaments participated in: Al Kass International Cup 2019, 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification elite round (2/1), 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup (1/0)
Contract until: unknown
Player’s agent: unknown
Transfer rumours: —
Similar type of player: Philippe Coutinho
Strengths:
– pace and acceleration 
– technique
– dribbling
– ball control
– versatility
– creativity 
– balance
– ambidexterity
– first touch 
Weaknesses:
– defensive contribution
– aerial duels
Style of play:
– wide forward
– offensive allrounder capable of playing in various positions such as winger, attacking midfielder and support striker
– creative player with great technique on the ball, mobility, acceleration skills, fast direction shifts, short-dribbling and good short-mid through passing ability
– superb coordination, agility and balance
– likes to play in a free attacking role granted the freedom to roam the pitch and find space
– likes to dribble
– likes to cut inside
– often employs feints and tricks to beat opponents
– extremely dangerous on the counter thanks to his pace and acceleration
– very good vision and playmaking skills
– brilliant technique and composure in tight spaces he doesn’t fear the individual duels and usually creates danger or suffers a foul, because it is not easy to tackle the ball away from him
– efficient in his play and has a natural eye for goal
– very strong in 1v1 situations, unpredictable and confident of his skills
– set-piece specialist
He is best suited to playing as:
Left winger in 4-3-3.
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League summary (as for 4 September 2019):
No senior team appearances yet.
Description:
Nicola Zalewski was born in Italy, but decided to represent Poland – country of his parents. He’s the academy product of AS Roma and currently he is one of the best players of Giallorossi U-17 team – during the 2018/2019 season he scored 8 goals and assisted another 7 in just 19 Italian Championship U-17 games. In 2019, he was called up for the World Cup U-20 in Poland.
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Football Talent Scout potential rating:
8/10 
First team material in a top European club.
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