Federico Redondo
Full name: Federico Redondo Solari
Country: Argentina/Spain
Date of birth: 18/01/2003 (19 years old)
Place of birth: Madrid (Spain)
Height: 190cm
Youth career: Argentinos Juniors
Current club: Argentinos Juniors
Squad number: 5
Current national team: Argentina U-20
Position: defensive midfielder, central midfielder
Preferred foot: right
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Tournaments participated in: —
Contract until: unknown
Player’s agent: Scorefutbol
Transfer rumours: —
Similar type of player: Rodri
Strengths:
– passing 
– vision
– technique
– ball control
– football IQ
– ability to read the game
– athleticism
– composure 
– anticipation
– work rate
– aerial duels
To improve:
– not the fastest player – compensates it with his superb positioning
Style of play:
– deep-lying orchestrator
– midfield controller
– tall player with good body mass ratio, physical strength, and power who feels comfortable in contact situations
– functions best when placed at the base of a midfield three where he can dictate tempo using his good vision, passing ability at all distances, and natural technique to create dynamism on the team’s build-up process
– elegant and calm in possession
– concentrated player perfect for the possession-based style of play
– great composure and retention skills under pressure/press-resistant player
– superb ball control and footwork in tight spaces
– superb spatial awareness/always keeps his head up and scans the pitch before receiving the ball
– constantly asking for the ball and often is an additional passing option
– his reading of the game and positioning help him anticipate attacking threats from the opposition team, most of the time by covering space and making interceptions
– consistent, aggressive, and hard-tackling midfielder, with a very high work rate
– extremely difficult to knock off the ball thanks to his close control, ability to shield the ball, and strength
– physically strong player who knows how to use his body to gain advantage/wins most of the physical duels
– his long-reaching legs are very helpful when tackling and recovering from mistakes
– mature with above-average decision-making for a player of his age
– very dominant in the air/aerial threat in the opposition box during set-pieces
– operates quite comfortably with his left weaker foot
Redondo shows his physical strength, composure, and retention skills under pressure.
Redondo outmuscles his opponent, wins the ball back, and starts the attack of his team with great composure.
Heatmap by Wyscout:
He is best suited to playing as:
Defensive midfielder in 4-3-3.
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League summary (as for 19 August 2022):
Liga Profesional 2022 (ongoing): 6 games/0 goals (Argentinos)
Description:
Federico Redondo is the son of former Argentinian international football player Fernando Redondo. He joined the famous academy of Argentinos Juniors at the age of 10. He made his first team debut for El Semillero del Mundo on 11 July 2022 in a league fixture against Tigre. Fede is also a member of Argentina U-20, an extremely interesting team with many exciting talents such as Alejandro Garnacho, Nicolás Palavecino, Santiago Castro, Mateo Sanabria, Maximiliano González, Valentín Barco, Brian Aguilar, Valentin Carboni, Gino Infantino, Facundo Buonanotte, Matías Soulé, Julián Aude, and Lucas Román.
Quotes:
“I was one year old when my dad retired so I never got to see him play but he’ll always be an example to follow, he watches all my games and afterwards we sit down and tells me where I need to improve.”
(Federico Redondo)
Football Talent Scout potential rating:
First team material in a top European league.
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