Sidney
Full name: Sidney de Carvalho Duarte
Country: Brazil
Date of birth: 12/03/2006 (17 years old)
Place of birth: Brazil
Height: 168cm
Youth career: EC Bahia
Current club: EC Bahia
Squad number: —
Current national team: Brazil U-17
Position: defensive midfielder, central midfielder
Preferred foot: right
Market value (by transfermarkt.de): —
Tournaments participated in: 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup (5/0)
Contract until: unknown
Player’s agent: unknown
Transfer rumours: —
Similar type of player: Moisés Caicedo/N’Golo Kanté
Strengths:
– tackling 
– work rate
– positioning
– anticipation
– bravery 
– pace 
– off the ball movement
– agility
– athleticism
– concentration
To improve:
– creativity, progressive passing, and more composure on the ball
– more accurate shooting skills would be a decent addition to his skillset
Style of play:
– modern holding midfielder/ball-winning midfielder
– player of a rather small frame, who needs to bulk up and build more muscles, but is absolutely not afraid of physical duels with much stronger opponents and wins a fair share of them
– comfortable to play in both double pivot and lone pivot roles
– good pace, agility, and coordination
– midfield destroyer, who covers a lot of space and plays with very high intensity
– prefers simple passing game and usually tries to transport the ball to more creative teammates as soon as possible
– occasionally likes to surprise the opponents with dynamic on and off the ball runs through the middle
– likes to make sliding tackles
– accurate, aggressive, and tenacious tackler
– determined, all-action, energetic, and proactive in the defensive phase with good anticipation sense to provide key interceptions and tackles
– likes to get into challenges, pressing opponents, and anticipating their moves
– very combative in duels and attentive to hunt second or lost balls
– committed, courageous, and willing to sacrifice
– tireless runner
Sidney stops a dangerous attack with a perfect sliding tackle.
Sidney reads the game well, outpaces his opponent, and wins the ball back.
Sidney makes a surging run through the middle and gets fouled.
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He is best suited to playing as:
Central midfielder in 4-2-3-1.
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Achievements:
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League summary (as for 29 November 2023):
Campeonato Baiano 2023: 2 games/0 goals (Bahia)
Description:
Sidney is a product of the Bahia youth academy. He made his professional debut for the club on 11 February 2023 in the Campeonato Baiano fixture against Doce Mel. He is a member of an amazing generation of Brazilian players born in 2006 which includes, among others Endrick, Luis Guilherme, Rayan, Lorran, Vitor Reis, Kauã Elias, Dudu, and Da Mata. In November 2023, Sidney was one of the leaders of Seleção at the World Cup U-17 in Indonesia.
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Football Talent Scout potential rating:
8,5/10 
First team material in a top European league.
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