Tygo Land
Country: Netherlands
Date of birth: 11/01/2006 (18 years old)
Place of birth: Peize (Netherlands)
Height: 178cm
Youth career: VV Peize, Heerenveen, PSV Eindhoven (since 2022)
Current club: PSV Eindhoven
Squad number: 31
Current national team: Netherlands U-19
Position: defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder
Preferred foot: right
Market value (by transfermarkt.de): 2.000.000 €
Tournaments participated in: 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification elite round (3/1), 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship (3/0), 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification elite round (2/0), UEFA Youth League 2023/2024 (4/0)
Contract until: 30.06.2025
Player’s agent: V4S
Transfer rumours: —
Similar type of player: Frenkie de Jong
Strengths:
– passing 
– vision
– technique
– ball control
– football IQ
– versatility
– first touch 
– dribbling 
– flair
– agility
To improve:
– low goal threat/better shooting skills would be a nice addition to his skillset
– physical development/needs to build more muscles/physical power
– more intensity and positive aggressiveness against the ball/general defensive reliability
– contact and aerial duels
Style of play:
– roaming playmaker
– versatile and highly intelligent player, who sees the game differently from most and can excel in all orchestrator roles, whether as a deep-lying playmaker, midfielder playmaker, or advanced playmaker
– excellent in combination play/perfect for possession-based football
– agile with decent pace at all distances
– technical and composed on the ball
– fantastic range of passing at all distances
– likes to have the ball at his feet and orchestrate play and add dynamism in the team’s build-up process with his progressive carries and passes
– likes to drop deeper to get the ball and operate as a deep-lying playmaker
– likes to receive the ball and make his attacking runs in the left half-spaces
– very high football IQ and spatial awareness
– superb at scanning the space and spotting the movements of his teammates
– outstanding vision and decision-making for a player of his age
– mobile player, who constantly asks for the ball and often is an additional passing option
– very good composure and retention skills under pressure/press-resistant player
– excellent ball control in tight spaces
– skillful in making quick one-twos with his teammates
– often loses his opponents with a superb first touch control
– avoids aerial duels
– operates comfortably with his weaker left foot
After a good carry, Land creates a big chance with a brilliant through ball.
After a quick one-two, Land spots the movement of his teammate and plays a brilliant pass.
Despite heavy pressure, Land stays calm and plays a smart pass to his teammate.
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He is best suited to playing as:
Central midfielder in 4-3-3.
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League summary (as for 30 April 2024):
Eerste Divisie 2023/2024 (ongoing): 24 games/4 goals (Jong PSV)
Eredivisie 2023/2024 (ongoing): 3 games/0 goals (PSV)
Description:
Tygo Land is one of the most exciting talents in the Netherlands. He joined the PSV Eindhoven youth academy from Heerenveen in 2022. He is a member of an exciting generation of PSV academy players which includes, among others Isaac Babadi, Sami Bouhoudane, Jason van Duiven, Emir Bars, Jevon Simons, Jaden de Guzmán, Joel van den Berg, Gino Verhulst, Emmanuel van de Blaak, Ayodele Thomas, and Wessel Kuhn. After impressing for the youth teams, he made his professional debut for PSV on 13 April 2023 in the Eredivisie game against Utrecht. Tygo is also a regular international for Netherlands – he started at the U-16 level and currently he is one of the leaders of the U-19 setup.
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Football Talent Scout potential rating:
Player has the potential to become a key player in a top European club.
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