Yacine Adli
Country: France
Date of birth: 29/07/2000 (16 years old)
Place of birth: Vitry-sur-Seine (France)
Height: 183cm
Youth career: US Villejuif, PSG (since 2013)
Current club: PSG
Squad number: —
Current national team: France U-17
Position: central midfielder, attacking midfielder, winger
Preferred foot: right
Market value (by transfermarkt.de): —
Tournaments participated in: 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification elite round (3/2), 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship (4/1), Alkass International Cup 2017
Contract until: unknown
Player’s agent: unknown
Transfer rumours: —
Similar type of player: Kevin De Bruyne
Strengths:
– creativity 
– dribbling
– ball control
– technique
– passing 
– pace & acceleration 
– athleticism
– vision
– first touch 
Weaknesses:
– can be too selfish sometimes by making the wrong decision to dribble or shoot from difficult angles rather than passing to team-mates in far better positions
Style of play:
– advanced playmaker
– midfielder accustomed to playing a more advanced role with at least one or two defensive-minded central players behind him
– tall, well-built player with good body mass ratio, physical strength, power, stamina and natural fitness who feels comfortable in contact situations
– very strong in 1v1 situations, unpredictable and very confident of his skills
– versatile and charismatic midfielder with excellent range of passing
– likes to play in a free attacking role granted the freedom to roam the pitch and find space
– able to make effective late runs into opposite penalty box lurking for a chance to exploit his shooting skills with his right preferred foot
– mobile and clever at his off-the-ball movements when trying to find the best space to receive the ball mainly between opposite midfield and defensive lines
– likes to dribble
– highly technical and creative player
– very good in combination play
– has tendency to drift onto the wings
– known for his “quick feet”, speed of movement and close control in limited spaces
– constantly asking for the ball and often is an additional passing option
– high number of touches and passes per game
– decent in the air
– competent set-piece taker
He is best suited to playing as:
Central midfielder in 4-3-3.
Video:
Achievements:
—
League summary (as for 17 June 2017):
No senior team appearances yet.
Description:
Yacine Adli joined Paris Saint-Germain youth academy from small US Villejuif in 2013. He is a part of a very strong generation of young PSG players born in 1999 and 2000 which includes, among others, Dan-Axel Zagadou, Claudio Gomes, Antoine Bernede, Moussa Diaby and Timothy Weah. Yacine showed himself to a wider crowd at the 2017 European Under-17 Championship, where he was one of the best players of French side that made it to the quarter-final, but got knocked out by a very strong Spain team.
Quotes:
—
Football Talent Scout potential rating:
9/10 
Player has potential to become a key player in a top European club.
Links: