Ian Subiabre

Ian Subiabre

Full name: Ian Martín Subiabre

Country: Argentina/Chile

Date of birth: 01/01/2007 (17 years old)

Place of birth: Comodoro Rivadavia (Argentina)

Height: 172cm

Youth career: Comisión de Actividades Infantiles, River Plate (since 2022)

Current club: River Plate

Squad number: —

Current national team: Argentina U-17

Position: attacking midfielder, winger

Preferred foot: left

Market value (by transfermarkt.de): —

Tournaments participated in: 2023 South American U-17 Championship (7/0), 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup (6/1)

Contract until: 31.12.2025

Player’s agent: unknown

Transfer rumours: —

Similar type of player: Bernardo Silva/Pablo Sarabia

Strengths:

– passing 

– vision 

– technique 

– ball control 

– creativity 

– first touch 

– dribbling 

– agility 

– pace 

– flair 

– football IQ 

– crossing 

To improve:

– short and lightweight player, who should work hard on his physicality

– consistency of his shooting skills

– aerial duels

Style of play:

– wide playmaker

– an excellent mix of a winger and advanced playmaker

– creative player with excellent technique on the ball, mobility, short-dribbling, and good short-mid through passing ability

– player with a low centre of gravity, very good agility, and coordination

– not electric, but he possesses good pace at all distances

– very high football IQ, good spatial awareness, and ability to use ‘la pausa’

– likes to dribble

– mobile and undpredictable player, who likes to play in a free attacking role, where he is granted the freedom to roam the pitch and find space

– likes to use his trickery and ball-skills, such as back-heels, nutmegs, and feints

– has the technique, vision, ability and confidence to execute the killer passes and setup goalscoring opportunities for his teammates

– able to make a difference at any time thanks to his dribbling and passing skills

– good dribbler with a futsal-esque close control

– elegant on the ball with a silky touch

– excellent footwork and ball control in tight spaces

– able to dribble and make quick combinations with his teammates at top speed

– even though his defensive reliability is far from being perfect, he shows some decent work rate against the ball

On the counter, Subiabre provides an assist with a brilliant through ball.

Subiabre loses his marker with a quick feint, spots the movement of his teammate, and provides an assist with a superb pass.

Subiabre dribbles past two opponents with extreme ease and provides a very good pass to the overlapping full-back.

Heatmap by Wyscout:

He is best suited to playing as:

Right winger in 4-2-3-1.

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Achievements:

2023 South American U-17 Championship 3rd place with Argentina.

League summary (as for 10 January 2024):

No senior team appearances yet.

Description:

Ian Subiabre is a product of the legendary River Plate youth academy. He is considered to be one of the most talented players of his age category in South America. In 2023, he represented his country at the South American U-17 Championship and FIFA U-17 World Cup. Ian is also one of the leaders of an extremely interesting generation of Argentinian U18s which includes, among others Gianluca Prestianni, Agustín Ruberto, Claudio Echeverri, Franco Mastantuono, Juan Villalba, Santiago López, Kevin Gutiérrez, Tobías Palacio, Dylan Gorosito, Alejo Sarco, Valentino Acuña, Ulises Giménez, and Mariano Gerez.

Quotes:

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Football Talent Scout potential rating:

9/10 

Player has the potential to become a key player in a top European club.

Links:

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