Sentences with phrase «youth ranks that»

Our Luca Pellegrini is an 18 - year - old born and bred Roman who joined up with the hometown team during the 2011 - 2012 season and has been an absolute stud throughout Roma's youth ranks, so much so that super - agent / most hated man in football Mino Raiola wasted little time in signing him up.

It's claimed that Barcelona have been tracking Woodburn's progress through the youth ranks at Liverpool for years and now that he's started making an impact for club and country, they feel it may be the right time to step up with an offer before other clubs possibly try and test Liverpool's resolve.

Javier started his career in Real Madrid's youth ranks before being released by the Champions League winners in 2007.

Then in 1999, Real Madrid took a chance with the youngster and signed him into their youth ranks, but he failed to make an appearance for Los Blancos and moved on to Leganes.

Pellegrini has been instrumental to Roma's success in the youth ranks, capturing a Primavera title, a Coppa Italia Primavera title and a Supercoppa Primavera title.

«[The Emirates Cup] enables fans to get a glimpse of the talent lurking within the Arsenal youth ranks.»

He was first choice at the club where he rose through the youth ranks and now looks to be staring at a prolonged period without much competitive football, but has time on his side if he chooses to pack his bags and vie for number one on pastures new in the future.

Portugal's most capped player and record goalscorer Cristiano Ronaldo is the most famous footballer to have passed through Sporting's youth ranks but plenty of other top - class players have preceded and indeed followed him over the years.

Gianluigi Donnarumma, Milan's goalkeeper from their youth ranks, was considered one of the best goalkeepers in the U17 Euro and has...

While not as highly - rated as his brother, Taulant has forged a successful career for himself with Switzerland's most dominant team FC Basel, after rising through their youth ranks.

It is important that youth players earmark a player they would like to be like, whether it happens or not, it does not matter when these players are aiming to break through from the youth ranks into the senior team.

After emerging from the youth ranks of Lyon, Umtiti reached the first team in the 2011/12 season.

Bailey progressed through the Kingston - based Phoenix All - Star Academy in his home nation of Jamaica before leaving for Europe, initially in the youth ranks at Genk before signing for AS Trencin.

Determined to prove he could cut it at a major club, Saúl joined Real's great rivals Atlético Madrid and progressed through their youth ranks.

«In an emergency situation, we'd like to be able to call on one or two players from the youth ranks to join the senior squad,» said Rangnick.

There are several other players that seem to have come and gone through the youth ranks at Inter, but who yielded very little success.

Over the years, a number of highly rated players have gone on to have exceptional careers having come through the club's youth ranks.

The AC Milan forward is a prolific goalscorer and has been scoring goals throughout his time in the national team through the youth ranks and at senior level.

All three Brazilian players have come through the youth ranks at São Paulo, having played on the team that won the Super Group of the 2007 Dallas Cup, defeating Real Madrid and Chelsea en route to the title.

Now, after two summers of buying and selling, he seems to have the youthful, potential - filled squad he has been looking, supplemented by a steady stream of new faces and debut - makers from the youth ranks, who appear to comprehend what is asked of them by the manager more so than their more established colleagues.

It would also send out a message to the rest of the players and agents in world football (including those already in LFC's youth ranks) that LFC are not a club to mess with.

The problem for O'Neill and whomever may follow him as manager is that there appears to be little else breaking through from the youth ranks.

When they were coming through the youth ranks in Manchester, apparently Fletcher was considered more highly than Rashford, and I hope that, in time, he is given the opportunities.

Warnock came through the youth ranks at Anfield and went on to play 40 Premier League games for Liverpool, winning the UEFA Super Cup in 2005.

After Ed Woodward promised United's investors that he would oversee a restructuring over how talent is brought through and developed in his quarterly call last week, as per Manchester Evening News, former midfielder Nicky Butt — one of the six famous former players who emerged into the first - team from the youth ranks in the mid-90s alongside David Beckham, Paul Scholes and Gary Neville — has been appointed as the new head of the academy at their Carrington training base.

Marotta, Fabio Paratici, and their group of noble scouts have gone far and wide to acquire such talents, while also signing young Italian players to develop in the youth ranks.

Coutinho had developed such a reputation while making his way through the Vasco youth ranks that it was seen in no way as a gamble, despite his age and the fact they would have to wait 24 months before he could pull on the blue and black in a competitive fixture.

Zakaria, who rose through the youth ranks at Swiss side Servette, started out as a striker and was brought back to defence before finding his current position in central midfield.

As much as the team has struggled after Boxing Day and as much as this season has been disappointing, quality coming through the youth ranks will ultimately pay off.

The 24 - year - old progressed through the youth ranks with the Spanish giants before making his senior debut in 2011, but has struggled to make himself regular at the Camp Nou.

After rising through the youth ranks at Blackburn, Phil Jones made quite the name for himself during the 2010/11 campaign, capturing the eyes of numerous top - flight clubs.

Having formally announced his retirement, the former Liverpool and England captain is now understood to be close to accepting an opportunity to work within his old club's youth ranks.

Sule has risen through the youth ranks at Hoffenheim and has taken the Bundesliga by storm with his matured displays at the back.

He rose through the youth ranks of Arsenal, but went on to make just a handful of appearances throughout his four - year senior stay.

The 22 - year - old came through the youth ranks at the Catalans and made his debut for the club in 2011.

The 22 - year - old, who came through Barcelona's famed La Masia youth ranks, was previously rumoured to be linked with Manchester City soon after he arrived at the Estadio da Luz last year.

The 18 - year - old defender, who broke into the Ajax first team last season, came through the youth ranks after joining the Dutch outfit at the age of nine.

A cheeky winger with an eye for the spectacular, Stephen Hunt joined Brentford in 2001 having risen through the youth ranks at Crystal Palace.

The Sabadell - born midfielder, who rose up the youth ranks at Barcelona's famous La Masia academy to the first team under coach Pep Guardiola, currently earns # 120,000 - a-week at Barcelona, and only an increased salary would tempt him to move.

Another Englishman making his name in Belgium is Jordan Mustoe, who plays as a left - back for Westerlo after progressing through the youth ranks at Wigan Athletic.

He progressed through Barcelona's youth ranks, however, a lack of game time saw him join Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon in 2011.

The 19 - year - old has moved swiftly up the youth ranks and signed a new contract to 2020 earlier this month.

Balazic is a towering central defender who came through the youth ranks at Benfica before making his name in his native country with Gorica.

The young midfielder had moved to Levante last summer and was playing in their youth ranks.

Small for his age, Pulisic couldn't rely on sheer size to dominate the youth ranks, as is so common in U.S. soccer culture.

The 22 - year - old, who came through the youth ranks at Vasco, made his first - team debut in 2012 and he has gone on to make 90 appearances for the club.

There might not be a better person to ask about Can than Khedira, with the latter seeing the former rise up through the German national team's youth ranks and make his senior team debut in 2015.

While a large majority of, if not all, Man Utd fans love Lingard having seen him come up through the youth ranks and establish himself as a senior star now, it's fair to say that he does have a habit of winding up opposition supporters with his social media antics and celebrations on the pitch.

Apparently Ben Chilwell is even smaller than Kerrea Gilbert was as an 18 year old coming out of our youth ranks!

Karius, who was once part of the youth ranks at Manchester City before being allowed to return to the Bundesliga and overachievers Mainz, is also wanted by Borussia Dortmund, FC Schalke 04 and Valencia, all of whom will be well aware of the fact that his contract runs out in the summer and that a bargain deal could be arranged in January.