Currently the brightest young talent coming out of France is the Attacking Midfielder at Nice, Neal Maupay. Neal Maupay who currently tplay for French side Nice in Ligue 1 has been attracting some attention due to his brilliance on the ball and endeavor to run with the ball. Maupay first played for his local side US Valbonne where he was snapped up by Nice in 2007, he made his debut for Nice at the age of 16 years and 32 days as he was named in the side to face Brest on the 14th of September 2012, in this game he made a substitute appearance in Nice’s 3-2 win over Brest. Maupay scored his first professional goal later that year on the 15th of December where he struck against Evian.
This year Maupay has made a total of 15 appearances in all competitions for Nice scoring in 4 of those appearances. Neal has also represented France at both Under 16 and Under 17 level. Although Maupay has played for France at youth level he is both eligible to play for France or Argentina due to parentage. Maupay has been compared to the likes of Wayne Rooney with the way he runs with the ball with such aggression although he only stands at 5ft 7 inches.
Take a look at Maupay’s first goal against Evian becoming the second youngest goalscorer in Ligue 1 history http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o99CEOU3ito
Marks out of 10:
Shooting: 8 out of 10
Tackling: 6 out of 10
Vision: 8 out of 10
Speed: 8 out of 10
Heading: 6 out of 10
Positioning: 8 out of 10
Current Ability out of 100: 75/100
Potential: 90/100
Current Value: 4 million
Potential Value: 15 million
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