Ligue 2: five gems to watch this season 💎 | OneFootball

The future of French football?

This Saturday evening, Ligue 2 returns with a tempting multiplex.

As every year, plenty of talents are just waiting to break through in the antechamber of French football.

So here’s a quick roundup of the gems to watch this season.

Kevin Pedro - 20 years old - AS Saint-Étienne

Already impressive with AS Saint-Étienne last season, the young right-back is hoping to play a major role in Les Verts’ push for promotion.

Explosive and versatile, can Les Verts’ breakout star confirm his promise this season while Saint-Étienne will have plenty of pressure on their shoulders?

Martial Tia - 19 years old - Stade de Reims

Already very impressive last season, Stade de Reims’ young Malian attacking midfielder now has to confirm it this year with a club that is also aiming for promotion.

Quick and very tidy on the ball, the player trained at Afrique Football Elite must keep building his physical strength to shine in Ligue 2.

Giovani Versini - 22 years old - Pau FC

Trained at OM and not kept on by the southern French club, Versini had to move away to make a name for himself. Standing at 1.67m, the pocket winger lit up Ligue 2 with his dribbling and pace.

So much so that he was named in the Team of the Season and received his first call-up to the France U21 squad. At the start of the transfer window, he was notably being tracked by ASSE and Cologne.

Joseph Kalulu - 21 years old - Pau FC

Another Pau FC player, but it was hard not to mention him. Excellent at left-back, Kalulu looks like one of those players who could step up to the next level before the end of the transfer window.

Solid defensively, the 21-year-old full-back is also a real threat going forward thanks to athletic qualities that are well above the norm and his ability to beat his marker.

Jordan Mendes - 22 years old - Rodez AF

At the heart of Rodez’s exceptional season, the Cape Verdean midfielder amazed absolutely everyone.

Deployed as a holding midfielder and the tempo-setter for his team, he was nominated for the season’s Best Young Player award and could legitimately have claimed a place in Cape Verde’s squad for the World Cup.

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