CIES picks Sporting substitute as one of the world’s best | OneFootball

A new study by CIES (Football Observatory) highlights a Sporting player, despite the athlete not being a starter at Sporting.

A new study by CIES puts Geovany Quenda in the spotlight. The Football Observatory selected the 18-year-old winger as the ninth best player in the world under 20 years old, even though the player, on loan from Chelsea, is not the first choice in Rui Borges' selections.

Above Geovany Quenda are many names making waves in world football. From first to eighth place are Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona), Warren Zair-Emerry (PSG), Estêvão (Chelsea), Franco Matantuono (Real Madrid), Jorel Hato (Chelsea), Roger Fernandes (Braga), and Myles Lewis-Skelley (Arsenal).

The score is the average of two factors considered: a performance index calculated from data collected by CIES and an experience index that considers the minutes played, weighted by the sporting level of the matches.

Despite being in the top 10 of the best players in the world under 20 years old, the player is not a starter at Alvalade. Instead, the coach from Mirandela has favored the use of Geny Catamo, a decision that has generated various criticisms among commentators and Sporting fans.

This season, wearing the Sporting jersey, Geovany Quenda - valued at 45 million euros - has participated in four matches, always as a used substitute. In the 108 minutes played, the new 'number 7' of the Alvalade Club has already provided two assists.

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