Benfica, take note! Schjelderup sweeps all before him, earns acclaim | OneFootball

Going through his best spell since arriving at Benfica, Andreas Schjelderup has earned yet another individual distinction, this time on the international stage. The Norwegian winger is the 2nd-best performing under-23 player outside Europe’s top five leagues over the last six months.

According to the latest weekly study by the Football Observatory (CIES), Benfica’s No. 21 — who is facing an unexpected situation — is surpassed only by Mika Godts (Ajax), ranking ahead of Club Brugge’s Portuguese international Carlos Forbs.

Across all categories, Schjelderup ranks 23rd on a list of 100 players from 67 leagues worldwide. The young Benfica winger stands out for his chance creation. Unsurprisingly, Spanish international Lamine Yamal tops the ranking. The 18-year-old Barcelona No. 10 has dribbling as his most highly rated trait.

There is no shortage of talent and youth in Liga Portugal Betclic. That is clear from the presence of seven players, three of them from Benfica, on this top-100 list of under-23 athletes: Andreas Schjelderup; Ousmane Diomande (Sporting), Iván Fresneda (Sporting), Samu (Porto), António Silva, Gianluca Prestianni and Alberto Costa (Porto).

This season, playing for Benfica, Andreas Schjelderup — valued at €20 million — has already made a total of 38 official appearances: 23 in Liga Portugal Betclic, 10 in the Champions League, four in the Portuguese Cup and one in the League Cup.

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