Monaco FC is known for its great capacity to grow promising and interesting footballers, being an active participant in every year's transfer windows. Martial, Mbappé, Tchouaméni, Lemar, Bernardo Silva are some of the big names who left Monaco and are performing in top clubs around Europe. Eliesse Ben Seghir is the newest prodigy of their academy, one of the brightest diamonds of today's football.
Ben Seghir, born in France on the 16/02/2005, with Moroccan origins is the latest development of the French academy. Having acquired recognition across France in academy days, he was transferred in 2020 to Ligue 1 giants (Monaco) academy. He was fastly added to the U19 squad in 2021 and is now, just two years later and at the age of 18, being a key piece in Monaco´s system and performance.
The young French is a versatil attacker, who has characteristics to play in many different positions. He mainly starts as attacking midfielder, but has also appeared as second striker or as winger, playing in both sides. He stands out for his great ball dominance, personality, creativity and game incisiveness.
Ben Seghir is the classical midfielder that loves to roam the pitch freely in order to offer alternative and progressing passing lines, being creative on his off ball movements and having great ability to place himself between lines to later turn around. When playing as winger, he also has the tendency to adopt inner positions between lines, cutting inside and leaving all the side to his full back to overlap, having numerical superiority to progress into attack. He is the sort of midfielder who loves to have the ball on his feet and control the tempo while orchestrating the attacking play of his team. The french attacker possesses high quality technique and passing, with outrageous vision. He is a master in last metters passing, imagining and filtering passes providing his teammates with goalscoring occasions. In fact, he is one of the players of Ligue 1 with most shots creating actions per 90 (2,57). His tendency to look for vertical and progressive alternatives helps in that aspect, either with passing or carries, trying to powerfully enter the penalty box.
The technique of the young midfielder may be his most remarkable aspect, as he is dominant in all kinds of situations. Preferring to play on a combinative football style, he has ability to accelerate the play and associate in one-two situations with teammates in advanced areas at high velocities. He possesses elevated foot work, a kind of futsal-esque technique, allowing him to operate in tight spaces, with an incredible quick decision making, but he also feels comfortable in open spaces, where he is brave and does not hesitate to try to beat his man in isolated spacious actions, confident in his skills. His first touch makes the difference in many situations, keeping the ball close to him, and hiding it with good body feints. He also possesses powerful ball conduction, with great ability to shift directions, being able to dribble and surpass rivals even at high speed, being a great way to break rival lines and defensive systems. He has also shown great personality near the penalty area, as he does not fear to try the rival goalkeeper. He possesses interesting mid-long range shooting, having already scored 4 goals in just 821 minutes in Ligue 1 this season.
Despite being an offensive player, he possesses a high work rate and commitment in the defensive phase, being one of the attackers with the best defensive stats. He tracks back and provides aggressiveness in the midfield area, making coverages and competing in duels and death balls. Good tactical awareness and positioning allow him to fastly intercept passing lanes, while he possesses high technique and accuracy in tackling for a non defensive profile. His physical profile is quite average and appropriate for an attacking midfielder of his characteristics. Being explosive, fast in his movements and well coordinated and balanced, he may improve a bit his corpulence and strength level, in order to be more difficult to get the ball off him when playing under pressure with the back to the goal, despite getting fouled in the majority of those situations for his team.
Ben Seghi is following the steps of many players made on Monaco FC and at a really young age is performing at an outrageous level. He has great qualities to perform at the highest level and if he keeps working and improving his attributes, is a name to take into account who may achieve big things in the future.
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Ben Seghir, born in France on the 16/02/2005, with Moroccan origins is the latest development of the French academy. Having acquired recognition across France in academy days, he was transferred in 2020 to Ligue 1 giants (Monaco) academy. He was fastly added to the U19 squad in 2021 and is now, just two years later and at the age of 18, being a key piece in Monaco´s system and performance.
The young French is a versatil attacker, who has characteristics to play in many different positions. He mainly starts as attacking midfielder, but has also appeared as second striker or as winger, playing in both sides. He stands out for his great ball dominance, personality, creativity and game incisiveness.
Ben Seghir is the classical midfielder that loves to roam the pitch freely in order to offer alternative and progressing passing lines, being creative on his off ball movements and having great ability to place himself between lines to later turn around. When playing as winger, he also has the tendency to adopt inner positions between lines, cutting inside and leaving all the side to his full back to overlap, having numerical superiority to progress into attack. He is the sort of midfielder who loves to have the ball on his feet and control the tempo while orchestrating the attacking play of his team. The french attacker possesses high quality technique and passing, with outrageous vision. He is a master in last metters passing, imagining and filtering passes providing his teammates with goalscoring occasions. In fact, he is one of the players of Ligue 1 with most shots creating actions per 90 (2,57). His tendency to look for vertical and progressive alternatives helps in that aspect, either with passing or carries, trying to powerfully enter the penalty box.
The technique of the young midfielder may be his most remarkable aspect, as he is dominant in all kinds of situations. Preferring to play on a combinative football style, he has ability to accelerate the play and associate in one-two situations with teammates in advanced areas at high velocities. He possesses elevated foot work, a kind of futsal-esque technique, allowing him to operate in tight spaces, with an incredible quick decision making, but he also feels comfortable in open spaces, where he is brave and does not hesitate to try to beat his man in isolated spacious actions, confident in his skills. His first touch makes the difference in many situations, keeping the ball close to him, and hiding it with good body feints. He also possesses powerful ball conduction, with great ability to shift directions, being able to dribble and surpass rivals even at high speed, being a great way to break rival lines and defensive systems. He has also shown great personality near the penalty area, as he does not fear to try the rival goalkeeper. He possesses interesting mid-long range shooting, having already scored 4 goals in just 821 minutes in Ligue 1 this season.
Despite being an offensive player, he possesses a high work rate and commitment in the defensive phase, being one of the attackers with the best defensive stats. He tracks back and provides aggressiveness in the midfield area, making coverages and competing in duels and death balls. Good tactical awareness and positioning allow him to fastly intercept passing lanes, while he possesses high technique and accuracy in tackling for a non defensive profile. His physical profile is quite average and appropriate for an attacking midfielder of his characteristics. Being explosive, fast in his movements and well coordinated and balanced, he may improve a bit his corpulence and strength level, in order to be more difficult to get the ball off him when playing under pressure with the back to the goal, despite getting fouled in the majority of those situations for his team.
Ben Seghi is following the steps of many players made on Monaco FC and at a really young age is performing at an outrageous level. He has great qualities to perform at the highest level and if he keeps working and improving his attributes, is a name to take into account who may achieve big things in the future.
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