Best Footballers in the World: 10 Best U-21 Players This Season

#4 Ibrahima Konate

Ibrahima Konate

RB Leipzig has been a place where the club has nurtured some good young talents and the latest of them has to be French international Ibrahima Konate.

Firstly, it should be noted that the 19-year-old is a very well-built player for someone of his age. So, the physical development aspect of his game is well and truly covered. However, due to this, his skills as a defender shouldn’t be ignored.

Konate possesses all the attributes that one would demand of a quality central defender. He is very dominant aerially, and wins 3.7 aerial duels on average in each match.

Konate is a strong tackler and notches 1.7 of those in each match in the Bundesliga. The Frenchman’s ability to interpret the game is accurate too, as he intercepts the ball on 2.1 occasions per game.

Additionally, he also clears the ball four times on an average, which indicates that he is quick to react under seemingly pressure situations too.

Konate has also scored and assisted once in 21 Bundesliga matches so far this season, and deserves applause and recognition for maintaining a good amount of consistency in his game play.