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Joel Matip
Joel Matip (Schalke 04 – Center Back/Midfielder)
Germany’s Bundesliga houses some of the game’s best and brightest young prospects. The brightest among them would be Joel Matip.
Despite only being 21, Matip has already gathered an incredible 108 appearances for Schalke. If that doesn’t impress, he’s also netted nine goals while playing center back for one of the Bundesliga’s most consistent defenses.
Strong in the air and reliable at the back, it’s no wonder Matip has been the subject of transfer speculation for quite a while.
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Internationally, Matip had a choice to make early on- play for Germany, the birth place of his mother, or Cameroon where his father was born.
After much back and forth between federations, Matip chose to represent Cameroon where he’s already garnered 16 caps, while being used as a midfielder. A young, tested and versatile talent like Matip would be an asset to any team on the lookout for an upgrade.
