Last reinforcement to date at Amiens SC, pending very probable movements in the next few hours, Janis Antiste is the very archetype of the promising player who hopes to revive in Picardy after a disappointing adventure abroad. Before seeing him at work, perhaps as early as Tuesday in Niort, 11 Amiens went to meet Jean-Baptiste Jammes, founder of the site lesViolets.comin order to draw the composite portrait of the new attacker from Amiens.
Early and thunderous beginnings
A native of Toulouse and great hope of Téfécé, Janis Antiste signed his first professional contract on October 13, 2019, at just 17 years old. Four months later, he had his first appearance in Ligue 1 when they received Strasbourg (0-1), on February 5, 2020, four days after the sad draw (0-0) between Amiens SC and Toulouse, the two future relegated. ” It’s the season interrupted by the Covid and Toulouse is catastrophic and ends dead lastrecalls Jean-Baptiste Jammes, founder of the reference site LesViolets.com. Janis then had the opportunity to take his first steps as a professional at not even 18 years old, before being really launched the following season in Ligue 2 by Patrice Garande. »
He thus started 5 of Téfécé’s first 7 matches in Ligue 2, initially in the left lane against Dunkirk before joining an attacking pair alongside Vakoun Bayo in a 3-5-2, echoing the scheme currently used by Philippe Hinschberger at Amiens SC. All this until an expulsion after only eight minutes of play against Ajaccio, notably depriving him of the trip to Amiens, at the beginning of November. Author of two goals before this suspension, Janis Antiste was again decisive against Valenciennes and Chambly for his return to competition. Revelation of the first leg, he has scored no less than six goals in his first thirteen Ligue 2 matches, at just 18 years old.
A more difficult confirmation
The return phase of this 2020/2021 season will be less convincing for the new Amiens SC striker, with five starts for one goal scored. ” He is the collateral victim of the advent of two great players, Vakoun Bayo and Rhys Healey, who scored goal on goal in the second half of the season. This had a negative impact on Janis’ playing timerecalls Jean-Baptiste Jammes. From there, the idea of leaving began to make its way into his head, visibly pushed by his family who explained to him that he could find better elsewhere. And more concretely on the other side of the Alps, in Italy.
Transferred for a little over four million euros to La Spezia, Janis Antiste therefore leaves the Toulouse nest at not even 19 years old and after a single and real season, so make ups and downs, with his training club. A year and a half later, it is clear that he has not managed to reach the expected milestone with only two goals scored in 20 appearances in Serie A, first with Spezia last year then with Sassuolo on this first part of the season. ” It’s a shame because I think he had the level to participate in the rise of the TFC in Ligue 1believes Jean-Baptiste Jammes. Finally, it is a player who wanted to quickly grill the stages. “And who therefore returns to the starting point today, since his objective is now to help Amiens SC return to Ligue 1.
A big promise from the TFC
With 11 goals in 62 professional matches, Janis Antiste has so far not panicked the counters. The deal was very different with the youth teams of Téfécé. ” He was always the top scorer in his age category during his training at the club, where he arrived at eight years oldsays Jean-Baptiste Jammes. He was really the club’s biggest prospect, a huge player with a bright future ahead of him. “In particular thanks to an exceptional season in U17 with 21 goals and 15 assists to his credit. What to open the doors of the France team very quickly. ” He did all age categories (note: except the U19s due to an upgrade) up to the Espoirs with a selection in October 2021″, see our colleague from the site LesViolets.com. All for a total of 2 goals in 13 caps across all age categories.
Versatility but above all a scorer
Since the beginning of his professional career, Janis Antiste has already occupied every position imaginable in the attacking sector, whether on the wings or in a more central position. ” Now it is above all a finisher, judge our colleague from the Violets.com site. Whether in the youth or in the first team, he especially shone when he played goalscorer, in the axis of the attack. He is a generous and combative player but above all a modern attacker. You just have to see his goal against Grenoble in August 2021 to be convinced of his talent. He’s a goalscorer who can help out on the sides because he’s lively, technical and he dribbles, but he gives the full measure of his talent in the middle.. He has that goalscoring instinct and he doesn’t need 50,000 chances to put her in the back. »
A career to relaunch
Two and a half years after a promising start in Toulouse, Janis Antiste is therefore returning to France with a view to giving new impetus to his young career. ” When he started out, we all saw him end up playing at a very high level, like Manu Koné (Moenchengladbach) or an Amine Adli (Leverkusen). He had and I think he still has the potential to go to a very good European club, without saying that he is the future striker of the France team, tempers Jean-Baptiste Jammes. In the end, he lost time by going to Italy, in any case he lost playing time. The question is whether he took advantage of this and progressed physically and mentally. We are entitled to wonder how he will experience his return to Ligue 2 when he was promised Serie A. All in a club that is less well endowed than Téfécé. So it’s even more than just a step back for him. “.
Estimate that « Janis Antiste is already playing big ” on the occasion of his loan in Picardy, our wise observer of the career of the new striker of Amiens SC believes that the latter “ has five months to relaunch his career and thus hope to bounce back higher« . « At 20, it’s no longer so rare to be a starter in a Ligue 1 or Ligue 2 club, he adds.He needs to play and Amiens have to trust him, because he can really be a good recruit for you. In any case, I wish him because he is really an endearing player. I will follow his performances closely and I hope he will be able to force himself to confirm his full potential.. »
Romain PECHON
