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“I lived in France until CE1. I moved to Portugal with my parents for their work. There, I was recruited by FC Porto. I spent four years there before returning to France. In U14, I carried out the tests to sign for Olympique Lyonnais and I was caught. I’m going to start my fourth season at OL. I have two brothers and a sister. I have dual French and Portuguese nationality. I obtained my Portuguese papers during confinement to apply for a place in the national selection. Last June, I was called up with the U16 selection from Portugal. Everything went well. I am very proud and honored. I hope to participate in the Montaigu tournament in August. ”
“I did cross country with my father and my brother”
“At the beginning, I didn’t like football at all, I played athletics. A childhood friend encouraged me to register for football in a small club called La Tour-du-Pin. I liked it, and during the sets, I was observed by OL. The club wanted me before I moved to Portugal. In athletics, I was pretty good, I did cross country with my dad and my brother. Education level, everything is going well. I obtained my certificate with the distinction of good, I pass in first general, I am a concentrated student who does his homework, I have 14 of average. I am strong in Latin languages and English. I have difficulties in SVT and physics on the other hand. ”
“My father advised me to take a general baccalaureate to open up as many doors as possible”
“I live at the training center because my parents live 50 minutes from Lyon, my family could not go back and forth every day. Life at the center is going well, we are well supervised, we eat well. The guards collect our phones at 9.45 p.m. The alarm clock takes place between 6.30 am and 7 am, then we take a shuttle to go to school. We come back at 3:45 p.m. for training. If I don’t succeed in football, I don’t have a plan B. My father advised me to take a general baccalaureate to open up as many doors as possible. “
“I admire Cristiano Ronaldo for his work, it’s a real source of inspiration”
“Right-handed, I am evolving as a midfielder, defensive or offensive. My qualities are the vision of the game and my mastery of the ball. I have to work on my speed and my relaxation. My examples are Xavi and Iniesta. I admire Cristiano Ronaldo for his work, it’s a real source of inspiration. Otherwise, I like spending time with my friends and especially my family that I don’t see during the week. “
“We can know failures, but we must never let go”
“I try to make the most of my adolescence even if we don’t have the same adolescence as the others. My family is proud of me, they accompany me, they encourage me. She is there for me when I am in trouble or when I have slack. She doesn’t put pressure on me, she supports me. The phrase that represents me: “I can fall to the ground, but to the ground, I don’t stay there”. You can have setbacks, but you should never give up. It’s like a baby, at first he can’t walk, but he repeats until he can. Life is the same, we all have ups and downs, we have to live with it. We must overcome failures. ”
to summarize
Every June, adidas organizes its “Scouting Camp”. For the 2021 edition, 20 young players born in 2005 were invited. For 20 days, Onze Mondial makes you discover these talents of tomorrow encountered during this event. Episode 19 with Ugo Coelho of Olympique Lyonnais.
