The Top 15 Men’s Players to watch at the 2024 Paris Olympics

The Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics isn’t for another couple of days but the XXXIII Olympiad truly begins today with the men’s soccer tournament among other events. As always, a plethora of exciting young talent is eager to prove themselves to the world throughout the sixteen under-23 national teams who qualified. To save you the trouble of dissecting sixteen different 18-man rosters, I’ve picked out the 15 most talented players in the tournament that you should keep your eye on this month in Paris.

Although each squad is allowed three overage players who do not fit the Olympic age requirement of being under 23 years old at the start of the year, I will not be including those individuals for consideration to focus on the next generation of talent, as one should do during a youth tournament.

Here we go:

15. Liel Abada (Israel, 22, Charlotte FC)

A full-fledged member of Israel’s senior national team, Leil Abada came through the Maccabi Petah Tikva FC academy in Israel before moving to the infamous Celtic FC in Scotland while still a teenager. After finding success in the pressure cooker of the Hoops, scoring 29 goals and 19 assists while winning three trophies in just over two seasons, Abada made his way stateside to Charlotte FC in Major League Soccer where he has settled in nicely in his first season.

Abada is a pure winger who primarily operates from the right-hand side. He’s eager to pull the trigger on a shot once inside the opponent’s box but isn’t selfish and happy to look for the assist instead. Still, the 22-year-old has a tendency to lose the ball a bit too often, though he will also chase down any lost possession. He is also a sufficient set-piece taker when necessary. Having succeeded under pressure before, Abada will be aiming to replicate that success in Paris.

14. Boubacar Traoré (Mali, 22, Wolverhampton Wanderers)

Boubacar Traoré is a box-to-box central midfielder who broke through as a…

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Author : Justin Ruderman

Publish date : 2024-07-24 12:00:00

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