Scout report: Evan N’dicka

Idowu Oluwashola
By Idowu Oluwashola
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Evan N’dicka has been immensely linked with the likes of English giants Arsenal and Liverpool over past few weeks. The twenty-year-old Frenchman had been on target list of many of top European clubs until the football suspension due to COVID-19 pandemic.

N’dicka is a left footed defender, a relatively unknown player with undoubtedly bright future who plays for Eintracht Frankfurt. The teen starlet signed for the German side in 2018 from French second tier club AJ Auxerre after coming up through their youth system.

The French international has a good physical attributes, which complemented with his performances so far this season has come to the notice of some top clubs notably from Germany, Spain and England.

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He has been rewarded with 25 appearances while starting in 18 matches either in the Bundesliga, DFB cup or Europa League this season. Evan Ndicka, a 20-year-old defender with youth international experience with France, is a versatile player, who can slot in at LB or LCB seamlessly. N’dicka has featured as the left back on eleven occasions while plying his trade in the centre defensive and up ahead other times.

At the start of the season, Ndicka played has a LCB in a formation that consist of three centre backs before been deployed as a Left back in a back four setting. Due to his versatility, it has given Ndicka to feature more prominently in the team, regardless of which formation is been set out by Frankfurt’s coach Adi Hutter.

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Standing at 6ft 4in, Ndika has the profile to have an upper-hand aerially harmonized with his ball playing abilities capable of breaking attacks and starting transitions. His pace, braver and natural fitness means he will be a perfect fit in the Premier League.

Ndicka is good with the ball at his feet, which makes him assured in possession, averaging 43.1 passes per 90 minutes in the Bundesliga and completing 79 per cent of his total passes.

A continuity and consistency in his performance this season, might see him get his dream move to a top team next season.

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