It was not long ago when Leeds United were considered a beacon of hope for English football. Under Marcelo Bielsa, the team played a very attractive brand of football that drew comparisons with the famous Barcelona tactical system tiki-taka. However, Bielsa’s luck ran out as he was fired in February 2022 and was replaced by Red Bull Salzburg’s Jesse Marsch, but results have not improved, and the club is currently in a scrap to avoid relegation. Thus, the club needs all the resources it can muster to survive the drop, and it is here that Wilfried Gnonto, their 19-year-old talented winger, could play a pivotal role.
One of Leeds’ best youth players, Gnonto, is considered a player with very high potential who could very well become a future star. Brought for a sum of Leeds in the summer of 2022 for an undisclosed fee, Gnonto has already shown glimpses of his brilliant talent.
But who is Wilfried Gnonto, and how good is he?
Playing career so far
Wilfried Gnonto was born on November 5, 2003, in Verbania, the capital city of the Verbano-Cusio-Ossola province and started his career in his hometown at the age of five years. He stayed in his hometown for another four years before he joined Inter Milan’s youth academy.
He stayed at the club for eight years between 2012-20, where he made his mark across various club youth teams. And at 17 years of age, he made a bold call to switch his clubs and go to a different nation altogether.
In 2020 he went and joined the Swiss club Zurich and was sent to their reserve team. However, it was evident from the start that even at such a young age, he was too good for Zurich B. Gnonto was promoted to the first team, and he would go on to make 62 appearances for the next two seasons.
This caught the eyes of Leeds United, who snapped him up for an undisclosed fee. He was signed on a five-year contract and, just in his first season, has made 11 appearances, showing how quickly he has become an integral part of the Premier League team.
Wilfried Gnonto stats
In his first season in Switzerland, Gnonto would make 26 appearances scoring one goal and providing four assists. The very next season, he would play a critical role for his team, scoring eight goals and providing three assists in the Swiss league, helping FC Zurich win their first league title in 13 years.
And his record-breaking form has continued this season in the Premier League. Playing 806 minutes across 11 games, Gnonto scored two goals and…
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