Sochaux’s midfield giant dominating in Ligue 2

Any fan of the Premier League would be familiar with the concept of a Premier League club signing talented young players from Ligue 1. Eden Hazard, Dimitri Payet, Yohan Cabaye, and Olivier Giroud are all players who came from the French league and showed their talents in England. However, even Ligue 2, France’s second-tier league, has produced brilliant talents such as Riyad Mahrez and N’Golo Kante, who have gone on to become world-class stars. And with the English club now interested in Sochaux’s midfielder Skelly Alvero, the issue has risen to the fore once again.

Aged 20, Alvero plays in Ligue 2, and news has emerged that clubs across the English channel are interested in adding him to their ranks. This is an impressive recognition of the talent that he possesses. Mahrez and Kante would go from Ligue 2 to the Premier League and become an integral part of Leicester City’s title win in 2016, showing that talented players are more than capable of handling the challenges Premier League brings.

So, who is Skelly Alvero, and how good is he?

How good is Skelly Alvero?

Skelly Alvero was born on May 2, 2002, in Stains, a northern suburb of Paris. He started his career in football at Red Star, one of the oldest association clubs in Paris, which plays in the lower rungs of the French league system. Playing across several age groups, Alvero’s name began to grow among the scouting network across France.

And his calling finally came in 2017 when he left Red Star to join Sochaux. Alvero was first sent to the club’s youth teams, where he played for three years. During this time, he would become one of the top young talents at the club before being called up to Sochaux’s reserve team.

He made his debut for the B team on September 6, 2020, against Paron FC. After that, Alvero would make two more appearances for the reserve team during the rest of the season.

The following season though, he would become an integral part of the reserve team making 21 appearances in the National 3 Bourgogne Franche-Comte. The season would also bring him his first appearance for the senior team when he played as a late substitute in the Coupe de France against Bresse Jura on November 13, 2022. Alvero would make one more appearance in the cup that season.

And his rise has continued this season, with the Frenchman clocking in 1.237 minutes across 24 appearances for the senior team.

Le 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 de Skelly Alvero face à Caen en stats :

– 90 minutes
– 68…