Portuguese leagues producing potential world-class players. This is a recurring theme in football. In fact, the three top clubs in Portugal, i.e. Benfica, Porto and Sporting CP, have made hundreds of millions of dollars selling players for an exorbitant fee. Even in just the last 12 months, players such as Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez, Vitinha, and Fabio Vieira have swapped the Iberian plains for bigger clubs. And one such player who could be on a journey like them and many others before is Benfica’s Cher Ndour.
The 18-year-old, eligible to play for Italy and Senegal, has been the success story of the Portuguese league this season. And with that has come the interest of multiple clubs looking for the first opportunity to swoop and sign him before their rivals.
The fact that he has played only one game for the senior side in his career has not deterred his suitors from trying, which shows that he has massive potential to become a real baller in the future. So, who is Cher Ndour, and how good is he?
Playing career so far
Cher Ndour was born on July 27, 2004, in Brescia, a commune in the Lombardy region in northern Italy. His father had migrated from Senegal to Italy, where he married his mother. Due to this, he has the option to represent both nations on the international stage.
Ndour’s career started at the local club ASD San Giacomo but would leave as soon as he got the chance to join Brescia, one of the biggest clubs in the region. The youngster spent four years at the club putting in brilliant performances. This made his name famous among the youth ranks in Lombardy. And thus, in 2013, Atalanta came calling, and the youngster swiftly moved to join them.
For the next seven years, he would progress through the various youth ranks of the club, even playing for the under-17s. However, his rise also came at a time when Atalnata were becoming a force in Italy and Europe. This meant that the club was attracting a lot of talent both in the senior team and youth ranks, making it now more difficult for a player to rise through the ranks.
Yesterday, Cher Ndour made his first-team debut for Benfica, coming on as a late substitute in a 5-1 vs. Vitória.
Today, he scored for Benfica B in a 2-0 win against Oliveirense.
Decent weekend for the 18-year-old Italy youth international.pic.twitter.com/9CcgVjou9k
— Zach Lowy (@ZachLowy) March 19, 2023
Ndour was hungry for more game time and, in 2020, made the bold move of moving from the Alps foot hold to the Iberian…
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