While Ligue 1 in recent years might have become a significant league riding on the back of Paris Saint Germain’s incredible rise, it has always been a league that has produced several young talents. Before the rise of PSG, the French league was well known for producing world-class talents, especially attackers. Olivier Giroud, Karim Benzema, and Franck Ribery are perfect examples of the trend. It is why clubs start to swoon over as soon as a talented player emerges, which explains the reason behind the hype surrounding Lyon’s electric winger Bradley Barcola.
A product of Lyon’s famed youth academy, Barcola, in two seasons, has become an integral part of Les Gones’ first team. Barcola’s rise has also come when the club is desperately seeking new stars after finishing eighth last season and being seventh in this year’s table.
With his performances this year, Barcola has made it clear that he deserves more minutes on the pitch, something the club is bound to give him, especially from the following season.
Bradley Barcola stats
Bradley Barcola’s name has been known for years by fans of Lyon and anyone who has a great interest in French youth football. Barcola joined the Lyon Academy in 2010 and has been there ever since. However, he only started to make his mark in the 2019-20 season when he was promoted to Lyon’s under-19 team and given a run of games in the UEFA Youth League, where he would bag himself a couple of assists.
This earned him a promotion to the reserve side in the 2020-21 season, where he scored two goals in four games. However, such a short sample of games was more than enough proof for newly appointed first-team head coach Peter Bosz who gave the player his senior-team debut on November 4, 2021, in Europa League against Sparta Prague.
His first season saw him score three goals and provide seven assists in 27 games. However, it is the current season where Barcola has shown glimpses that he could become a future star. While he has only scored five goals and three assists in 1008 minutes, it is his efficiency per 90 minutes where he outshines even some of the best players in the league.
A look at his stats from Soccerment proves precisely that. Bradley ranks tenth in terms of successful crosses, fifth in successful dribbles, and second in successful cutbacks. These stats represent how brilliant he is with the ball at his feet.
However, Barcola doesn’t stop there, as he is equally good with his passing as well. Barcola…
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