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In the world of football today, young talents must be mentally equipped to withstand the media frenzy, the pressure. This advice, Eliesse Ben Seghir must hear it every day. And even more since last night. At just 17 years old, the attacking midfielder of AS Monaco played the first minutes of his career in Ligue 1 on the lawn of Auxerre. And what an entry. Taken off the bench at half-time by Philippe Clement to replace Wyssam Ben Yedder, Ben Seghir made an impression.
Already a record in Ligue 1
Author of a double (58th, 85th), the native of Gassin offered a precious victory to the Asemists in Burgundy (3-2), but that’s not all. Opta reveals that at 17 years and 315 days, the number 44 is the second youngest player to score a brace for Monaco in Ligue 1, after Thierry Henry against Lens in 1995 (17 years and 255 days). He also became the youngest player to score twice for his first Ligue 1 match in the last 75 years and the first over the period to achieve this performance before he turned 18.
Brother of Marseillais Salim Ben Seghir (in the OM reserve team), Eliesse quickly rose through the ranks. Launched with the U11s at SC Cogolin before moving to the U13s of Fréjus, Ben Seghir joined the ASM training center in 2020 before signing his first professional contract last summer (until 2025). French international U18 and unfortunate finalist of the French U19 championship 2021/2022 (2-3 defeat against FC Nantes), Ben Seghir is not on his first try with the pros since he had discovered the Europa League on November 3 last against Belgrade (4-1). So when the media rushed to ask Clement about Monegasque talent, the Belgian had a smile on his face.
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Fan of Ousmane Dembele
“But it’s no surprise to us. He showed things in this match that we have already seen in recent times. The club is lucky to have this type of players and young people. For me, there is no difference between a player of this age and an older one. If we prove, we play. You have to give the chance when it is deserved. I’m happy with what it shows. Eliesse has great potential. We see his progress every day. I saw him in our friendlies against Fiorentina and Leeds and he entered the Europa League against Red Star Belgrade. So it’s not his first game for me. I knew he could bring something by entering. He did it fast and well. He also has two feet. I’m happy that many of my players have two feet, except that he has two very good feet!”
After Kylian Mbappé, does AS Monaco have a new nugget to polish? Asked by World Eleven in August 2021, Eliesse Ben Seghir displayed a certain ambition in any case. “I watch videos of players like Ousmane Dembélé and Neymar. For me, the best player in the world is Messi. I like Ousmane Dembélé’s ardor and his desire to reproduce what he was doing in the neighborhood, he is himself, he does not play a role. Many of us feel close to him. I like Neymar’s unpredictable side, you never know what he’s going to do. And Messi is his quality of passing and his ability to make his partners better. He makes football beautiful. The sentence that represents me: “He who does not think of winning will never win”. Me, I’m a winner, I’ve always wanted to win, I hate defeat. People who aren’t disappointed after a loss don’t have a good mentality for me. » It promises.
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