Focus on Elyaz Zidane

Unconventional and promising — if we had to sum him up in two words, those would be it. The U17 European champion with France already has international experience, and it shows..

Standing at 6'5", Zinedine Zidane's youngest son made a very strong impression on his Ligue 2 debut in the Red Star FC shirt!

The young centre-back (20 years old) was a starter tonight against FC Nantes behind closed doors at the Beaujoire. He showed some really interesting physical, tactical and technical qualities for a first appearance in L2!

Always well positioned, the left-footer gave the Nantes attack very little to work with.. Spot-on positioning, a perfect read of the game, and top-level physical and technical ability despite his young age — you could sense a real calmness in his interventions, plus he was a real threat in the air for his team. A complete performance from start to finish!

The icing on the cake: he made the difference in the second half (67') with an assist, heading the ball back across the box for Cabral, who smashed a half-volley past the opposition defence and into the back of the net to give Red Star FC the win (0-1)!

No doubt he'll get plenty of playing time this season at the flagship club of the 93!

He racked up a ton of points tonight — enough for a starting spot in the next match? Pretty likely.

One to watch..