Ryan Grvenberch, whose name has been on the big club watchlists lately, is only 19 years old, but he looks like he has incredible talent.
In the past few years, stars such as De Ligt, Frankie De Jong and van de Beek have emerged from Ajax, but Ajax's young talent reserves have not been interrupted, and this team still has impressive young people such as Gravenberg, Anthony, Timber, Rensch, etc., of which Ryan Gravenberg is particularly eye-catching. At 1.90 meters tall, Gravenberge is reminiscent of Paul Pogba in many ways such as height, physique, position and way of playing, but the young Gravenberg has a lot of time to go out of his own way.
How would you rate Gravenberg? Glenn Trevsch, Gravinberg's under-15 coach, gave his point: physically speaking, Gravenberge is reminiscent of Frank Rijkaard, but technically Speaking, Gravenberg and Pogba are closer.
Gravenberg was born in Amsterdam on 16 May 2002 to parents from Suriname. Gravenberg's father had an excellent work experience at ING in the southeast of Amsterdam, but the fact that both of his parents had experience as amateur footballers gave Gravenberge a very young exposure to football. Shortly after being introduced to football training, Gravenberge entered the famous Ajax Academy, and in Trevsch's view, even at that age, Gravenberg had shown a different talent.
So far, Gravinbalci's football path has looked quite smooth, and in September 2018, in Ajax's match against Eindhoven, Gravinbalci came off the bench at just 16 years and 130 days, breaking the record of Dutch star Seedorf and becoming the youngest player in the history of the Dutch League; and then in Ajax's 7-0 win over Te Werve's Dutch Cup, Gravenberge scored for the first time for Ajax, becoming the youngest goal scorer in Ajax history. In November 2020, Gravenberg was selected for the Dutch national team for the first time, and in Euro 2021, Gravenberg was also on the list, and he and Dutch goalkeeper Steckenburg became the teammate with the largest age gap in the history of the European Championship with an age difference of 19 years and 32 days. It looks too much like the beginning of a talented star's career.
After the start of the 2020-21 season, Gravenberg became the standing main player of Ajax, making 47 appearances for "Jafu" in that season, contributing 5 goals and 6 assists. But that's not what Grabenbelc is most notable about, and his most talked about strength is his excellent ball control and athleticism. In midfield, Gravenberg has excellent ball handling and dribbling skills, he can use large changes of direction, rhythm changes and fake movements to skillfully swing past opponents, and the ball is very reasonable to get rid of. Gravenberg's way of passing is always so elegant, despite his physical superiority, he prefers to "beat" opponents through excellent technical use, and his possession and dribbling are always full of ornamentality, and he can pass the opponent with a few simple and light movements.
Gravenberg's talent and all-roundness is impressive, and when it comes to combining body and technology, Gravenberg is definitely a genius. In recent years, De Ligt, De Jong and Van de Beek have been poached by the giants, but objectively speaking, European football has higher expectations for these Dutch players, but now Gravinbalci has become a very exciting name - there are many young midfielders in Europe with excellent physical conditions, but there are few young people like Ryan Gravenberg who are both skilled, conscious, and play so elegantly - when he appears in front of the centre-back, he is an excellent player and conductor. When he entered the No. 10 position or in the front, Gravenberg also had a good ability to catch fighters and good shooting skills.
Gravenberg seems to be an all-powerful player, and his contract with Ajax is until 2023, and many people think that Ajax will have a hard time keeping Gravenberg this summer. The importance of career planning is self-evident for a talented young man, and with the big clubs now focusing on Gravenbergo including Real Madrid, Barca and Juventus, the young midfielder is considered to have the potential to become one of the top midfielders in the future, let's see how Gravenberge chooses the next stop in his career.
(Santiago-Wang)