U20 playmaking midfielder (non-big-5)

Inspired by the CIES Football Obs list but added more of my own selections.

By GoodWill

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Avg. club Elo 1,675
Avg. age 18.4

Weekly Player Pulse

15 OCT

Adri MehmetiAttention ↓

Reader interest fell by 75% against the 30-day baseline: 1328 views in seven days versus 5217 the week before.

Wikipedia pageviews

15 OCT

Jorthy MokioRole ↑

Started 4 of the last five recorded appearances, compared with 2 of the previous five.

10 sources

Match 1 · 2026-10-15 Match 2 · 2026-10-10 Match 3 · 2026-09-19 Match 4 · 2026-09-15 Match 5 · 2026-09-12 Match 6 · 2026-09-05 Match 7 · 2026-08-30 Match 8 · 2026-08-27 Match 9 · 2026-08-20 Match 10 · 2026-08-16

14 OCT

Darwin GuaguaAttention ↓

Reader interest fell by 50% against the 30-day baseline: 108 views in seven days versus 137 the week before.

Wikipedia pageviews

14 OCT

Cooper SanchezForm ↓

Average minutes fell from 73 to 43 across the last five recorded appearances.

10 sources

Match 1 · 2026-10-14 Match 2 · 2026-10-10 Match 3 · 2026-09-26 Match 4 · 2026-09-20 Match 5 · 2026-09-12 Match 6 · 2026-09-05 Match 7 · 2026-08-29 Match 8 · 2026-08-23 Match 9 · 2026-08-20 Match 10 · 2026-08-15

14 OCT

Adri MehmetiAttention ↓

Reader interest fell by 71% against the 30-day baseline: 1551 views in seven days versus 5478 the week before.

Wikipedia pageviews

12 OCT

Bartosz MazurekTEAMtalk reports Brighton interest in Mazurek

Reported interest · unconfirmed · Fraser Fletcher

Red Bull Salzburg

Fraser Fletcher reports interest from Brighton, Benfica and Porto. His sources consider a summer 2027 move more likely than a January transfer.

AI-assisted updateTEAMtalk · 2026-10-12sport.interia.pl · 2026-10-15

12 OCT

Cooper SanchezAttention ↓

Reader interest fell by 51% against the 30-day baseline: 142 views in seven days versus 187 the week before.

Wikipedia pageviews

10 OCT

Juan Cruz MezaJuan Cruz Meza competing for River starting spot

Source report · Federico Barrios

River Plate Estudiantes de Río Cuarto · Liga Profesional Argentina

Federico Barrios reports that Juan Cruz Meza was competing with Lautaro Pereyra to fill River Plate’s attacking-midfield position against Estudiantes de Río Cuarto, with Thiago Almada unlikely to start after injury.

AI-assisted updateFútbol Para Todos · 2026-10-10

10 OCT

Luis OtávioRole ↓

Started 2 of the last five recorded appearances, compared with 4 of the previous five.

10 sources

Match 1 · 2026-10-10 Match 2 · 2026-09-26 Match 3 · 2026-09-19 Match 4 · 2026-09-12 Match 5 · 2026-09-05 Match 6 · 2026-08-30 Match 7 · 2026-08-22 Match 8 · 2026-08-19 Match 9 · 2026-08-15 Match 10 · 2026-08-08

10 OCT

Jorthy MokioRole ↑

Started 5 of the last five recorded appearances, compared with 2 of the previous five.

10 sources

Match 1 · 2026-10-10 Match 2 · 2026-09-19 Match 3 · 2026-09-15 Match 4 · 2026-09-12 Match 5 · 2026-09-05 Match 6 · 2026-08-30 Match 7 · 2026-08-27 Match 8 · 2026-08-20 Match 9 · 2026-08-16 Match 10 · 2026-08-13

10 OCT

Luis OtávioForm ↓

Average minutes fell from 67 to 43 across the last five recorded appearances.

10 sources

8 OCT

Bartosz MazurekMazurek named Salzburg’s September player of the month

Source report · FC Red Bull Salzburg

Red Bull Salzburg

Salzburg announced that supporters had voted Bartosz Mazurek their player of the month for September.

AI-assisted updateFC Red Bull Salzburg · 2026-10-08

7 OCT

Darwin GuaguaAttention ↓

Reader interest fell by 55% against the 30-day baseline: 137 views in seven days versus 175 the week before.

Wikipedia pageviews

6 OCT

Darwin GuaguaAttention ↓

Reader interest fell by 56% against the 30-day baseline: 135 views in seven days versus 201 the week before.

Wikipedia pageviews

6 OCT

Bartosz MazurekAttention ↑

Reader interest rose by 207% against the 30-day baseline: 1236 views in seven days versus 234 the week before.

Wikipedia pageviews