Tonny Trindade de Vilhena

Date of Birth	Nationality	Current Club	Position	Strengths		Weaknesses	Transfer Rumours	Market Value (where applicable)	Similar Players
				Physical	Technical
3/1/1995	Dutch	Feyenoord	Centre Midfield	Strong	Passing, Touch, Off the Ball, Finishing	Small in Size	-	2m euros	Edgar Davids, Clarence Seedorf, Steven Gerrard

Tonny Trindade de Vilhena is an 18-year-old Dutch player who plays for Feyenoord. From the club that brought Robin Van Persie, Tonny seems to be part of the next generation of talented Dutch youngsters coming from Feyenoord. Along with Stefan de Vrij and Jordy Clasie, the 21-year-old captain and vice-captain, Tonny is looking to make his mark. He plays in the Centre of Midfield and his best role is as an attacking playmaker. He made his club debut at the age of 17, and scored his first goal later that year. This year he became the youngest player to score a brace in a single Eredivisie match. A very mature player, Tonny has great confidence when he is playing for his team, be it for Club or Country. Although he has not played for his country, he earned a recent call-up. He was instrumental in helping his team win the u-17 European championships in 2011 coming joint top scorer with 3 goals. He scored a goal on his debut appearance for the Dutch u-21 team in February. A player who is not afraid of challenges and always looks to play with confidence, Tonny is slowly emerging as one of the great Dutch youngsters who are playing in the Eredivisie.

A technically gifted player, Tonny has great first touch, off the ball movement and finishing. However, what he is best known for is his passing ability. Sitting in the centre of midfield he can lay of great passes, short and long, to his teammates with pinpoint precision. His great special awareness helps people label him as a typical number 10, however, he is also fairly strong in the challenge which makes him great to play as the second pivot in midfield. He is very strong both in attack and defence with the key being his drive to play and his dedication on the field. Although he is small in stature, his strength is not to be underestimated. He is very resilient and players find it hard to take the ball from him. I have likened him to three players I think he has a similar style of playing with. Edgar Davids, Clarence Seedorf and Steven Gerrard. The comparison with Edgar Davids comes with his more defensive qualities, such as his resilience and the difficulty to dispossess him when he is on the ball. With Clarence Seedorf, we see his great ability to keep possession and then give a great pass to an attacking teammate. Like Seedorf and Gerrard, Tonny has great fitness levels that aid him in the midfield. He has a good ability to keep the ball at his feet with some great first touches as well as providing the right pass to a teammate without hesitation and with perfect precision shows his ability and potential to become a star one day.

It is important for him to develop correctly and patiently, and I think he will get that opportunity at Feyenoord. Only 18 right now, his contract runs until 2016. For him and his development, it is best he remains at Feyenoord, fine tunes his abilities before moving to one of Europes more elite clubs. The journey is just beginning for young Tonny, I cant wait to see where the future takes him.