Kingsley Coman

Date of Birth	Nationality	Current Club	Position	Strengths		Weaknesses	Transfer Rumours	Market Value (where applicable)	Similar Players
				Physical	Technical
13/6/1996	France	PSG	AM/Winger	Pace, Team-work	Passing, Technique Shooting, Ball Control	Experience	Man City Man Utd	5-7m euros	Pedro, Cristiano, Zaha

Kingsley Coman is a 17-year-old French player who currently plays for PSG. He is talked about a lot amongst the youth coaches in PSG as one of the most important young players within their academy. On a national level he plays for the French youth set up having played for the U-16s and now the U-17s. He made his PSG debut coming on for Marco Verrati in a 3-2 loss against Sochaux, making him the youngest player ever to play for PSG. Although he only had 5 minutes of playing time, Coman showed his eagerness during the match and his hardworking nature that he brings along with it. He is an attacking midfielder who also plays on the wing. His performances in the Next Gen series earned him the call up to first team training after Ancelotti was impressed with his performances for the youth side. He was subsequently registered for the second half of PSG’s champions league campaign.

Coman is a very technically gifted player. Predominantly right footed, however he is also very adept with his weaker left foot. This makes him a very dangerous threat both in the center of midfield and the wings. He is a fast player suited for the wings with great technique and ball control. He has quick acceleration that allows him to move fast both on and off the ball. In addition to this, he has very good vision and can make a cutting pass without spending too much time on the ball. A very intelligent footballer, Coman knows the right times to make runs, give balls and can beat defenders when taking them on. He is a real talent that will be making headlines in the future, be it for club or country. Coman is a hardworking player who will give his full commitment to the team, either defensively or offensively. His only real weakness is his experience and lack of matches. When deployed in the youth levels, Coman is a mature player however, his ablity can sometimes get to his head and he will make careless errors or do some things which he knows he shouldn’t do on the pitch. These can only be altered with more experience and more time playing bigger games. Only 17 Coman has a long future ahead of him, maybe a few loan spells in France can help him gain experience before breaking into the first team at PSG.

I have likened him to Pedro, Cristian Tello, Wilfried Zaha, and Cristiano Ronaldo. I have done this for two reasons. I have likened him to Pedro due to the effort he puts in for the team both offensively and defensively as well as his great dribbling abilities and his nature of taking on defenders from the wing. I have likened him to both Ronaldo and Zaha due to the style of play by which he plays and the pace he possesses on the wings and the ease at which he is able to run past the defender . A quick player with long legs and a great ability to beat defenders, as well as doing some tricks, he shows a lot of similarities to both these players. However, I would probably say he is more like Pedro due to the defensive work the winger puts in for the team. 

He has been linked with a move to Man City and is on Man United's radar. However, I think it is all paper talk and he will remain at PSG for the foreseeable future.