Robert Kenedy Nunes do Nascimento

Date of Birth	Nationality	Current Club	Position	Strengths		Weaknesses	Transfer Rumours	Market Value (where applicable)	Similar Players
				Physical	Technical
8/2/1996	Brazil	Fluminense	LW/RW/FW	Height, Speed, Strength	Dribbling, Passing, Ball Control, Technique, Shooting	Young, Maturity	Chelsea	-	Hulk, Robben

Robert Kenedy Nunes do Nascimento is a 17-year-old Brazilian who plays for Fluminense. He is primarily a winger and can play on either side, but he has also been known to play upfront. He shone in the recent Al Kass tournament where Fluminense were crowned champions after their victory over PSG in the final. He was an outstanding performer in the matches they played and won several Most Valuable Player awards. In April he took part in the u-17 South American Championships for Brazil ending as their top scorer in the tournament with 6 goals. He began the tournament, not as a reagular starter in the first three games but managed to score 3 goals in the process. For the remaining 3 games in which he participated he scored a further 3 goals that brought his tally to 6 goals. He signed a professional contract with the club till 2016, and Fluminense see him as an ideal replacement for Wellington Nem who is Shakhtar bound. He recently made his senior debut coming on as a substitute in a 2-0 loss to Gremio.

Robert Kenedy is an extremely quick player and very suited to playing on the wing. He has great technical ability when on the ball and is able to keep the ball at his feet while dribbling, which allows him to take on and beat defenders easily. He has great awareness in the attacking third of the pitch and is on hand to finish of great team plays. He is a strong and fast player and is tall for his age. This gives him a great advantage as he can use his pace and strength to aid him while taking on any defence. A strong left boot, Kenedy (as he prefers to be called) is a player with immense talent and great shot technique. He demonstrated this in a game against Peru for the Brazil U-17 team. Although he is still young, he has recently been promoted to the Fluminense first team and therefore he is expected to slowly make more appearances for the club in the coming year. He is mainly a forward who likes to score goals, but he also can provide great assists for his teammates.

I have likened him to Hulk and Robben as he is a left footed player with great ball control and technique. His similarity with Robben is his ability to dribble with close control and take on defenders and beat them. His similarity with Hulk is not only because they are both Brazilian but because of his ability to shoot from a long distance with good pace.

He is a player to watch out for in the future. He gave an interview after the Al Kass tournament about his dream to play in Europe and how he loves Chelsea due to their Brazilian players Oscar, Ramires and David Luiz. Although right now he is primarily concerned with his future with Fluminense and improving and maturing as a complete footballer. However, a move to Europe in the future cannot be ruled out. It would be a pleasure to watch him play in the Champions League. 

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