three Lyonnais among the most used youngsters in Ligue 1
Malo Gusto during Monaco – OL (Photo by CHRISTOPHE SIMON / AFP)
Faced with the policy put in place at the start of the season, OL find themselves relying on youth. After fifteen days, Castello Lukeba is the player under 21 who has played the most in Ligue 1 this season.
They are the pride of the people of Lyon. Between the OL supporters and the academy, it’s a love story that has lasted forever. So when a young person manages to find a place in the sun in the professional group, there is perhaps a certain pride. With the politics of recent years, there are now many examples when they could be counted on the fingers of one hand just 20 years ago. While waiting for Muhammad El Arouch or Rayan Cherki does not really impose itself, Castello Lukeba and Malo Enthusiasm are the last “made in Lyon” players to have found their place. And how ! Lawrence White almost regret, but the two defenders became executives even before they were in their twenties.
Without competition, Enthusiasm a boulevard in front of him and logically finds himself chaining matches. This season, the full-back has already played 1,218 minutes, making him the second most used player under 21 in Ligue 1 after 15 games. The Espoir international is simply advanced by his Lyon colleague Castello Lukeba. With 1260 minutes played, the central defender only missed the trip to Lens for injury between August and November. A precocious regularity certainly but which also shows that the responsibility of theLO is given to young people still in search of maturity. A point on which Laurent relies White since his arrival.
Players under 21 who have played the most in Ligue 1:
1. Castello Lukeba (OL): 1260 minutes
2. Malo Gusto (OL): 1218
3. Dango Ouattara (FCL): 1197
4. Elye Wahi (MHSC): 1175
5. Quentin Merlin (FCN): 1132
6. Adrien Truffert (SRFC): 1117
7. Bradley Locko (SDR): 1057
8. Fares Chaïbi (TFC): 835
9. Johann Lepenant (OL): 832
10. Theo Le Bris (FCL): 815