Eliesse Ben Seghir, the new Moroccan nugget of AS Monaco
At just 17 years old, the young Moroccan Eliesse Ben Seghir is breaking records in Ligue 1. For his very first match, the attacking midfielder of AS Monaco created a surprise by scoring twice against Auxerre on Wednesday December 28, thus offering victory at his club (3-2). He is now among the earliest young scorers in Ligue 1 Uber Eats.
The native of Gassin Eliesse Ben Seghir, 17, of Moroccan origin, is already a dream for football lovers. On Wednesday, he enters the break of the meeting between AS Monaco and AJ Auxerre in Ligue 1 replacing Wissam Ben Yedder, and makes himself known to the public. Quickly, it marks the spirits. He scored twice (58ᵉ, 85ᵉ), allowing ASM to win 3-2.
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At 17 years and 315 days, number 44 becomes the second youngest player to score a brace for Monaco in Ligue 1, behind Kylian Mbappé: 17 years and 62 days (20/02/2016, against Troyes), Pietro Pellegri: 17 years and 162 days (08/26/2018, against Bordeaux), Thierry Henry against Lens in 1995 (17 years and 255 days) and Benoît Badiashile: 17 years and 296 days (01/16/2019, against Nice) . Ben Seghir also becomes the youngest player to score twice in his first Ligue 1 match in the last 75 years and the first over the period to achieve this performance before he turns 18.