Cameroonian International who plays for Brighton and Hove Albion, Carlos Baleba, is among the top 100 contenders for the Golden Boy award which recognizes the world’s most sensational players under the age of 21.
This is the first time a Cameroonian is being considered for this honor,thus, the lad has written his name in history books for a prestigious accolade, previously bestowed upon iconic figures such as Lionel Messi in 2005, Kylian Mbappé in 2018, with Jude Bellingham as the most recent winner.
The 20-year old player and product from Boissons du Cameroun Elite Football Club(EFBC) has made 21 appearances in the English Premier League, 6 Europa League games and one League Cup match, earning him the 53rd rank among nominees.
Baleba’s impressive season with Brighton and the presence of other African nominees is an indication of the continent’s prowess on international football
On march 2, 2024, Carlos Baleba won the most duels in the entire English Premier League that weekend(13) in Brighton’s game against Fulham.
No single player in all 9 EPL games that weekend did better than him.
The midfielder has been voted Brighton’s player of the month of March and received as award a brand new Porsche Center Mid-Sussex vehicle worth about 135 million CFA.
Indomitable Lions of Cameroon’s head coach Marc Brys, is expected to hold talks with Baleba’s entourage in the days ahead, to convince the player join the national team as the coach prepares to assemble a squad that will face Cale Verde and Angola in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in June.
Baleba is considered a powerful central midfielder who can play in a box-to-box role or as a holding midfielder, equally extremely good at dribbling and his passing range.
Writer: Eyong Macdela
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