Mukwelle Akale at Villarreal

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  1. frankburgers

    frankburgers Member+

    May 31, 2016
    Lol absolutely not.
     
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  2. Dave Marino-Nachison

    Jun 9, 1999
    And with that attitude, he always will!
     
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  3. bsky22

    bsky22 Member+

    Dec 8, 2003
    Akale hasnt played since early Ocober and hasnt been in the squad for quite a few games. Anybody have any info of what is going on?
     
  4. bshredder

    bshredder BigSoccer Supporter

    Feb 23, 1999
    Club:
    Millwall FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He's about ready to turn 23
     
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  5. kruck

    kruck Member+

    Jan 12, 2008
    Houston, TX
    Club:
    SV Werder Bremen
    Don't worry when Geoff Cameron turned 23 the only professional experience he had was half a season in MLS. Mukwelle is on fine trajectory.
     
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  6. bsky22

    bsky22 Member+

    Dec 8, 2003
    That is common knowledge. I guess I could naively speculate about what that means, but I prefer to go on actual facts.

    If only we had reporters who would take 5 minutes to actually get some details of players situation.
     
  7. bsky22

    bsky22 Member+

    Dec 8, 2003
    He is also about the age that Llettget was when he moved to the LAG.
     
  8. Jazzy Altidore

    Jazzy Altidore BigSoccer Yellow Card

    Sep 2, 2009
    San Francisco
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    quite unlikely. Isn’t he on a youth contract ? Probably makes less than 100k.
     
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  9. bsky22

    bsky22 Member+

    Dec 8, 2003
    Why would he be on a youth contract? He extended his contract when he was 21 and playing for their second team in the third division. They are only one of the 4 second teams in that division with Barcelona, Espanol, and Valencia. So 16 of the teams they play are grown men.
     
  10. Eighteen Alpha

    Eighteen Alpha Member+

    Aug 17, 2016
    Club:
    Stoke City FC
    Upon what are you basing your certain knowledge?
     
  11. frankburgers

    frankburgers Member+

    May 31, 2016
    My bank account lad
     
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  12. Jazzy Altidore

    Jazzy Altidore BigSoccer Yellow Card

    Sep 2, 2009
    San Francisco
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    What’s the league minimum for a pro contract of a guy who everyone knows is unlikely to make it?
     
  13. dougtee

    dougtee Member+

    Feb 7, 2007
    this is one of the most perplexing player development paths i can recall. this is definitely stranger than lletget at west ham
     
  14. bsky22

    bsky22 Member+

    Dec 8, 2003
    I dont know the league minimum for Segunda B. I dont believe everyone knows it is unlikely for Akale to make it. That definitely wasnt the case when he extended his contract about a year and a half ago.
     
  15. ielag

    ielag Member+

    Jul 20, 2010
    Caleb Stanko and Lletget got contract extensions too
     
  16. Eighteen Alpha

    Eighteen Alpha Member+

    Aug 17, 2016
    Club:
    Stoke City FC
    If this is one of those "I'll show you mine if you show me yours" kind of things, I much too demure.:oops:
     
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  17. DirectK

    DirectK Member

    United States
    Jun 27, 2018
    No you see, it's totally fine and normal and plenty of world-class players are struggling to get B team minutes in the third division at age 23. He's definitely on the right trajectory for his development and anyone who says otherwise is the reason why football will never reach a high level in this country.

    /s
     
  18. frankburgers

    frankburgers Member+

    May 31, 2016
    As we wind down 2019, akale is still toiling away as a rotation player for Villarreal B. Perhaps this is the window he moves clubs.

    I’d imagine a move to like Detroit city or Indy XI would be helpful for his career.
     
  19. Dave Marino-Nachison

    Jun 9, 1999
    Unless he really has no opportunities anywhere, it's hard for me to believe a guy who's spent half a decade, including all of his late teens, in Europe would be in a hurry to return to the U.S. to play in something like the NISA or maybe even the USL. Some kind of move within Europe, now or later, seems far more likely to me, even if the level is substantially below La Liga. Of course, I'm just guessing here.
     
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  20. dougtee

    dougtee Member+

    Feb 7, 2007
    one day this will all be explained
     
  21. Sandon Mibut

    Sandon Mibut Member+

    Feb 13, 2001
    I think we're getting closer to that day.

    Also getting closer to the day he moves to a club where he'll actually get first-team minutes. Though that move will likely not be in La Liga.
     
  22. Balerion

    Balerion Member+

    Aug 5, 2006
    Roslindale, MA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Is it really more complicated than that he's a player at a fancy club with a dedicated hype man on the internet?
     
  23. Sandon Mibut

    Sandon Mibut Member+

    Feb 13, 2001
    Perhaps not.

    I just assumed he was tryna give Andrew Carleton a run for worst-managed career of recent USYNT players.
     
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  24. Lookingforleftbacks

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    United States
    Dec 17, 2016
    Los Angeles
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    There’s some tough competition there. Xuxuh has to be in that conversation
     
  25. SUDano

    SUDano Member+

    Jan 18, 2003
    Rochester, NY
    You're using Geoff Cameron's path as ideal from almost 12 yrs ago? Anyone who knows soccer knows its not a good path to first team football is to still be playing minor league ball as a 23 yr old.
     

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