He's a 2004 forward from Chicago. He joined the club in 2011. Here's an Eskilson article on him from about 1.5 years ago: http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club...spects:-young-american-with-atlético_aid32993 Here's his profile on the Atletico Madrid website. He's listed with the "Alevin" squad: http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club...spects:-young-american-with-atlético_aid32993 Original credit goes to OWTY for finding out about him.
I wont have time to watch, but I believe he is eligible to play in the La Liga Promises tournament that is happening a little later today, it's on Bien. Maybe some one can catch the games if his specific game is even filmed.
He isn't in the lineup or on the bench for Atletico Madrid in the game today. I don't know about other games.
In the La Liga Promises tournament with Atletico Alevin A, he scored and made the La Liga Twitter feed: http://www.laliga.es/en/news/the-best-five-goals-from-the-laliga-promises A piledriver! 👟⚽🚀@atletiengIish hurtle into the semi-finals at #LaLigaPromises! https://t.co/qEPJrNsKV7— LALIGA English (@LaLigaEN) June 4, 2016 He led Atletico Madrid to a second-place finish and was named the tournament's Best Player with six goals: http://www.atleticodemadrid.com/noticias/el-alevin-a-subcampeon-de-laliga-promises-2016 I can't find him on a roster on Atletico's official website, but that seems to be because they don't list the Alevin rosters; only starting with the Cadete ones.
Amazing young talent from Chicago's been tearing up Spanish youth division and has an amazing #laligapromise tournament. One for the future for sure.
Already a thread: http://forums.bigsoccer.com/threads/federico-oliva-at-atletico-madrid.2026469/ @bungadiri, can we merge and delete this thread?
Tweet from USAprospects: What if I told you Atleti's best player, their #10, their striker who's been compared to Fernando Torres was amazing in #LaLigaPromises— Joey (@USAprospects) December 29, 2016
And I believe Rongen was just made chief scout of the USMNT, right? Think I saw something to that effect.
Anyone have a clue how this kid ended up there? And is there something wrong with us that we just watched highlights of a 12 year old?
Read the top drawer soccer article to answer your first question. As to the latter, probably, but we're all guilty together.
Hope they covered all their bases to comply with FIFA rules. I know he's a #10 and scores a lot but it also looks like he has some midfield skills (turning out of pressure, collecting the ball from the backline and connecting the attack, and ball striking).
From what I saw, he has everything. Really good vision on some of those passes, great awareness, doesn't rely on being more physically/athletically mature. Just incredible balance and technical skill and wonderful tactical awareness. He looked like he could play up a couple of years, frankly. I would have been impressed if you said he was 15-16. Dare I ask the Argentina/Spain question or is that taking the inappropriateness one step too far?
They have rosters all the way down to ages so young that they probably shouldn't publish the rosters at all (e.g. players born in 2008(!)). https://en.atleticodemadrid.com/cantera/ Oliva is now listed as part of the Infantil B roster.
https://goro.blog/2017/06/27/fede-oliva-el-crack-del-atletico-madrid-con-adn-de-la-comarca/ Rough translation: Federico Oliva was born in Chicago, is 13 years old and since 2012 he plays soccer in the lower one of Atletico Madrid, one of the three biggest clubs in the best league in the world: the Spanish. Federico, an American who plays in Spain, has an unbreakable link with Viedma and Patagones. Her mother is a native of the capital of Rio de Janeiro and her father, from Buenos Aires, did the secondary school in the maragata city where he defended the basketball jersey Jorge Newbery. From Chicago to Madrid, through Capital Federal, to David, the father of crack, his place in the world is the Shire. Today Fede visited radio Patagonia and together with David he reviewed the experience of a trip that ends in his dreams in the first division in Europe, the Boca Juniors jersey and of course the Argentine national team. The kid plays hook (almost extinguished position) or extreme, but prefers to place the 10 and occupy the center of the field. The Argentine genes are noticed there. The passion for football began in the eastern Yankee, where even though soccer is not very developed, it is played. An Argentine coach watched him and offered him a test at Atletico Madrid. Mother, father and older brother (now 17 years old) traveled to Spain and the mattress showed so much interest that he signed it right away. The transfer was immediate. Once the labor issues of David, who handles his tasks in Illinois through the Internet and at complicated times (there are seven hours of difference between Chicago and Madrid), the family put forward the dream of Federico. It is not easy what is coming. At Atletico Madrid, like other European giants, talented players arrive all the time. Federico is consolidated, but there is no time to relax. The scouts of Madrid are scattered all over the world and holding on to that level demands a supreme effort. For now, the trainings are daily but only one turn and is played once a week, on Saturdays. School is a theme. Internet is formed in American education. Then take four minutes to enjoy a compact of what can this little duck with DNA of the Shire having fun on a soccer field.
So is there any quote that he'd want to play for Argentina or just an article from an Argentine publication that claims so?
Oh my, an Argentine-American enganche being educated and producing at Atletico Madrid.... my body is ready.
We gotta get this kid into our YNT camps as early as possible. The first '04 camp should be later this year, maybe early next year. Don't let Argentina get this kid into their set-up first. Also, does anyone know if there are any Atletico Madrid forums? I can't really find any. I was going to try to look to see if I can find any further information about this kid.