If a poll were taken today and football lovers were asked who is the best left-back of the season in Europe,
surely no one would come to mind the name of Romain Perraud
(1997, Toulouse, France).
He is not the most technical player, nor the most physical, nor the tallest,
but he is being one of the keys for Stade Brest to
become one of the revelations of French football at this start of the season.
Raised in the quarry of the modest Us Colomiers, Romain Perraud's career has been one of those that fans like for his ability to excel.
He began playing as a midfielder, but his lack of physique turned him into a left back.
It was Lucien Favre, current coach of Borussia Dortmund, who decided to place him there
due to his mastery of the technique and his good long displacement.
However, the competition he faced in the south of France forced him to look for minutes at Paris FC, PSG's little brother and who is in Ligue 2.
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Romain Perraud
Brest
Defending
France
Statistics
In the second division of French football,
Perraud was key for the Parisian team to carry out one of the best seasons of the last decade
and contest the playoff for promotion to Ligue 1. Although he did not achieve the desired promotion, his good performance earned him sign for Brest, with whom he ended last season as a capital player for Dall'Oglio to maintain the category on his return to the top division of French football.
In his second season in French Brittany,
the US Colomiers youth squad has emerged as a spectacular left-back, both off the ball and on the opponent's field.
Brest is a team that always takes the ball out and there Perraud's position is essential, since he has a fantastic long displacement, has a great inward driving starting from the left and, moreover, is always outlined before receiving to not lose the ball.
In addition, her productive left leg has also allowed her to stand out as a great striker and proof of this are the three goals she has scored to date.
Romain Perraud's numbers at the start of the Ligue 1 season are being colossal.
In 11 games played, the left-back has scored three goals and has given four assists, that is, he has been involved in seven of the 19 goals for his team.
Some figures, which, currently, no other side of the five major leagues shows
.
At 23, the Toulouse-born is opposing being one of the most coveted defenders in Ligue 1 during the next market and the big clubs, among which are Marseille and Lyon, are already closely following him.