Damaris Egurrola Scout Report At Lyon Féminin 2022/2023: The Dutchwoman’s Influence In Midfield And Comparisons To Keira Walsh – Analysis

Damaris Egurrola is a 23-year-old footballer who was born in the United States but who is half-Dutch and half-Spanish.

Nevertheless, Egurrola decided to represent the Netherlands and has been playing with them since 2022, despite having played a single match for Spain.

She started her footballing journey at Athletic Bilbao in 2014 before moving to WSL’s Everton in 2020 for one season.

In 2021, Egurrola joined Olympique Lyonnais Féminin and gradually became a key but unsung player for the team, and that’s exactly why we would like to shed some light on the player’s importance within the team, providing an analysis of her playmaking abilities and her roles in Olympique Lyonnais’ tactics through a Damaris Egurrola scout report on the player.

Damaris Egurrola Roles At Olympique Lyonnais

Egurrola’s roles at Olympique Lyonnais are varied, diverse, and fundamental to the team.

In fact, the 23-year-old  is the player responsible for linking defence and attack since she usually plays in front of the defence to distribute the ball towards the wings to the central midfielders or the striker.

Egurrola is also very important to the team because she absorbs most of the opposing high pressing when getting the ball and knows exactly how to get away from it using body feints and anticipation to launch an attack.

The following picture highlights Egurrola’s passing abilities, particularly her progressive passes this season.

This shows the big number of successful progressive passes being executed towards the final third and sometimes directly towards the box.

This indeed shows that Egurrola didn’t use many long passes towards the box this season, yet that doesn’t mean her long passing is poor or unreliable; the opposite is true.

Damaris Egurrola Progressive Passes Map

The 23-year-old is also one of the most consistent players in terms of passing accuracy and knowing how important accuracy can be for this exact role.

The fact that Damaris Egurrola is excelling in this regard has been somewhat overlooked or taken for granted.