Scouting The Pyramid: Five Potential La Liga Players In The Tercera Federación

As evident from the country’s UEFA EURO 2024 victory, Spain possesses a lot of footballing talent.

In the Tercera Federación, the fifth tier of Spanish football, youth categories from prominent La Liga clubs like Rayo Vallecano, CD Leganés, and Atlético Madrid compete, showcasing the development talent of these top-flight teams.

In that sense, Tercera RFEF’s Group 7 at Madrid is home to a plethora of talent.

Atlético de Madrid reached an alliance agreement with CUC Villalba, which is now like an Atlético de Madrid “C”.

Meanwhile, Rayo Vallecano and Leganés have their second teams in Tercera RFEF.

This scouting report presents a recruitment analysis focusing on five promising profiles from the youth teams of the three aforementioned clubs.

These players have shown the potential to become La Liga talents and take the next step toward breaking into their respective first teams.

Etienne Eto’o Scouting Report

• Age: 22
• Club: Rayo Vallecano “B”
• Height: 1.91 m
• Preferred Foot: Right
• Positions: Centre-Forward

Etienne Eto’o is the only dual nationality on the list   Cameroonian and Spanish.

He has played at Mallorca, Baleares, Real Oviedo, Guimaraes (Portugal), Poblense, and CUC Villalba and now plays under Jorge Vallejo at Rayo Vallecano “B.”

Also, he made his professional debut with a goal in Copa Del Rey against Villamuriel.

Son of the legend Samuel Eto’o, Etienne is a quite different type of centre-forward than the former Barcelona star.

Etienne is a target man with physicality and finishing quality.

He is a killer in the box and a tank in other parts of the pitch.

Close to the box or even far from it, Etienne uses his body well to retain with his back to goal.

He uses his arms and large legs to hold up the ball.

In every category, it seems like Eto’o can demonstrate his physical superiority in aerial and ground duels.

Figure 1 shows that he can use his arms to win space and impose himself in the air.