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Verbruggen made a rapid ascent through the ranks at Anderlecht last campaign, starting the season with their under-21s, before starting for the first team on Boxing Day.Three months later, he produced a heroic performance away at Villarreal to help his side through to the Europa Conference League quarter-finals, making nine saves in a shock 1-0 win. In the league, Verbruggen’s shot-stopping prevented about three goals more than would be expected from an average goalkeeper.
As the below scatter graph shows, only Real Madrid’s Toni Kroos came close to replicating his unique combination of forward passing and creativity last term. The former Utrecht striker is a true poacher, having scored 15 of his 16 non-penalty goals from inside the area last season, with six of those from within the six-yard box. At 6ft 1in , Douvikas is a danger in the air, but is most adept at turning close-range snap-shots on either foot into powerful finishes.
Celta were involved in an uncomfortable relegation scrap last season, saved by the goals of local boy Gabri Veiga, now at Al Ahli. Douvikas will be lurking to pinch those poacher’s goals, hoping to extend the Galician’s 12-season stay in the top flight.Following 30 goals across two seasons on loan at Argentinian side Tigre, the 24-year-old made his debut for the Italian national team in March, qualifying through his maternal grandparents, despite never having stepped foot on Italian soil.
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