He is the youngest in the convocation of Reinaldo Rueda. His talent made him be considered for the friendly match against Honduras in the United States. Surely the coach thinks of Yaser Asprilla as a future player, The midfielder could enter the club of the youngest to make his debut in the Senior Selection.
Yaser Asprilla is 18 years old, however, Despite his young age, he has shown personality, last year he was in charge of being the soccer leader of Envigado. In the second semester they were close to entering the finals because of their goals and ideas.
The Jewel of Envigado and close to Watford
He arrived at Envigado at the age of 12 and from that moment he showed conditions. Now he has been a professional player for two years, he debuted in 2020 against Independiente Medellín on December 3. José Arastey, Envigado’s DT at that time, decided to take a chance with a 17-year-old player who was already breaking it in the minor divisions. In the first half of 2021 he received few minutes.
Its consolidation came in the second semester with José Alberto Suárez, who It gave him more confidence and prominence from the great game that was played against Atlético Nacional on date 1 of the BetPlay II League. He played 1,426 minutes, 17 games as a first baseman and 5 goals.
His great performances caught the attention of a Premier League team. Watford would be very close to completing the arrival of the jewel of Envigado for 3 million euros. Only details would be missing, but his arrival in English football is a fact.
Rebellion, dribbling and goal
“He is a crack, strong in one on one, he scores, we worked hard on dynamism and I think that is a plus for him: he has improved a lot also in the defensive phase which is very important in first level championships. He is very young, he still has to learn a lot, but his road will be long, I think there will be a before and after, “Ramiro Ruiz, president of Envigado, told the Italian journalist’s page. Gianluca Di Marzio.
He is a rebellious, daring and different player who cheers up the stands with luxuries and dribbles. In addition, it is also a good setter. Asprilla fell in love with the BetPlay League this second semester. Its great qualities suggest a great future. Reinaldo Rueda took the first step to bring him closer and motivate him even more.
Figure before the greats
On the first date of the BetPlay League, Yaser Asprilla changed everything with his imbalance. Envigado lost 0-2 at home to Atlético Nacional, the midfielder entered and in 58 ‘he gave a masterful score for the discount, then in the 66 ‘he scored the tying goal, a quality definition against Kevin Mier. Celebration to rage, shirt outside and hug with his companions.
Then, on date 16, he shone before Millonarios at the South Sports Center. He opened the scoring in a 2-1 victory against the Blues. A great goal where he left Andrés Llinás and Juan Pablo Vargas thrown with a dribble, in front of Esteban Ruiz, he defined with quality by opening his left foot to leave the goalkeeper without an option.
