It is time for the balance sheets of the year 2022 and the inclusion of two Colombians in the list of the best performers according to SofaScore has been surprising.
The first is Kevin Mier, goalkeeper from Atlético Nacional, who had a rating of 7.17, the second highest of the entire ideal team, only surpassed by right-back Nelson Cabanillas from Universitario de Perú.
The purslane goalkeeper appeared alongside Millonarios winger Daniel Ruiz, who received a 7.15 average for his season:
This is the ideal eleven of the best Under 23s of the year: Kevin Mier (National – Colombia); Nelson Cabanillas (University – Peru), Israel Kings (USA – Mexico), Vitao (International – Brazil), Paolo Reyna (Melgar – Peru); Williams Alarcón (Union La Calera – Chile), Fausto Vera (Corinthians – Brazil); Marcel Ruiz (Toluca – Mexico); Daniel Ruiz (Millionaires – Colombia); Jose Manuel Lopez (Palmeiras – Brazil) and Bastian Yanez (Union Yanez – Chile).
Kevin Mier played 46 games with Atlético Nacional between the BetPlay League, from which he emerged champion in the first half, the Colombia Cup and the Libertadores Cup, with 17 starts keeping a clean sheet. Ruiz played 57 games in total, winning the Betplay Cup and finishing with 9 goals and 11 assists.
Missing talents? Someone missed Andrés Gómez, also from Millonarios, Solari from Colo Colo and some other talent, but when it came to the balance sheet they could not find a place in the ideal eleven.
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