Great hope of French football, young Rayane Messi (16 years old) scored his first goal with Dijon against Orléans (1-0).
It’s an easy name to remember, but probably not easy to have when you’re a footballer. The man named Rayane Messi is one of the revelations of the season in National, and one of the new gems of French football.
A week ago, the young striker became the youngest player to play for Dijon, at just 16 years, 10 months and 13 days. Seven days later, here he is the youngest scorer in the DFCO, after his decisive goal scored against Orléans (1-0), around ten minutes after coming into play.
This Messi plays for France
Rayane Messi is of course not related to his eight-time Ballon d’Or namesake. He doesn’t even have any Argentinian ancestry. This native of the Paris region (Sèvres, Hauts-de-Seine), whose full name is Rayane Messi Tanfouri, takes his surname from his father Zacharie, “from Cameroon, whose grandfather was Sudanese“, indicates RMC.
This French Messi is currently wearing the tricolor jersey. At the end of March, he scored a double with the French U17 team to help the Bleuets beat England (2-1). And this probably won’t be the last time we hear about him.
2024-04-13 13:05:00
#young #Messi #ignites #National
