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Originally posted by nvidic nvidic wrote:

Originally posted by Los Aros Los Aros wrote:

https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/shamrock-rovers-teenager-kevin-zefi-21640534?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

PSV interested in Kevin Zefi.

Got 20 mins tonight and looked good, Rovers much better with him on, few games in that league will do him good before a move 
ive been involved in his age group the past 8 years. Took a big growth spurt about 4 years ago,and he’s been excellent since then. He’s an absolute handful for defenders his own age group. Hard to believe he’s a 2005 born. 
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Originally posted by BigStrongMan BigStrongMan wrote:

Originally posted by nvidic nvidic wrote:

Originally posted by Los Aros Los Aros wrote:

https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/shamrock-rovers-teenager-kevin-zefi-21640534?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

PSV interested in Kevin Zefi.

Got 20 mins tonight and looked good, Rovers much better with him on, few games in that league will do him good before a move 
ive been involved in his age group the past 8 years. Took a big growth spurt about 4 years ago,and he’s been excellent since then. He’s an absolute handful for defenders his own age group. Hard to believe he’s a 2005 born. 

Do you think it's his physicality that makes him stand out? Doesn't strike me as being particularly big from what I've seen.
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Originally posted by BigStrongMan BigStrongMan wrote:

Originally posted by nvidic nvidic wrote:

Originally posted by Los Aros Los Aros wrote:

https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/shamrock-rovers-teenager-kevin-zefi-21640534?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

PSV interested in Kevin Zefi.

Got 20 mins tonight and looked good, Rovers much better with him on, few games in that league will do him good before a move 
ive been involved in his age group the past 8 years. Took a big growth spurt about 4 years ago,and he’s been excellent since then. He’s an absolute handful for defenders his own age group. Hard to believe he’s a 2005 born. 
 

The general chat about this lad about this lad would make the chat about Troy Parrott a few years ago seem like silence in comparison and PSV would be a savage move for a kid like him but there’s far bigger clubs than PSV by all accounts looking at him across Europe. 👀👀 I don’t know anything about the kid only he’s 15 so he’s a child leave him develop away but I get the impression if people are getting excited by this crop of 21s they could put themselves into a happiness coma when they see the talent coming up from U19/17/15 etc. 👀
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Originally posted by The O'Shea The O'Shea wrote:

Originally posted by BigStrongMan BigStrongMan wrote:

Originally posted by nvidic nvidic wrote:

Originally posted by Los Aros Los Aros wrote:

https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/shamrock-rovers-teenager-kevin-zefi-21640534?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

PSV interested in Kevin Zefi.

Got 20 mins tonight and looked good, Rovers much better with him on, few games in that league will do him good before a move 
ive been involved in his age group the past 8 years. Took a big growth spurt about 4 years ago,and he’s been excellent since then. He’s an absolute handful for defenders his own age group. Hard to believe he’s a 2005 born. 

Do you think it's his physicality that makes him stand out? Doesn't strike me as being particularly big from what I've seen.
Hes got all the tools to make a living. He’s not a monster but when he plays at his own age group his pace and strength is very difficult to control. Runs at you at pace and Is quite tricky. Not too many weaknesses in his game. Doesn’t look out of place playing 2 years out of his age group but I haven’t seen him play any senior games. 
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Didn't look too out of place last night, nmnot sure where he usually plays but kept popping up in the middle, trying to get the ball and pass it on, management screaming at him to play up top. Looked very comfortable working the ball in little space. 

At one stage I looked he was on the half way as Rovers defended a corner, I've no idea how but next thing he was on the edge of the Bray box taking the ball off one of our players, must've only been 3/4 seconds since I'd seen him on half way.

Still, only 15, many at that age don't kick on, Aaron Bolger getting hauled offthe  last night says as much, albeit he would have been a bit older playing senior for first time 


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Might of been clarified before, but what is his background. Where are his aul pair from?
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This lad has Albanian parents. I wonder if he'd have any pull towards representing them if they decided to sniff around.

I mean if he was good enough to represent both countries he's eligible for at senior level, would someone like Joe Hodge choose Ireland on the basis of having one grandparent? If so, then surely this boy would have to at least consider an Albanian approach.

They looked a decent side at Euro 2016 and Zefi would've been in his formative years watching that.

If there is any genuine interest from Inter, it may become more of a pressing issue seeing as Albanians are a massive diaspora in Italy.

Anyways, all hypothetical at the moment.
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Originally posted by Hotlips_Hoolahan Hotlips_Hoolahan wrote:

This lad has Albanian parents. I wonder if he'd have any pull towards representing them if they decided to sniff around.

I mean if he was good enough to represent both countries he's eligible for at senior level, would someone like Joe Hodge choose Ireland on the basis of having one grandparent? If so, then surely this boy would have to at least consider an Albanian approach.

They looked a decent side at Euro 2016 and Zefi would've been in his formative years watching that.

If there is any genuine interest from Inter, it may become more of a pressing issue seeing as Albanians are a massive diaspora in Italy.

Anyways, all hypothetical at the moment.

To be fair I’d be quite happy to take it that he wants to stick with us considering surely the Albanian FA would have at least looked at him and it’s not like an English situation that lads are declaring for us because they aren’t good enough to be looked at by Albania. Oddly enough Kennys Kids shared a video of like the President of Albania talking up Rocco Vata another Albanian descent youth international playing underage for us. Going by that Zefi would surely been at least approached. If he does go to Italy then it does obviously do Albania’s chances of getting him to declare no harm that would make sense but look what will be will be In quite happy to take it he wants to declare for us until it’s suggested otherwise.
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Another lad with Albanian heritage, Leo Gaxha, signed his first professional contract with Sheffield United a fortnight ago. He'll be with their U-23s next season.
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Gaxha and Zefi... Albanians have awesome last names...
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There’s another Albanian lad in the Rovers 2005 group who is going to be a very good player also. 
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Originally posted by kevin100 kevin100 wrote:

Originally posted by Hotlips_Hoolahan Hotlips_Hoolahan wrote:

This lad has Albanian parents. I wonder if he'd have any pull towards representing them if they decided to sniff around.

I mean if he was good enough to represent both countries he's eligible for at senior level, would someone like Joe Hodge choose Ireland on the basis of having one grandparent? If so, then surely this boy would have to at least consider an Albanian approach.

They looked a decent side at Euro 2016 and Zefi would've been in his formative years watching that.

If there is any genuine interest from Inter, it may become more of a pressing issue seeing as Albanians are a massive diaspora in Italy.

Anyways, all hypothetical at the moment.

To be fair I’d be quite happy to take it that he wants to stick with us considering surely the Albanian FA would have at least looked at him and it’s not like an English situation that lads are declaring for us because they aren’t good enough to be looked at by Albania. Oddly enough Kennys Kids shared a video of like the President of Albania talking up Rocco Vata another Albanian descent youth international playing underage for us. Going by that Zefi would surely been at least approached. If he does go to Italy then it does obviously do Albania’s chances of getting him to declare no harm that would make sense but look what will be will be In quite happy to take it he wants to declare for us until it’s suggested otherwise.
The President of Albania is very good friends with Rudi Vata, Rocco's dad. That is the reason he is a Celtic supporter and also likely to be the reason he is talking about Rudi's son. His massive support for Israel is probably a bit less obvious...
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A senior goal for 15 year old child Kevin Zefi against Athlone Town tonight.
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Erroneously accredited to him it looks like now unfortunately 
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What's the connection with Rudi Vata and Ireland as his son is playing for us
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The maternal grandmother is Irish.
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