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Overview
Weighted average of attribute scores for this role, position-adjusted. Standout attributes count more than weaknesses.
Attributes (grouped)
Mobility
Quick over short distances; Will Still called him rapide. (conf 0.3)
Good recovery pace for a young defender. (conf 0.25)
Well balanced and agile for his age, with good body control. (conf 0.25)
Still building the physical base for a senior workload. (conf 0.2)
Control
Comfortable on the ball with a secure touch. (conf 0.25)
Can carry out of defence a little but plays mostly simple. (conf 0.25)
Light frame; still learning to hold off senior forwards. (conf 0.2)
Neat technique; little evidence of range. (conf 0.2)
Distribution
Composed, accurate short passing that impressed on debut. (conf 0.3)
Limited senior evidence of long-range passing. (conf 0.2)
No crossing role as a central defender; rarely plays wide. (conf 0.2)
Reads the game well; Will Still called him hyper intelligent. (conf 0.25)
Chance threat
Not a goal threat; a young defender with no senior scoring record. (conf 0.2)
Rarely shoots as a defender; no evidence of poor choices. (conf 0.2)
Little set-piece involvement documented. (conf 0.2)
No dead-ball shooting role; not a free-kick or long-range taker. (conf 0.2)
Duels
Still developing physically; not yet strong in the air. (conf 0.25)
Intelligent but physically unproven against senior strikers. (conf 0.25)
Defense
Willing but limited senior experience of pressing. (conf 0.2)
Anticipation and game reading help him intercept. (conf 0.3)
Strong game reading and positional sense for 17-18. (conf 0.3)
Mental
Showed calm on the ball in a derby debut at 17. (conf 0.3)
Mature choices for his age, noted by his manager. (conf 0.3)
Committed professional within Lens's pathway. (conf 0.25)
Resilience
No injury record to speak of; very young. (conf 0.2)
Outlook
Debuted in Ligue 1 at 17 with strong reading of the game. (conf 0.35)
Youth international with an early Ligue 1 debut at a leading club. (conf 0.3)
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Scouting Report & Player Insights
Kyllian Antonio is a French centre-back born in Champigny-sur-Marne in January 2008, who developed at US Torcy and INF Clairefontaine before joining Lens in June 2023. He was handed a Ligue 1 debut at 17 in March 2025 by Will Still, who praised his game reading and composure on the ball. A France youth international at under-16 and under-17 levels, he helped France reach the final of the 2025 European Under-17 Championship. He is a very young defender whose senior game is just beginning.
Made his Ligue 1 debut aged 17 on 30 March 2025 in a derby away to Lille.
Part of the France under-17 side that finished runners-up at the 2025 European Under-17 Championship.