00:00He recently impressed against Paris Saint-Germain and was a key player in Paris FC's qualification against Paris Saint-Germain in the Coupe de France.
00:05But who is Obed Nkombadio?
00:07Born on February 7, 2003 in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, his story with football began very early in the Paris region.
00:13He will start playing football at the Épinay-sur-Seine Football Academy,
00:16He will go through S-Jeunesse-Aubervilliers and finally he will go to the SSG alliance.
00:20In 2019, despite a season complicated by a 6-month injury,
00:23He will be spotted by Paris FC and will very quickly join the capital club.
00:26And he will want to stay there because, for example, in 2020 he was being courted by clubs like Valencia.
00:30In 2021, he signed his very first professional contract and while he would remain in the shadows for more than 2 years,
00:35It is during the 2023-2024 season that everything will change.
00:38since he was Ivan Filipovic's backup, he will become the starting goalkeeper for Paris FC from September 2023.
00:43He quickly established himself as a key player, and went on to play a string of matches.
00:46and the following season, he would be the key figure in Paris FC's historic promotion to Ligue 1.
00:50At just 22 years old, he is discovering Ligue 1
00:52And while Paris FC is set to recruit Kevin Trapp during the off-season,
00:55Well Stéphane, I said, the Paris FC coach will keep Encombadio as number 1 in the goalkeeper position.
01:00Well, in reality, he'll have some minor discomfort and Kevin Trapp will also get a little bit of playing time.
01:04But the message is always the same, Encombadio is the number 1 goalkeeper for Paris FC.
01:07And a match that will greatly highlight him,
01:09This is a benchmark match played in the French Cup round of 16 against Paris Saint-Germain.
01:13Indeed, to everyone's surprise, while Paris FC is not far from the Ligue 1 relegation zone,
01:18PFC will pull off the feat of winning one goal to zero at the Parc des Princes.
01:21Encombadio will make this stop, so admittedly, they are not all done in an academic way, but still.
01:26And this match, paradoxically, will highlight both his strengths and weaknesses.
01:29Because while Encombadio is capable of making crucial saves to save his team, he also has some flaws.
01:34His footwork and distribution can still be improved.
01:37He doesn't yet have a good understanding of the game, but more importantly, sometimes he makes a few mistakes.
01:41But sometimes there's another thing that's a problem with him, and that's his positioning.
01:43And against Paris Saint-Germain, we see that some saves are not textbook.
01:46And there are a few stops where, in reality, if he had been better positioned, well, it would have been less complicated for him.
01:50And we must also point out the clumsiness of the Paris Saint-Germain players.
01:54In the national team, he compounded all the failures: the U17s, the U20s, and even the Olympic team in 2024.
01:59where he will win the silver medal at the Paris Games.
02:02Now it's up to him to iron out his flaws and become a great goalkeeper.
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