🐣 Young talent of the week: Charálampos Kostoúlas

Every week, OneFootball introduces you to the new gems of world football. This time, we're heading to Brighton in the Premier League, where Charálampos Kostoúlas is making his mark slowly but surely.

At just 18 years old, Charálampos Kostoúlas is already making a name for himself across the Channel. It's fair to say that everything has happened very quickly for the Greek forward. Trained at Agia Anna Volos for two years, he then joined Olympiakos in 2019 where he continued to grow.

It was far from professional pitches that he began to get noticed. During the Youth League 23/24, he found the net five times in eight matches and led his team to the final victory against AC Milan (0-3).

A more than successful season with the youth team opened the doors to the professional group of Olympiakos. The following season, he played 21 matches and scored six goals at just 17 years old.

Crowned with his Greek championship title, the young striker attracted interest and it was Brighton who ultimately won the race with a transfer estimated at 35 million euros.

Since the start of the season, the Greek prodigy has been gradually adapting, making multiple appearances at the end of matches. In January, Kostoúlas earned his first start and his second in the Premier League.

It's worth noting that the 18-year-old striker pulled out all the stops for this second achievement, scoring an acrobatic bicycle kick to help Brighton secure a draw against Bournemouth in the 90+1 minute.

A natural finisher with great technique and a physique that already seems ready for the top level, Charálampos Kostoúlas could write the glorious chapters of Brighton in the coming years. His progress over the past weeks speaks in his favor, and the 1.85m Greek surely doesn't intend to stop there.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.

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