Young and European: Eduardo Camavinga

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Eduardo Camavinga is a midfielder that currently plays for Real Madrid and the French national team. 

Like all the players in our Young and European series, Camavinga is a player well thought of across the continent. Can he also play a key part in the Qatar World Cup?

Young and European: The up and coming stars looking to impress in Qatar (eurosuperfootball.blogspot.com)

Development at Rennes

Camavinga joined the Rennes' youth system aged 11. He signed his first professional contract on 14 December 2018, at the age of 16 years and one month and became the youngest ever professional for the club. His professional debut for Rennes in a 3–3 Ligue 1 tie with Angers in April 2019.

A few months later, he was awarded the man of the match award in a 2–1 win against Paris Saint-Germain. He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 win against Lyon on 15 December 2019. During the 2020–21 Champions League season, he featured in four games for Rennes.

Move to Real Madrid

Camavinga had been linked with a number of sides across Europe. Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea were all linked with signing the midfielder at various points. 

On 31 August 2021, Real Madrid announced Camavinga had signed a contract until 30 June 2027 from Rennes. He made his debut in a 5–2 win over Celta Vigo on 12 September 2021, in which he scored a goal shortly after coming off the bench.

He is starting to impress fans at the club, with many hoping that he becomes to the club's chances over the next decade. 

International career

In November 2019, Camavinga was selected to represent France's under-21 team for games against Georgia and Switzerland. In August 2020, Camavinga was called up to play on France's senior team. In the process, he became the youngest player to be called up to the French A few weeks later, he debuted in a 4–2 win against Croatia in the Nations League, replacing N'Golo Kanté in the second half. 

He eventually made his first start for France in a 7–1 win against Ukraine where he scored his first international goal, opening the scoring with an overhead kick. This made him the youngest goalscorer for France since 1914.

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