The new Zlatan is born

Born in 1999, Alexander Isak is the name of maybe the most talented Swedish youngster nowadays. He has been observed by the big fishes in the football world. The talent has recently turned 17 years. He is a prodigy for his age as he shows a great set of qualities. The comparisons with Zlatan Ibrahimovic are not accidental!

The young talent is a product of the AIK football academy, as he is a part of the youth team from the distant 2005. On 28th February this year Isak made his debut for AIK. The forward came as a substitute in a match of the Swedish cup and immediately scored his first goal! Several months later, he is selected for his team’s match against Ostersunds. Alexander Isak then scored his first league goal to secure the 2-0 victory! He became the youngest goal-scorer in AIK’s history, finding the net at the age of 16 years and 199 days. He received his first professional contract shortly after this. Since then, the youngster has scored 8 goals in the league and has found the net on 3 occasions in cup matches! His teammate Chinedu Obasi has compared Isak to Zlatan Ibrahimovic and I think he is very close to the truth!

The young Swedish forward has a great physique, but this is only a small part of the qualities we can see in him. Alexander is a very fast player with a great vision. He has good finishing skills. In addition, he can play one-touch football! The thing Isak must improve is his performance in a defensive aspect. However, he has the time and the basics to build on and if he keeps going like that, he will be the next Zlatan Ibrahimovic!

So, I don’t wonder why Real Madrid, Barcelona, Liverpool and Juventus are among the teams, which has declared their interest for the player. Moreover, Alexander Isak has already made his debut for Sweden U21, even though he is 17! The forward has also scored twice in 6 matches for Sweden U17. Now we must wait and see whether Alexander Isak can improve and see his name in a bigger club.