Young Russian footballer recognized as one of the best in the world

Russian defender of “Torch” Matvey Bardachev entered the top ten young central defenders of the world under the age of 22. This is evidenced by the results of the analysis of the International Center for Sports Studies in Football (CIES), published in the social network X.

The rating was headed by the defender of Barcelona and Spain, the world champion of 2026 Pau Kubarsi. The second place was taken by the French defender of Liverpool Jeremy Jacquet, the third was the Spaniard Dean Haysen from Real Madrid.

Bardachev stands for “Torch” on loan and is a pupil of “Zenit”. He has played nine matches this season. Previously, the footballer also played on loan for the Urals.

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