Sergio Reguilón - Fastest Left-Back In Spain

Sergio Reguilón is one of the biggest surprises of this season in La Liga. Before this campaign started almost no one knew the young Spaniard. Due to his strong performances during the last months, he debuted for the Spanish under 21 team on 21 March. The 22-year-old left-back has got a contract until 2020 with Real Madrid.

The turning point this season for Reguilón
Julen Lopetegui took over Real Madrid this summer and the young left-back made no appearances in the league under the Spanish coach. He just played one game in the Champions League during Lopetegui’s time in Madrid. Lopetegui got sacked after the 5-1 defeat against Barcelona on 28 October 2018. The Argentinian, Santiago Solari, took over and made Reguilón his favoured left-back.

He played in 19 out of 32 games under Solari and eight of the remaining 13 matches he missed because of injuries. So, in these 32 games, he just didn’t play in five games even though he was fit. That is an amazing statistic, especially when you consider that the other left-back in the squad of Real Madrid is Marcelo.

Reguilón is quick and tries to make use of that quality. In defensive as in offensive situations, he leverages his physical strengths. Especially when he overlaps one of his teammates on the wing, he always does this at full speed. This aspect makes it extremely hard for the opposition to defend in these situations.