Kyle Bekker
Positions: LCM/CM
Role: Tempo Setter
Age: 32
Height: 178cm
Foot: Right
Birth/Passport: 
Contract Expires: 2023-12-31
Club Team: Forge FC
Player Analysis: N/A
| System: 4-3-3 | Partners |
| Deep-Lying Playmaker | 🏹 Alessandro Hojabrpour |
| Box to Box Midfielder | 📦Aboubacar Sissoko |
| Tempo Setter | ⌛Noah Jensen |
Team Analysis: Forge FC – Team Analysis – 2022
Player Comparisons:
Diego Gutiérrez
Noah Jensen
SIMILAR COMPARISONS
| Rank | Player | Team | Nation | Age | Contract | Analysis |
| 1 | Diego Gutiérrez | Valour |  | 26 | 2023-11-30 | Player Analysis – Diego Gutiérrez |
| 2 | Aaron Molloy | Memphis 901 |  | 26 | 2023-11-30 | |
| 3 | Isaiah Parente | Columbus Crew |  | 23 | 2023-12-31 | |
| 4 | Josh Coan | Sporting KC II | | 25 | 2023-12-31 | |
| 5 | Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé | York United | | 28 | 2023-12-31 | 2022 CPL Central Midfield Comparison |
| 6 | Noah Jensen | Forge | | 24 | Player Analysis – Noah Jensen |
All of the players listed are intended to be realistic replacements for a CANPL team. Most are players with contracts expiring, already playing in North America, or Canadian players. All have a market value below 400k according to Wyscout/Transfermarkt.
STRENGTHS
| 🎨 Chance Creation | 🏹 Long Passing | 🏀 Dribbling | ⌛Tempo-Setting | 🧠 Tactical IQ |
further reading
Embed from Getty Images-> Canadian Premier League – Player Power Rankings
-> Bobby Smyrniotis – Forge FC – Tactical Analysis
-> Explaining the Tempo Setter – Player Role Analysis
Thanks for reading and see you soon! 👊⚽
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