Sport Local February 07, 2025

Emerging Young Stars Shine in ADNOC Pro League 2024-2025

The 2024-2025 ADNOC Pro League has featured impressive performances from young players under 23, notably from Al Ahli and Sharjah clubs. This article highlights key contributions from these athletes over the first 14 rounds of the competition.


Emerging Young Stars Shine in ADNOC Pro League 2024-2025

In the current season 2024-2025 of the Professional League Al-Adnak, new young talents are emerging (mostly under 23 years old), the majority of whom are registered as local players and can claim to be in the lists of their teams for 14 rounds of the championship. Among them, four players from the Shabab Al-Ahli and Sharjah clubs stand out, competing for first place in the league.

David Petrovich, defender of Sharjah, who previously came from the Serbian club Radnički Niš in the summer window of 2024, extended his contract until the summer of 2026. His annual cost is 1.4 million euros. In the current season, he has played in 14 matches, completing 31 successful tackles, 76 interceptions, 27 won aerial duels, 26 successful clearances, and 6 blocks. He made 431 passes, of which 328 were accurate, including 10 key passes, and scored 1 goal in 1168 minutes on the pitch.

Bernu Limush, midfielder of Shabab Al-Ahli, who joined the team from the Brazilian club America Mineiro in January 2024, also demonstrated himself at the beginning of the season in 14 matches. He made 712 passes, 532 accurate passes with a 61% passing accuracy, including 10 key passes over 928 minutes.

Rennan das Silva, defender of Shabab Al-Ahli, who signed a contract with the club in the summer of 2022, extended it until June 2025. His annual cost is 1.3 million euros. In the current season, he has spent 1214 minutes, making 776 successful tackles, 526 accurate passes, 70 successful interceptions, 48 successful aerial duels, and 40 successful clearances.

Rickelm Erlandes, who signed a contract with Shabab Al-Ahli last summer, also demonstrated himself in the current season in 13 matches. He made 455 passes, of which 370 were accurate, including 8 key passes in 1053 minutes on the pitch, and also excelled in successful dribblings, winning 68 aerial duels, 31 successful clearances, and 27 successful recoveries.