Federico Valverde: From Uruguayan Youth Prodigy to a Real Madrid Superstar in the Making

• Real Madrid signed Federico Valverde in 2015 from Uruguayan club Peñarol for just €5 million at that time
• Federico Valverde is currently worth €70 million and has become a regular in the Real Madrid setup
• Federico Valverde scored a stunning goal in the UEFA Champions League as Real Madrid left it late to beat RB Leipzig

Federico Santiago Valverde Dipetta is undoubtedly a superstar of the future.

The Real Madrid midfielder, who is more commonly known as Fede Valverde, has had an excellent start to the season and earned the plaudits of his manager, Carlo Ancelotti.

As reported by Managing Madrid, Ancelotti believes that Valverde has the quality to score a lot of goals in a season.

“If you can’t get a player like that to score at least 10 goals in a season then you should rip up your coaching badge and retire,” he said.

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Ancelotti made the comments after Madrid’s victory against RB Leipzig in the UEFA Champions League. Valverde scored one of Los Blancos’ two goals in the game.

Who is Federico Santiago Valverde Dipetta?

While Valverde is now becoming a household name with the La Liga champions, not many knew of him before.

The 24-year-old is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a central midfielder. He also has the ability to play in defensive midfield as well as a right winger and right-back, Wikipedia stated.

He started his youth career with Peñarol in Uruguay, where he soon impressed. He then moved over to the first team and soon attracted interest from Arsenal, Barcelona, Chelsea, and Real Madrid.

In 2015 he was signed to Real Madrid and assigned to the B squad. He only cost Madrid €5 million at that stage.

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A loan move to Deportivo La Coruña

After signing for Los Blancos, Valverde was sent out on loan to Deportivo La Coruña for one year. He made just 24 league appearances for the side, but they were relegated at the end of the season.

Valverde returned to Madrid’s B team after his loan expired and soon impressed once again.

He was promoted to the first team and made his debut in October 2018 against Viktoria Plzeň in the UEFA Champions League. He was only 20 at the time.

Becoming a Real Madrid star

Valverde has since gone on to become a regular in the first team at Madrid. As noted by Transfermarkt, Valverde has played 156 games for the La Liga champions. He’s scored nine goals and notched up 10 assists. Liverpool reportedly tried to sign the player during the recent transfer window.

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Federico Valverde scored a superb goal again to help Real Madrid with a 2-0 victory over RB Leipzig on Wednesday night.

The Uruguay international gave Los Blancos an 80th-minute lead from Vinicius Junior's pass.

The versatile midfielder showed great self-command to coolly outwit a defender with brilliant footwork on the edge of the area before bending a beautiful effort in the far bottom corner of the net.