Rahim Alhassane

Key strength: Pace and recovery

Overlapping full-back

At the bottom of the table and desperate for points, Real Oviedo find themselves in a relegation dogfight with five games yielding no relief. Into this pressure cooker steps 24-year-old Rahim Alhassane, the Niger international left-back who has finally broken through with his first full 90-minute appearance this season. While the stat sheet shows zero goals and assists from his single outing, the €2M-rated defender brings something Oviedo desperately need: pace and defensive recovery. His overlapping style offers width in a squad featuring higher-profile talents like Thiago Almada and David Carmo, but it's at the back where Oviedo's survival will be decided. With 55-rated defending and physicality matched by 45 pace, Alhassane represents a developmental gamble for a club with nothing left to lose. As Oviedo stare down the barrel of 20th place, this young full-back's next opportunity could define both his career trajectory and his club's season.