Willem Geubbels

Key strength: Link-up play

Target man

In a Paris FC side treading water at 11th in Ligue 2—their erratic WLWLW form speaking to a team searching for identity—Willem Geubbels is writing one of the season's most quietly compelling redemption stories. The 24-year-old French centre-forward, once Lyon's teenage prodigy before injuries cruelly derailed his ascent, has carved out a role defined by ruthless efficiency: 6 goals and 1 assist from 25 appearances this campaign, despite playing just 1,208 minutes. That clinical strike rate—one goal every 201 minutes—speaks to predatory instincts that belie his backup status. Operating primarily as a target man with link-up play his calling card, Geubbels has thrived off the creativity of teammates like Andy Diouf and Marshall Munetsi while maintaining remarkable discipline with zero cards across the entire season. His €5 million valuation represents both the ghost of his Lyon wonderkid days and the promise of what still could be. At an age when many written-off prospects fade into obscurity, Geubbels isn't merely scoring goals—he's systematically rebuilding a career that once seemed destined for the surgeon's table.