Key strength: Link-up play
Target man
In the gloom of Elche's desperate campaign—languishing in 15th place amid a dreadful run of form—one glimmer of hope has emerged from North Africa. Twenty-year-old Moroccan forward Adam Boayar, valued at just €500,000, has defied the gravity of his club's struggles with a remarkably clinical touch in front of goal. Six strikes in just 665 minutes across thirteen appearances gives him a goal every 110 minutes—a scoring rate that eclipses his more heralded teammates Rafa Mir and André Silva despite their superior ratings and experience. Playing as a second striker, Boayar's predatory instincts have made him Elche's unlikely lifeline, his one assist complementing the goal tally that has single-handedly kept the Ilicitanos within touching distance of safety. While Germán Valera provides the creative spark from the wing, it's Boayar's ice-cool finishing that continues to salvage precious points. In a season of darkness at the Martínez Valero, this young Moroccan has proven that clinical instinct—far more than reputation or price tag—decides matches.