The training centre of the Olympique de Marseille seems to have identified a promising future talent in the person of Samy Bedja, a fourteen-year-old offensive youth. Recently, he had the opportunity to participate in a training session with the professional team, a significant step in his career. This convocation, which occurred after a remarkable progression and accelerated integration into U17, was documented in a short film tracing the daily life of the training centre. The exchange between Medhi Benatia, the club’s sports director, and the young player, captured on video, testifies to the confidence placed in Bedja, stressing the importance of positive feedback from the director of the training centre, Lassad Hasni, and Benatia’s personal observation.

In the wake of Milan Leccese, Samy Bedja found himself propelled into the professional group, a recognition of his technical qualities, his vision of the game and his efficiency, which had already enabled him to win the Gambardella Cup and win as champion of France U17. The club, aware of the potential of this young hope, wishes above all to accompany it in its progress, providing it with valuable advice on adapting to the rhythm and intensity of the professional game. Medhi Benatia stresses the importance of information taking, speed of execution and self-confidence, while recalling that this first experience does not mark the end of its journey, but represents an additional step in a more comprehensive development plan.

Currently linked to the club by an aspiring contract until its 16th birthday, Samy Bedja represents a major challenge for the Olympique de Marseille, faced with the difficulty of integrating the young people from her training centre into the first team in a sustainable way. The highlight of this young talent illustrates the club’s willingness to bet on succession and build the future of its team around in-house trained players, while offering this young player a unique opportunity to demonstrate his potential on the professional stage.