Jair Collahuazo

Jair Collahuazo is a 18-year-old player, left footed centre back. Play for New York Red Bulls, currently for the second team, on loan from the Emelec of Ecuador. Player observed in the context of the World Cup U17 in 2023, representing the Ecuador national team.

Left-footed central defender who plays in position 4. He has a good physical profile for the position, he is tall (188 cm), which helps him to be strong in the aerial game, both defensively and offensively. He is competent and assertive in construction, presents calmness and comfort with the ball. He tries to play simply or through long passes, where he demonstrates a good vision of the game. And he also has the ability to perceive moments to attack spaces and progress in driving. Defensively, he is a player who uses his body well to protect his position, is competent in containment and shows good positional sense. He demonstrates good timing in disarming and anticipation, always taking care to continue the offensive process. He is intelligent in reading plays, perceives the movements of his opponents and controls the diagonals of direct reference well. He is a player who, despite his reasonable movement speed, controls depth well, as he understands the moments of removing depth well. He is an aggressive and very focused athlete, who shows good potential.