BURKINA FASO · REAL DU FASO
Real du Faso vs Leader Foot — Seiza Cup 2026, day 2. Video-observed grades: runs in behind 7.6, mobility 7.2, back-to-goal play 6.8, pressing 7.0, overall impact 7.1.
AFCA vs Real du Faso — Seiza Cup 2026, day 3. Video-observed grades: runs in behind 7.4, movement 7.3, association 6.9, reaction to loss 7.2, overall impact 7.2.
Reliability: medium — panoramic 640×360 recordings, player sometimes far from the camera; repeated tendencies are more reliable than any total.
Lionel Soubeiga is a 15-year-old Burkinabè centre-forward at Real du Faso, born on 15 September 2011. Right-footed and standing 1.90 m, he is a tall, long-striding number 9 whose main weapon is attacking the space behind the defence. Between September 2025 and September 2026 the agency recorded 38 matches and 1,640 minutes across eleven tournaments: 14 goals, 6 assists and 7 man-of-the-match awards, including best player of the Spocus detection tournament. He has been part of a Burkina Faso U16 FIFA window (2 matches, 1 goal) and played the Copa Fictor in Brazil in January 2026. RSM’s video analysis of two Seiza Cup 2026 matches confirms a vertical, pressing-minded profile with clear areas to develop: back-to-goal play, speed of link-up and aerial timing.
A modern transition centre-forward in the making: vertical first reaction, willing presser and a 1.90 m frame with large physical margin. The production across eleven tournaments (14 goals, 6 assists, 7 man-of-the-match awards) supports the video reading. To step up he must improve back-to-goal stability, one- and two-touch link-up, double movements and the quality of the last action after a high-intensity run. Recommendation: follow over several matches, especially against low blocks where he must create through support play and short movements.
To situate Lionel’s current level, the benchmark uses three tiers: an elite global tall striker (superior), a Burkina Faso international forward who came through the same national pathway (peer pathway) and a baseline composite for his age group. Ratings are RSM scouting approximate values, not measurements.
| Tier | Player | Club | Similar Profile | Point of Comparison |
| — | L. Soubeiga * | Real du Faso (BFA) | CF, 1.90 m, runs in behind and pressing | 14 goals and 6 assists in 38 recorded matches at 15, with two Seiza Cup 2026 matches video-observed |
| Superior | Erling Haaland | Manchester City (ENG) | Elite tall striker, explosive in behind and lethal in the box | The archetype of the vertical tall number 9 that Lionel’s frame and running style point towards |
| Pathway peer | Lassina Traoré | Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) | Burkina Faso international forward, mobile and vertical, pressing-minded | A concrete national-team pathway reference: mobility, depth and work rate for a Burkinabè forward |
| Baseline | U15–U16 starting striker | — | Composite baseline: typical U15–U16 starting centre-forward in Burkina Faso youth football | Not a named player — an RSM composite showing how far Lionel sits above the typical level of his age group |
| Objective | Exercise | Indicator |
| Back-to-goal play | Reception under contact + lay-off in 1–2 touches | Balls secured out of 10 |
| Movement | Double movement against a defensive line | Runs received without offside |
| Finishing | Cut-backs and low crosses after a sprint | Shots on target out of 10 |
| Pressing | Curved runs 3v3 + goalkeeper | Forced clearances to the chosen side |
| Structure | Role | Main instruction |
| 4-3-3 | Centre-forward | Pin the centre-backs, diagonal runs, guided pressing |
| 4-2-3-1 | Vertical No. 9 | Lay-off then attack the space in behind |
| 4-4-2 | Breakaway forward | Pair with a more creative or stronger back-to-goal partner |
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