Julio Enciso signed for Brighton & Hove Albion in June 2022. Fast forward a year and the Paraguay international has been soaring high for the Seagulls.
Enciso arrived in East Sussex after an impressive 21/22 season with Club Libertad - where the then 18-year-old scored 11 goals and bagged three assists in 14 league appearances. The forward made his debut for Brighton in the Carabao Cup before making his first Premier League appearance in the club’s 4-1 win over Chelsea last autumn. After bagging back-to-back league goals, Enciso helped Roberto De Zerbi’s side earn the club’s first-ever win at Stamford Bridge; he also clocked two assists in Brighton’s biggest-ever league win against Wolves, after beating the Midlands’ side 6-0.
All in all, 22/23 saw Enciso make 20 league appearances, racking up four goals and two assists in the process, but perhaps his biggest achievement was his 25-yard strike against Manchester City to seal Europa League football for Brighton; a goal that later won the young Paraguayan Premier League Goal of the Season.
There are young ballers tipped for greatness, and then there’s Julio Enciso.
VERSUS sat down with Enciso to talk about what he thinks of PUMA’s latest ‘Energy Pack’ boot drop, how he’s settled into English football and his incredible start to last season.