5 La Liga players who surprised us this season

Girona v Villarreal - La Liga
Bakambu in action against Girona

#2 Simone Zaza (Valencia)

Valencia CF v Real Madrid CF - La Liga
Zaza in action against Real Madrid this season

West Ham fans need to skip this slide unless they possess a strong heart. Former West Ham loanee Simone Zaza is turning heads around in La Liga with a sensational start to the season.

With 9 goals already this season, Zaza is only behind Lionel Messi in the La Liga scoring charts. He has been key to Valencia's unbeaten start to the 2017/18 La Liga season.

Simone Zaza is lethal in front of goal, scoring with his every 3rd shot on goal which gives him a conversion rate of 33.3%, making him the 5th best among the players with at least 6 goals in Europe’s big leagues.

Zaza is very strong and aggressive in the box, holds up play well and can fiercely strike the ball with either foot. He has formed an excellent partnership with Rodrigo and Valencia's success, this season, depends on how long Zaza can keep his hunger.

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