Paolo
Gozzi Iweru has become the first player of Nigerian descent born this century
to feature in the Italian Serie A, allnigeriasoccer.com reports.
Born
April 25, 2001, Iweru made his full debut for the Italian champions as they
suffered a 2-1 loss to SPAL on Saturday, aged 17 years, 11 months and 19 days.
Iweru
is the youngest footballer to play in the Italian top flight in the 2018-19
campaign, beating the previous record held by Emanuel Vignato, who was aged 18
years, 4 months and 28 days when he stepped out onto the Allianz Stadium turf
in the 61st minute of Chievo Verona's 3-0 loss to Juventus on January 21, 2019.
The
absolute record for the youngest player of Nigerian descent to debut in the
Serie A is held by Stefano Okaka, who made his maiden appearance for Roma aged
16 years, 4 months and 9 days in December 2005.
At
16 years, 10 months and 10 days, former AC Milan striker Mohammed Aliyu
Datti remains the youngest Nigerian-born player to feature in the Serie
A.
A
pacy and physical defender who knows how to read the game, Iweru was born in
Torino and has represented Italy at U16, U17 and U19 levels.
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