Sam Omolodion played for Spain’s youth national teams, U-19 and U-21, but is eligible to play for Nigeria’s Flying Eagles, Olympic Eagles and Super Eagles< /em> >
Nigerian national striker Sam Omolodion showed off his scoring ability for Deportivo Alavés in La Liga against Barcelona, Soccernet.ng reported.
The 19-year-old striker, on loan from Atlético Madrid, was crucial to Alaves’ performance in their 2-1 loss to the Catalan giants in Sunday night’s match at the Estadio Olympique Ruiz Companys. fulfilled its role. p >
Just 18 seconds into the match, the Super Eagles striker received a pass from Javi López and calmly pushed the ball past Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen to give Alaves an early lead. .
Watch the video here:
– Watch this match on @GoalSpotHD | Follow (@justintv855052). 12. November 2023
With this feat, Omorodion became the second player in the 21st century to score in the fastest time in a league home game against Barcelona. Brian Zaragoza scored 17 seconds later for Granada and holds the record.
18 – Barcelona have conceded the two fastest goals in LaLiga 2023/24: Bryan Zaragoza for Granada (17 seconds) and today Samu Omorodion for Alavés (18 seconds), which is the fastest goal conceded by the Blaugranas in a home league match in the 21st century. Surprise. pic.twitter.com/3KsDZyHXq8
– OptaJose (@OptaJose) 12. 2023 年 11 月
The Nigeria international striker, who represented Spain at U-19 and U-21 level, is eligible to play for the Super Eagles, Olympic Eagles and Flying Eagles.
Omorodion is looking forward to the match between Alaves and Granada CF after the international break and will be hoping to build on their excellent start.
