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Spain U21 international of Nigerian descent Samuel Omorodion\u00a0is living up to the billing as one of the exciting young players in\u00a0 La Liga, having netted his third goal of the season in\u00a0Deportivo Alav\u00e9s’ 1-1 draw with Villarreal at the\u00a0Estadio de la Cer\u00e1mica on Sunday evening,\u00a0allnigeriasoccer.com<\/strong> reports.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The 2004-born striker opened the scoring two minutes into the second half when he slotted past the goalkeeper from inside the box after a\u00a0perfectly weighted pass by\u00a0Jon Guridi.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Alaves’ lead lasted less than twenty minutes as\u00a0Gerard Moreno converted a penalty awarded after Aleksandar Sedlar handled the ball in the penalty box.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Omorodion joined\u00a0Atl\u00e9tico Madrid for a fee of 6 million euros in the summer transfer window and it was decided that the best way not to slow his progress was to loan him out to\u00a0Alaves, with no purchase option included in the agreement.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The 19-year-old was a surprise inclusion in Granada’s starting lineup on the opening day of the season against\u00a0Atl\u00e9tico Madrid and he repaid his manager’s faith in him by getting on the scoresheet on his La Liga debut.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n He had a great performance for Alaves in their 1-1 draw with Celta de Vigo on September 28, capping it off with a well-taken goal.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Omorodion mustered 18 goals in 33 appearances for Granada’s reserve team in 2022-2023, helping them secure promotion to the\u00a0Primera Federaci\u00f3n\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 the third tier of Spanish football.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The\u00a0Melilla native made his first competitive appearance for Spain’s youth teams at the 2023 U19 Euro.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Ifeanyi Emmanuel\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Photo Credit: deportivoalaves.com<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Copyright ANS<\/strong><\/p>\n
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