Five Facts About Manchester United's Nigerian-Born Midfielder Dubbed The New Paul Ince

Published: July 02, 2017
Five Facts About Manchester United's Nigerian-Born Midfielder Dubbed The New Paul InceMidfielder Tosin Kehinde has caught the eye for the youth teams of Manchester United since joining the club.

Allnigeriasoccer.com refreshes your memory with five interesting facts about Kehinde.

1) Tosin Kehinde was born in Lagos on June 18, 1998 and officially joined Manchester United on July 1, 2014, according to the club's official website.

2) Now 19, the versatile midfielder made his maiden appearance for Manchester United U23 squad against Wolverhampton Wanderers at the age of 16.

3) Kehinde is blessed with quick feet, trickery, good vision, good at passing combinations, and watchers of youth football in Manchester have described him as the nearest thing to Paul Ince in the Manchester United Academy.

4) The central midfielder's performance at Manchester United is being monitored by the Nigeria Football Federation with a view to a call-up to one of their national teams in the near future.

5) He made his UEFA Youth League debut against Wolfsburg in September 2015 and has one goal to his name in the competition.

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