19-Year-Old Burnley Loanee Ali Koiki Finally Gets His Big Day

Published: January 13, 2019

Nigerian starlet Ali Koiki has made his professional debut aged 19 years, 4 months and 21 days.

The left-back was loaned out by Premier League side Burnley to League Two club Swindon Town just three days ago and forty-eight hours later, the defender was handed his first appearance against Lincoln City.

Prior to his maiden appearance as a professional, he was a non-playing substitute for Burnley in their Premier League games against Arsenal and West Ham during the festive period.

Koiki impressed on his debut as Swindon Town did not concede again following his introduction in the 67th minute.

He almost made an immediate impact but McCourt's curling effort towards the top corner went inches wide from a short corner kick taken by the Nigerian.

Koiki is a strong, pacy left-back, who is very good in one-on-one situations.

The former Crystal Palace youth-teamer is expected to play a part again when Swindon Town travel to Tranmere Rovers next weekend.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

Photo Credit : swindontownfc.co.uk