Nigerian Teenagers To Keep An Eye On: Arsenal Goal-machine Who Likens Himself To Aubameyang

Published: September 16, 2019

The 2019-20 season is in its full gear in Europe as clubs are making sure that their respective mission for the season are accomplished as soon as possible.

Many Nigeria players, including Tammy Abraham and Victor Osimhen, are shouldering their club's goalscoring burden in Europe, while some are yet to hit the ground running.

However, in our series of Nigerian teenagers tipped for greatness during the season, we put our focus on Arsenal's highl- rated striker Folarin Balogun who is in great form for the Gunners U23 side.

The 18-year-old started this season on a fine note as he scored three goals in the season opener against Blackburn Rovers.

The Nigeria-eligible star now has four goals from four Premier League 2 fixtures and he is definitely going to add to the tally before the end of the campaign.

In an interview back in March, Balogun likened himself to Arsenal star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, saying : ''I am the sort of striker that likes to play on the shoulder of the last defender and make runs behind them, similar to the way that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang plays''.

It won't be surprising to see him make his first-team debut in EFL Cup competition should he continue his bright start to the season.

Folarin, who is eligible to represent three countries at international level, is currently with the Young Lions of England after playing four games with USA U18.

Despite featuring for both countries, Folarin can still pledge his allegiance to the Super Eagles of Nigeria in the future and the youngster has not ruled out the possibility of representing the three-time African champions.

Ibukun Italoye

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