Reading rising star Olise rated most promising Nigeria-eligible youngster in the world

Published: March 09, 2021

Nigeria Football Federation target Michael Olise has been rated the tenth most promising player of his age group in the world by Neuchâtel-based International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES).

The Reading playmaker is the only Nigeria eligible-player to rank among the top 25 for the 2000, 2001 and 2002 age groups.

CIES used the capital experience approach, weighting the domestic league minutes played by footballers with the sporting level of their teams of employment on a global level.

Olise is having a breakout season at Reading, recording five goals and nine assists in thirty three Championship appearances, including twenty seven starts.

The solid campaign he's having saw him linked with a plethora of English Premier League clubs in the January transfer window but he remained put at the Royals.

On Tuesday, Olise was named on the standby list for Nigeria's upcoming 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against the Republic of Benin and Lesotho.

The 19-year-old was handed Reading's number 7 jersey heading into the 2020-2021 campaign, suggesting that he has cemented his place in the first team.

His younger brother, Richard Olise, is on the books of Chelsea, where Michael started off his career before joining Reading.

The older Olise is capable of playing multiple positions including right midfield, attacking midfield, left winger, right winger and left midfield.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

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