EPL goal involvements players aged 21 or under : Olise 4th, behind Arsenal and Man City stars

Published: March 06, 2022

Michael Olise ranks fourth for goal involvements for players aged 21 or under so far in the 2021-2022 season, the English Premier League tweeted on Sunday, March 6.

For players aged 21 and younger, Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka leads the way with 13, followed by another Hale End Academy product Emile Smith Rowe (11) and Manchester City star Phil Foden (10).

Crystal Palace winger Olise has directly participated in seven goals (2 goals, 5 assists) in twenty one matches.

The 2021 Super Eagles invitee opened his Premier League account against Leicester City back in October and netted his other goal in the derby against West Ham United on New Year's Day.

As for assists, the former France U18 international set up his teammates in matches against Arsenal, Manchester City, West Ham, Norwich City and Burnley.

Of the aforementioned youngsters, Saka (1,919) has spent the most minutes on the pitch, followed by Foden (1,522) and Smith Rowe (1,380) while Olise has the least game time with 899.

The Anglo-French-Nigerian-Algerian winger has been included in the starting lineup for Premier League games on nine occasions.

Igho Kingsley

Photo Credit : cpfc.co.uk

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