U17 Euro: Valencia's youngest debutant, Leganes' second youngest player in history to represent Spain
Published: May 21, 2024CD Leganés center forward Sydney Osazuwa and Valencia winger David Otorbi Ejededawe are set to represent Spain in their first major tournament, allnigeriasoccer.com reports.
Osazuwa and Otorbi have been named in Spain's squad for the 2024 European U17 Championship holding in Cyprus from May 20 to June 5.
Born in Fuenlabrada to Nigerian parents, Osazuwa became provisionally cap-tied to the European giants when he made his competitive debut in an U17 Euro qualifier against Norway in March 2024.
Valencia native Otorbi is also provisionally cap-tied to the Spaniards, having played his first competitive game in an U17 Euro qualifier last October.
When Otoribi made his first team debut against FC Cartagena on January 7, 2024, he became the youngest ever player in the history of Valencia, aged 16 years and 83 days.
Overall, he received eight call-ups for first team matches this season and featured off the bench in two .
Sydney Osazuwa became the second youngest debutant in the history of Leganes, only behind Cameroon legend Samuel Eto'o after making his senior debut in a LaLiga 2 game against Real Oviedo on January 27, 2024 at the age of 16 years and 281 days.
Osazuwa scored nine goals in the División de Honor Juvenil de Fútbol in 2023-2024 and his standout performance for Spain U17s was netting a hat-trick against Slovenia in an U17 Euro qualifier two months ago.
Spain begin their U17 Euro campaign against Portugal on Tuesday, May 21 at Dasaki Stadium (Achna) before playing France and England on May 24 and May 27 respectively.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
Photo Credit: cdleganes.com
Copyright ANS
All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from allnigeriasoccer.com
- Habeeb Ogunneye: 18yo Nigerian right-back named in Man Utd's travelling squad to face Fenerbahce
- 'My mum is from Nigeria' - Arsenal forward confirms he is qualified to represent Super Eagles, Black Stars, England
- 'My mother is Nigerian' - Red Bull Salzburg loanee confirms he is eligible to represent Super Eagles
- 'It’s a precautionary measure' - Alonso explains why Onyeka replaced Boniface in Leverkusen squad
- 'Almost breaks Reijnders ankle' - Club Brugge icon calls out Onyedika for dangerous tackle on AC Milan star
- Brendan Rodgers reveals how close he came to bringing Atalanta dazzler Lookman to Celtic
- 'These kind of mistakes' - Hayen to hold talks with Onyedika after 2 red cards in 4 European games
- 'Wasn't a punishment': AC Milan coach clarifies decision to bring on Chukwueze for Rafael Leao
- 'When I think of Martinez, Thuram' - Athekame admits Young Boys will face quality Inter Milan team
- 2024 Fifa U17 Women's World Cup: Five observations from Flamingos 1-0 win over Dominican Republic
- Football Betting
- African Players
- Australia/ Asia
- Belgian Championship
- Bundesliga
- Danish Football
- English Premier League
- Nigeria National Teams
- Casinos not on Gamstop
- Nigeria Premier League
- Norwegian Football
- Polish Football
- Russian Championship
- Serie A
- Spanish Liga
- Swedish Championship
- Transfer
- Turkish Championship
- Ukrainian Football
- Uncategorized
- Women's Football