Alex Iwobi has set a brand new file for Nigerian gamers within the Premier League, beating different well-known Tremendous Eagles stars.
Iwobi, who performs for Fulham, is now second on the listing for essentially the most Premier League video games performed by a Nigerian.
He has been within the Premier League since he was younger, beginning in Arsenal’s academy. Since then, he has turn into a high participant.
Iwobi has performed for Arsenal, Everton, and now Fulham, the place he is among the key gamers.
Iwobi’s new file
Iwobi has gone previous well-known Nigerian gamers like Jay-Jay Okocha, Kanu Nwankwo, and Mikel Obi.
In line with Soar Tremendous Eagles on X (previously Twitter), “Final evening, Alex Iwobi matched Shola Ameobi’s file for essentially the most Premier League appearances by a Nigerian. A veteran at 29!”
Iwobi now has 298 Premier League video games, the identical as Ameobi.
Kanu is third with 273 video games, Aiyegbeni Yakubu is fourth with 252, and Mikel Obi is fifth with 249.
Iwobi performed in Fulham’s 3-1 loss to Bournemouth on Friday evening, which gave him the possibility to achieve this file.
He’ll break the file in Fulham’s subsequent sport towards his previous membership, Arsenal.
Iwobi has performed 85 video games for Fulham to date, scoring 16 objectives and making 10 assists.
