The rise of former Nigeria U17 winger Akinsola Babatunde Jimoh at Spanish LaLiga side reached a new height when the 20 year old was handed his debut in their league game against Sevilla on Sunday night.
Akinsola was introduced in the 80th minute with Valladolid losing 0-2 in a game which later ended with the visitors scoring a third goal to clinch a 3-0 win, further compounding the relegation worries of the home team.
For the Nigerian, it has been a remarkable rise to the first team and his career as a whole, which all started from the 2019 WAFU tournament where he represented the U17 team of Nigeria under coach Manu Garba.
He joined the Spanish side in the summer from Nigeria League One side Valiant FC and made the step up to the first team after impressing with the B team in the Segunda Federacion- Group 1 league.
His rise has been coming after he was officially promoted to the first team in January and now with his debut, his next target will be to nail down a permanent spot in the team especially if they manage to beat the drop. They are presently just one spot and one point above the drop zone.
Damian Waziri
