Etebo ; 12th youngest Nigeria to debut in the la liga

Allnigeriasoccer.com understands CD Feirense loanee Oghenekaro Etebo, aged 22 years 2 months and 27 days, will become the 12th youngest Nigerian player to debut in the Spanish La Liga when he steps out onto the Estadio de Gran Canaria turf tonight, starting from 2100 hours.

Based on Las Palmas final training session on Sunday, everything indicates that manager Paco Jémez will hand the versatile midfielder a full debut against Malaga.

Nigeria's youngest ever player to feature in the Spanish top-flight Isaac Success is also set to feature, having insisted on playing time written into his contract with Malaga.

Success was 18 years 7 months and 24 days when he made his maiden appearance in La Liga against Elche on August 31, 2014.

The second youngest Nigerian player to play in the top division in Spain is ex-Spain youth-teamer Sunday Stephen, he gained that distinction when he came off the bench in the 68th minute of Valencia's 3-0 loss to Villarreal, aged
18 years 11 months and 9 days.

Goalkeeper Francis Uzoho, Uche Agbo and Gbenga Okunowo complete the list of Nigeria's top five youngest debutants in La Liga history.