UAE 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup gold
medal-winning goalkeeper, Francis Odinaka Uzoho at the weekend entered the
record books of La-Liga, as the Spanish top-flight league’s youngest foreign
shot-stopper ever.
Uzoho achieved the feat with his debut for
Deportivo La Coruna in their 0-0 draw away to Eibar, as he started in goal for
Pep Mel’s side at Ipura Municipal Stadium.
Uzoho who was signed from Qatar-based Aspire
Academy one year ago, was handed his debut with a starting role at 18 years and
352 days old.
This makes the over six feet tall shot-topper
the youngest foreigner to keep goal in La-Liga following his debut, where he
showed no sign of a player playing his first top flight day.
Ironically the oldest foreigner to have kept
goal in the La-Liga also did so while playing for Deportivo La Coruna, and that
was legendary Cameroon goalkeeper Jacques Songo’o when he kept goal for them at
the age of 40 years and 67 days in 2004.
Uzoho will no doubt be hoping to emulate the
success of Songo’o at the club as he is now going to be the first choice
goalkeeper until Reuben who is out injured returns.
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