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Samu Omorodion volition beryllium up against stars similar Lamine Yamal, Alejandro Garnacho and Endrick for the prestigious award
The race for the prestigious 2024 Golden Boy award is heating up, and among the 25 finalists is the rising prima Samuel Omorodion, a Nigerian-born Spanish striker presently playing for Porto.
The announcement of the nominees has acceptable the signifier for an aggravated contention featuring immoderate of the biggest young talents successful satellite football, including stars from the biggest clubs successful the world.
Omorodion's nominated for Golden Boy award
Omorodion, who was calved successful Melilla, Spain, to Nigerian parents, has been 1 of the breakout stars of the past year.
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His explosive performances for Porto, including a spectacular brace against Manchester United successful the Europa League, person caught the attraction of scouts and fans alike, who person drawn comparisons betwixt Omorodion and legendary strikers similar Liberia’s George Weah.
Having moved from Atletico Madrid to Porto successful August 2023, Omorodion wasted nary clip successful making an interaction successful Portugal, scoring 4 goals successful conscionable 5 league appearances.
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The erstwhile Alaves striker’s caller exploits with the Spanish U-21 nationalist team, wherever helium scored 4 goals successful a European qualifying match, further bolstered his estimation arsenic 1 of the brightest young talents successful Europe, culminating successful a Golden Boy nomination.
Omorodion faces pugnacious contention for Golden Boy award
Omorodion, who besides won a 2024 Olympic golden medal with Spain’s U23 team, volition look stiff contention for the Golden Boy grant from immoderate of the astir highly regarded young footballers successful the world.
Barcelona's Lamine Yamal is considered the favourite for the grant aft helping Spain assistance the 2024 Euros, portion Real Madrid's Arda Guler, and Manchester United's Alejandro Garnacho are besides successful the moving for the prize.
The Golden Boy award, fixed to the champion under-21 endowment successful European football, is acceptable to beryllium decided by a sheet of 50 experienced planetary shot journalists.
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While players similar Yamal whitethorn beryllium considered favourites owed to their performances astatine the highest levels, Omorodion's caller performances astatine Porto and with the nationalist squad marque him a acheronian equine successful the race.
Whether Omorodion yet carts distant the prize oregon not, his prime and signifier constituent to him being a prima of the aboriginal astatine the highest level of the game.
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