Villarreal 1-1 Levante: Chukwueze dazzles in La Liga debut
* Moses Simon missing
Super Eagles invitee, Samuel Chukwueze made his La Liga debut for Villarreal as Levante held the Yellow Submarines to a 1-1 draw. His compartiot at Levante Moses Simon was not dressed for the match.
The 19 year-old, who played for Nigeria at under-17 level, was called-up to the Super Eagles by Gernot Rohr for the games against South Africa and Uganda later in the month.
Chukwueze joined Villarreal youth setup in 2017, from local side Diamond Academy. After being initially assigned to the club’s Juvenil a squad, he made his senior debut with the reserves on 15 April 2018, coming on as a second-half substitute for Sergio Lozano in a 1–1 Segunda División B away draw against CE Sabadell FC.
Chukwueze scored his first senior goal on 20 May 2018, netting his team’s second in a 3–1 away defeat of Bilbao Athletic. He contributed with two goals in 11 appearances during his first season.
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The former junior international made his first-team debut on 20 September 2018 in a 2–2 UEFA Europa League home draw against Scottish giants Rangers, coming in for Nicola Sansone in the 79th minute and has played five times for the Valencia based club’s first team.