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Nigeria U-20 centre-back, Benjamin Chiemela Frederick has completely joined English Premier League facet, Brentford, Soccernet.ng reviews.
The 18-year-old is now the most recent everlasting addition to the Bees setup. Benjamin is a graduate of Moses Simon’s academy in Nigeria.
The Simo Iben Academy graduate regardless of taking part in within the Nigerian league, had curiosity from prime European groups like Bundesliga giants – Bayern Munich, fourteen-time UEFA Champions League winners – Actual Madrid, and FC Porto, however Brentford received the battle for the distinctive defender signing him on mortgage final summer time with an choice to purchase included within the deal.
As per Fabrizio Romano, the clause has been activated and the defender has signed a four-year take care of Thomas Frank’s facet, becoming a member of Frank Onyeka as one other Nigerian on the membership. He’ll proceed with the crew B set as much as help his improvement right into a first-team participant, though he has skilled with the primary crew on many events.
🔴⚪️🇳🇬 EXCL: Brentford set off purchase choice to signal Nigerian proficient defender Benjamin Frederick (18).
Brentford determined to activate the choice and signal him from Kaduna primarily based Simoiben Academy, sources from Nigeria verify.
The contract might be legitimate till 2028. 🐝 pic.twitter.com/lSHqQSnx2D
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) April 30, 2024
He was additionally named as an alternative to Brentford’s Premier League video games in opposition to Manchester Metropolis and Tottenham Hotspur, in addition to the Emirates FA Cup third-round match in opposition to Wolverhampton Wanderers.
“Signing completely for Brentford is a good second for me and my household and I wish to thank everybody who began this journey with me. Neil and the remainder of the teaching crew have been very affected person and supportive all through this season and so they have helped me develop into a stronger extra assured participant within the course of. I wish to repay the membership’s belief in me by persevering with to do my greatest and pushing to even larger heights,” the previous Nassarawa United man instructed Brentford’s official website after his transfer was made everlasting.
Benjamin featured on the FIFA U-20 World Cup final yr and performed six video games for the Flying Eagles as Nigeria completed third within the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.
Adefolahan Guerreiro
Adefolahan is a multilingual journalist and author at Soccernet Nigeria.
With a Bachelor’s diploma in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and a observe document of involvement in Faculty sports activities, Adefolahan is targeted on crafting participating soccer content material and utilising his language abilities and intensive sports activities data to boost content material accessibility for a world viewers.
He has interviewed Nigerian stars like Finidi George, Junior Lokosa, and Abraham Onahi Ogbu.
