Super Eagles defender Kenneth Omeruo has been in good form for Spanish La Liga side CD Leganés , after moving on loan from Maurizio Sarri’s Chelsea. The player had been on loan in Turkey for several years, so people aren’t so aware of his progress. He’s now in La Liga with Leganes, so he’s playing at a higher level, and it’s easier to keep track of him. He played in the 1-1 draw with Sevilla at the weekend, and was given a 3/3 spades rating in Spanish paper AS’s rather odd ranking system, as well as the man of the match award.
The underdog side defended superbly against title-chasing Seville, but conceded in the final minute. His stats for the game were superb:
Kenneth Omeruo v Sevilla
52 Touches
87% Pass Accuracy
32 Passes
3/4 Long Balls
2/2 Tackles
4 Interceptions
11 Clearances
2 Blocks
2/2 Aerials Duels
1 Fouled— Chelsea Loan Army (@ChelseaLoanArmy) December 23, 2018
With the Nigerian defender at the heart of it, this plucky Leganes side are now unbeaten in 8 games. That’s a great record, and it’s based on the rock solid defence that our loanee is part of. It doesn’t look like he’ll ever be good enough to start for us, but every good showing he puts in raises the already impressive fee we might get for him even further.
Kenneth Omeruo is one of the best Center backs in Spain, maybe also across Europe’s top Leagues and for avoidance of doubt his numbers; even in just the early days, prove he deserves in to in the discuss. Omeruo who is on loan from Chelsea has made four previous moves in search of first team football and topsy turvy as his journey has been the Nigerian is showing great adaptability and the stats prove he is heading up.