Tosin Kehinde

Tosin Kehinde
Kehinde playing for Manchester United against FC Liefering on 11 July 2017.
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-06-18) 18 June 1998 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger[2]
Team information
Current team
 Ferencváros
Number 24
Youth career
2011–2018 Manchester United
2018–2019 Feirense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Feirense 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Randers (loan) 20 (1)
2020–2023 Randers 97 (9)
2023– Ferencváros 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:43, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Tosin Kehinde (born 18 June 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Hungarian club Ferencváros as a winger.

Early and personal life

Kehinde was born in Lagos, Nigeria and grew up in the United Kingdom.[3]

Club career

Kehinde joined the Manchester United Academy at the age of 13.[3] His contract expired in June 2018, and he was linked with a transfer to a number of clubs across Europe as well as in England.[4][5]

He was offered a new contract by Manchester United,[6] but signed for Portuguese club Feirense in August 2018.[7] He moved on loan to Danish club Randers FC in July 2019.[8][9][10] He made his debut against OB.[11] On 24 August 2020 Randers FC confirmed that Kehinde had signed permanently on a deal until June 2023.[12]

On 7 June 2023 Kehinde signed for Hungarian club Ferencváros.[13] He won the 2023–24 league championship with the club.[14][15]

International career

Kehinde is eligible to represent either Nigeria or England at international level, and in March 2018 he announced his intention to represent Nigeria.[3]

Honours

Randers

References

  1. ^ a b Tosin Kehinde at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  2. ^ Tosin Kehinde at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ a b c Stanley Kwenda (2 April 2018). "Man United U-23 player Kehinde pledges future to Nigeria". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  4. ^ Ciaran Kelly (29 June 2018). "What Tosin Kehinde wants from Manchester United amid Barcelona interest". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  5. ^ Mark Wakefield (4 July 2018). "Who is Tosin Kehinde, the Manchester United youngster linked with Derby County?". Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  6. ^ Rob Dawson (4 July 2018). "Manchester United youngster Tosin Kehinde ready to prove himself in first team". ESPN. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  7. ^ Ciaran Kelly (1 August 2018). "Tosin Kehinde joins CD Feirense after leaving Manchester United". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Lejesvend glad for Randers-skifte: Helt klar på en permanent aftale". Tipsbladet.dk.
  9. ^ "Randers FC lejer Tosin Kehinde". 2 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Ex-Man Utd midfielder Tosin Kehinde pops up at Randers - Tribal Football". www.tribalfootball.com.
  11. ^ "France, Vietnam, China… how Nigerian players performed in 23 countries over the weekend". www.thecable.ng. 12 August 2019.
  12. ^ TOSIN KEHINDE SKIFTER PERMANENT TIL RANDERS FC, randersfc.dk, 24 August 2020
  13. ^ nemzetisport.hu (7 June 2023). "NB I: MU-ban nevelkedő nigériai szélsőt igazolt az FTC - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  14. ^ "Klubrekord! Sorozatban hatodszor bajnok a Ferencváros". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 20 April 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Ferencváros crowned Hungarian champions for sixth year in a row". 20 April 2024.
  16. ^ "RANDERS VS. SØNDERJYSKE 4 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 May 2021.