George
ILENIKHENA

Born in Lagos, Nigeria, George Ilenikhena arrived in France with his parents at the age of three and lived in Antony. He quickly took up football in his city's club and completed all his training there, before joining Amiens in 2021. The striker wasted no time in showing his sense of goal with 24 goals at U-17 National level. The pure left-footer then joined the first team and made his debut in Ligue 2 on January 10, 2023, before scoring three days later in Bordeaux, becoming the youngest scorer in the history of the league, at 16 years and 150 days. The Nigerian joined Royal Antwerp in the following summer transfer window and was fully a part of the side's rotation. In each of his appearances, he has brought a lot, notably scoring six goals as a "supersub." This is a role that he would maintain against Barcelona by delivering for his team at the end of added time, becoming the youngest Nigerian scorer in the C1. After scoring 14 goals in all competitions, George signed for AS Monaco in July 2024 on a five year contract.