Tosin Kehinde

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

Tosin Kehinde
Kehinde (right) playing for Manchester United against FC Liefering on 11 July 2017.
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-06-18) 18 June 1998[1]
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger[2]
Team information
Current team
 Ferencváros
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 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:58, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

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]

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. Tosin Kehinde at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  2. Tosin Kehinde at WorldFootball.net
  3. 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. "RANDERS VS. SØNDERJYSKE 4 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
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