OVIE EJARIA broke into Liverpool’s first team this season after impressing Jurgen Klopp during pre-season.
The midfielder made his debut earlier on this season against Derby County in the EFL Cup as an 18-year-old.
The midfielder has now turned 19 and has proven he can handle himself on the big stage after making his first start in the same competition against Tottenham.
He has also featured in the Premier League and was a substitute for Philippe Coutinho in the 87th minute of Liverpool’s 6-1 thrashing over Watford at Anfield.
Despite having a promising pre-season Ejaria, suffered an injury which meant he had to make a comeback via the Under-23s before featuring in the first team.
The youngster was born in London in 1997 but is also able represent Nigeria on the international stage due to his family.
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In 2013 he trained with Nigeria but missed out the nation’s success at the Under-17s World Cup in 2015 due to injury.
In 2005 he joined Arsenal’s academy and went on to catch the eye of coaches from Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester United.
In 2014 he agreed to join Liverpool and move to Merseyside after initially playing for the Reds as a trialist at the Aegeon Futures Cup in the Netherlands.
But now after impressing for the Under-23s he is now Klopp’s radar to start for Liverpool.
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