Rio Ngumoha announced on Monday evening in style when he scored a 100th minute winner for Liverpool against Newcastle to achieve the Reds a 3-2 victory with almost the last kick of what was a tough match in St. James' Park.
Although much of the attention was at the collision on the road at Stillaway Newcastle striker Alexander Isak – who has struck an attempt to force a move to Anfield – caused the 16 -year -old Ngumoha that the night ended with him in the spotlight.
By becoming the fourth-jongest goal scorer in the Premier League history and 361 days old, only one day behind Wayne Rooney, the young person earned a precious three points for the men of Arne Slot on Tyneside on Tyneside.
However, he is not a native Liverpool Academy player, born in the East London Borough or Newham, where he has tightened his football capacity by playing in local five-a-side cages.
That is in the same way as Nieuwe Arsenal that Ebereechi Eze signed – who did this in Greenwich – with the compact pitches that put a greater emphasis on skill and technical control than full -sized fields.
His brother encouraged him to take the sport and has since become a hugely influential figure during his rise by the ranks.
Indeed, he could have played for a number of London club after taking the game at the age of only four, because he initially spent time in West Ham and Arsenal.
However, the Gunners could not hold him, despite the introduction of him to their record goalkeeper Thierry Henry and cult hero Santi Cazorla.
Instead, he joined the famous Cobham Academy of Chelsea at the age of nine to be arrested by Rivals Liverpool just less than a year ago in a suitable step that provoked considerable anger at Stamford Bridge.
He sees that paid on the contract of a standard scholar of £ 1,200 ($ 1,600) per month (£ 14,400 per year) in Liverpool – which he chose to go for Manchester United.
Despite the West London side that offered him countless contracts, Ngumoha chose to move to Anfield instead in a switch that made Chelsea so angry that they are reportedly forbidden to attend the Liverpool youth scouts.
After the news about his move to Chelsea broke, the former Blues Club -legend John Terry also quickly expressed his frustration that his old team lost such a wonderfully talented player.
He wrote on Instagram: “This boy is and will be a top player.”
It was not long before the Sterret impressed MerseSide, because he became the youngest player who had started a match for Liverpool who had made his full debut of 16 years and 135 days old in a 4-0 win over AcRington Stanley in the FA Cup last season.
He saw that congratulating through the Sherdingham Primary School in Ilford – which is just over three miles away from West Ham's old Boleyn ground – because he also spent a large part of his childhood in neighboring East Ham.
A message from the school on X, formerly Twitter, was: “Show that he is a real Sherdingham student, after the game had shared Rio:” “I learned that you have to be resilient and believe in yourself.” '
“Here at Sherdingham, teachers and students are extremely proud of Rio and wish him the very best in his future football career!”
LOF also comes from his former youth coach, Saul Isaksson-Hurst, who has already coached Jamal Musiala, Levi Colwill and Tino Livramento when they were part of the Academy of Chelsea.
He remembered, per sports Bible: 'He was a bucket. His assets on the ball and the way in which he easily defeated players was at a different level.
'I remember that we were eliminated in the group stage during a tournament in France, but he still managed to win the player of the Tournament Award. He is the best player I coached by a country mile. '
It is unlikely that Ngumoha will let the fame come to his head, but to be labeled by his former main teacher as an extremely 'Down to Earth' individual.
William Brobby, his former teacher and deputy head of the year, at the Secondary School of Kingsford Community in Newham, said: 'He came back for his school promom, which does not always happen when children continue to professional teams – especially when they have moved from London.
“He took photos with everyone, and that summarizes him as a person. He is very down to earth. '
Brobby worked in Kingsford when Ngumoha left a lasting impression during a process that he underwent for a local district side.
'What immediately struck me was his technical skill with the ball. Nobody could get it from him. He was difficult, competent, fast and sharp with a low center of gravity and he could go both sides.
“Moreover, he could score goals. That was the most important thing. He was a goal scorer.
'There was one match in which he scored a hat trick from Vrije Kicks, who won us the game. His ability of dead balls was excellent. '
Now he has announced himself on the biggest stage of all by Liverpool to earn a victory in a game that they had slipped out of their handle.
Last year he said: 'I am a true believer that I can win the balloon d'Or. I want to be considered one of the best players to play football ever '.
However, Ngumoha does not seem to be one to let the opportunities pass him by and if he can keep that drive over the rest of his career – his name will be difficult to forget – especially if he finally fulfills his ambitions.