Tosin Kehinde

Tosin Kehinde (born 18 June 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Danish Superliga club Randers FC as a midfielder.

Tosin Kehinde
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) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Randers FC
Number 10
Youth career
2011–2018 Manchester United
2018–2019 Feirense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Feirense 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Randers FC (loan) 20 (1)
2020– Randers FC 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:40, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

Early and personal life

Kehinde was born in Lagos, Nigeria and grew up in the United Kingdom.[2]

Club career

Kehinde joined the Manchester United Academy at the age of 13.[2] 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.[3][4]

He was offered a new contract by Manchester United,[5] but signed for Portuguese club Feirense in August 2018.[6] He moved on loan to Danish club Randers FC in July 2019.[7][8][9] He made his debut against OB.[10] On 24 August 2020 Randers FC confirmed that Kehinde had signed permanently on a deal until June 2023.[11]

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.[2]

References
  1. Tosin Kehinde at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  2. Stanley Kwenda (2 April 2018). "Man United U-23 player Kehinde pledges future to Nigeria". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  3. Ciaran Kelly (29 June 2018). "What Tosin Kehinde wants from Manchester United amid Barcelona interest". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  4. Mark Wakefield (4 July 2018). "Who is Tosin Kehinde, the Manchester United youngster linked with Derby County?". Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  5. Rob Dawson (4 July 2018). "Manchester United youngster Tosin Kehinde ready to prove himself in first team". ESPN. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  6. Ciaran Kelly (1 August 2018). "Tosin Kehinde joins CD Feirense after leaving Manchester United". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  7. "Lejesvend glad for Randers-skifte: Helt klar på en permanent aftale". Tipsbladet.dk.
  8. "Randers FC lejer Tosin Kehinde". 2 July 2019.
  9. "Ex-Man Utd midfielder Tosin Kehinde pops up at Randers - Tribal Football". www.tribalfootball.com.
  10. "France, Vietnam, China… how Nigerian players performed in 23 countries over the weekend". www.thecable.ng.
  11. TOSIN KEHINDE SKIFTER PERMANENT TIL RANDERS FC, randersfc.dk, 24 August 2020


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