[Albion] Albion U16 Sebastian Ademola - Norwegian U16 international

AZ Gull said:

Albion U-16 player Sebastian Ademola came on as a substitute today for the Norwegian U-16 side as they beat Hungary 3-1 in a friendly. He has previously featured for the Norwegian U-15 side.

It also happens to be his 16th birthday today - which is nice.

Sebastian will commence his scholarship with Albion this coming summer. He is one of five current Albion U-16 players who have represented their country, along with Tyler Silsby, Freddie Simmonds and Harry Howell for England and Adam Brett for Wales.

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hans kraay fan club said:

Cristiano Anah? (or is he not U16?)

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hans kraay fan club said:

Cristiano Anah? (or is he not U16?)

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Garry Nelson's Left Foot said:

What's the deal with under 15/16 non British internationals? Have we signed them from overseas while they are still school kids? Or were they British based already - for example one of their parents is Italian/Norwegian but they were born and raised here?

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Garry Nelson's Left Foot said:

What's the deal with under 15/16 non British internationals? Have we signed them from overseas while they are still school kids? Or were they British based already - for example one of their parents is Italian/Norwegian but they were born and raised here?

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AZ Gull said:

Albion U-16 player Sebastian Ademola came on as a substitute today for the Norwegian U-16 side as they beat Hungary 3-1 in a friendly. He has previously featured for the Norwegian U-15 side.

It also happens to be his 16th birthday today - which is nice.

Sebastian will commence his scholarship with Albion this coming summer. He is one of five current Albion U-16 players who have represented their country, along with Tyler Silsby, Freddie Simmonds and Harry Howell for England and Adam Brett for Wales.

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BNthree said:

Currently UK clubs can’t sign anyone under 18 from abroad unless they have UK citizenship. Most of these players are British based already and eligible for other counties through their parents and grandparents.

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AZ Gull said:

There are not many players I can think of who we signed from "overseas" as a schoolboy. One is Even Ferguson (and through his mother he qualified as British anyway). Robert Sanchez might have been signed during his U-16 season; Luis Garcia signed during his U-16 season.

As regards, specifically, Cristiano Anah and Sebastian Ademola, I don't know where they were born but they have both certainly been in this country for a significant period of time (if they weren't born here). Ademola, I believe, attends school in the Eastbourne area.

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