Official : Watford loan out teenage striker of Nigerian descent

With a press release on their official web site, Championship membership Watford have introduced that promising striker Tobi Adeyemo has been loaned out to non-leaguers Hitchin City.

The 17-year-old has joined the Southern League Premier Division Central aspect till December 25 on work expertise.

The switch was accomplished in time for Adeyemo to make his debut for Hitchin City of their 2-1 win over Redditch United in a league recreation on Monday, coming off the bench within the second half.

The Anglo-Nigerian netted in opposition to Chelsea within the fourth spherical of final season’s FA Youth Cup and has made some appearances for the U21 staff of the Hornets within the 2022-2023 marketing campaign.

Hackney-born Adeyemo has been on the books of Watford since October 2018 and signed a scholarship with the Vicarage Stadium outfit in the summertime of 2021.

In the meantime, Watford’s first staff held a coaching camp in Spain in preparation for the resumption of the Championship, with Nigeria worldwide trio William Troost-Ekong, Maduka Okoye and Samuel Kalu a part of the group that traveled to Algorfa