Chelsea: Michael Emenalo's son, Landon, getting fast-tracked in academy
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Landon Emenalo, son of former Chelsea technical director Michael, last week trained with Mauricio Pochettino’s first-team squad on his sixteenth birthday ahead of a liekly Under-21s debut tonight.
The midfielder is highly thought of at the club and is getting a major push in his development. He will on Monday night be part of Mark Robinson’s squad for the Premier League Cup match against Colchester United.
The versatile left-footer can play as a holding midfielder, in a box-to-box role, or as an attacking no10. He has even occasionally lined up at left-back.
The London-born youngster has previously played for the United States youth teams, his mother’s country of birth, and is also eligible to play for Nigeria just like his father.
His dad, Michael Emenalo, earned 14 caps for Nigeria in a career that saw him play at the 1994 World Cup and across seven different countries.
Since his retirement, Michael Emenalo became a recruitment executive at Chelsea before a similar role at Monaco. Most recently he was appointed director of football at the Saudi Pro League as the game grows in the Gulf state.
His older son Sebastian Emenalo, 17, is a promising basketball player.
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