Victor Eletu

Victor Ehuwa Eletu (born 1 April 2005) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie C Group B club Milan Futuro, the reserve team of Serie A club AC Milan.^[2]

Victor Eletu

Personal information
Full name	Victor Ehuwa Eletu[1]
Date of birth	(2005-04-01) 1 April 2005 (age 19)[1]
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Milan Futuro
Number	26
Youth career
–2018	Prince Kazeem Eletu Academy
2018–	AC Milan
2022	→ Cedratese 1985 (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2024–	AC Milan	0	(0)
2024–	Milan Futuro	0	(0)
International career‡
2023–	Nigeria U20	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15, 19 May 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:02, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

Career

Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Eletu spent time as a youngster at Prince Kazeem Eletu Academy in his hometown before earning a scholarship with AC Milan in 2018.^[3]

Playing for AC Milan under-19 team, Eletu made consistent appearances primarily playing as a deep lying midfielder in 2022.^[4] In December 2022 he signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract with AC Milan.^[5] Eletu was promoted to the role of U19 club captain during the 2022–23 season.^[6][7]

On 11 February 2024, he received his first call-up with the AC Milan senior team for a 1–0 home win Serie A match against Napoli, as an unused substitute.^[8] He was called-up again on 15 February 2024, for a 3–0 home win UEFA Europa League knockout play-offs match against French club Rennes, but yet to make his debut.^[9]

On 27 November 2024, Eletu received his first call-up with the newly created AC Milan reserve team Milan Futuro, as an unused substitute however, for a 1–0 away win Coppa Italia Serie C round of 16 match against Torres.^[10]

International career

In May 2023 he was named in the Nigeria squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.^[11][12]

References

1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Nigeria (NGA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 18. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
2. "Victor Eletu". Soccerway. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
3. "10 things you don't know about Victor Eletu". Soccernet.ng. December 10, 2022. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
4. "Friendly goal and a first senior deal: Why Milan believe so much in Victor Eletu". December 8, 2022. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
5. Fisher, Oliver (December 7, 2022). "Milan Primavera midfielder pens contract extension until 2025 – photo". Sempremilan.com. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
6. Fisher, Oliver (February 1, 2023). "Milan Primavera star Eletu ready to terrorise opponents and seems set for superstardom". Sempremilan. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
7. ""Lagos Boy" Victor Eletu named as new AC Milan under-19 captain". Owngoalnigeria. July 27, 2022. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
8. https://www.legaseriea.it/en/match/2023-24aunicouni24milnap
9. https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2039935--milan-vs-rennes/
10. https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/articles/milan-futuro/2024-11-27/magical-sia-milan-futuro-progresses-in-the-coppa-italia
11. "FLYING EAGLES SQUAD: Victor Eletu wears jersey No 10, Daga youngest player". Scorenigeria.com. May 13, 2023. Archived from the original on May 16, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
12. "AC Milan wonderkid Eletu lands in Buenos Aires, on his way to Mendoza to join Flying Eagles". allnigeriasoccer.com. May 19, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2023.