Teenager Jeremy Doku Scores On Full Belgium Debut In 5-1 Win Against Iceland

Teenage sensation Jeremy Doku scored on his full debut for Belgium on Tuesday night when the team posted an emphatic 5-1 over Iceland in the Uefa Nations League.

The 18-year old after significantly impressing for Anderlecht in the past year has deservedly earned his maiden senior national team call-up from Red Devils manager Roberto Martinez.

Last Saturday, the exciting forward had his first bite at playing with the big boys when he climbed off the bench to enjoy a few minutes of Belgium’s 2-0 win at Denmark.

Today, Jeremy Doku’s manager decided to change the team a bit and handed him a starting role to help the team in their game against Iceland at the Koning Boudewijnstadion.

The Anderlecht talent put in a good shift and finished off an outstanding performance with a goal on the 80^th minute to put the icing on the cake for Belgium.

The teenager latched onto a through ball from Kevin De Bruyne and displayed confidence in the 18-yard box of the opponent before rifling his effort into the back of the net.

At the end of the 90 minutes, Jeremy Doku earned a high rating of 7.8 from Modernghana Sports Statistics providers SofaScore.

Below is the Match stats of the winger who is of Ghanaian roots:

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On the Matchday, Holmbert Aron Fridjonsson scored Iceland’s consolation goal on the 11^th minute to give the visitors the lead.

Two minutes later, Axel Witsel scored to restore parity for Belgium before a Michy Batshuayi brace sandwiched an equalizer from Dries Mertens. Adding up to the Jeremy Doku goal, Belgium earned all 3 points to remain top of the Uefa Nations League, League A, Group 2 standings.