Victor Eletu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Victor Ehuwa Eletu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 2005[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Prince Kazeem Eletu Academy | ||
| 2018–2025 | AC Milan | ||
| 2022 | → Cedratese 1985 (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2025 | AC Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Milan Futuro | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Nigeria U20 | 5 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:30, 27 April 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 09:02, 13 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Victor Ehuwa Eletu (born 1 April 2005) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.[2]
Career
[edit]AC Milan
[edit]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]
He made his professional debut with Milan Futuro on 23 April 2025, substituting Mattia Malaspina for a 3–2 away loss Serie C match against Gubbio.[11] Four days later he made his first start for a 1–1 home draw Serie C match against Vis Pesaro, on April 27.[12] Following the end of the 2024–25 season, Eletu's contract was not renewed and he became a free agent.
International career
[edit]In May 2023 he was named in the Nigeria squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[13][14]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 17 May 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AC Milan | 2023–24 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Milan Futuro | 2024–25 | Serie C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
- Notes
- ^ Appearances in Serie C play-out
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Nigeria (NGA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 18. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Victor Eletu". Soccerway. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ "10 things you don't know about Victor Eletu". Soccernet.ng. December 10, 2022. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ "Friendly goal and a first senior deal: Why Milan believe so much in Victor Eletu". December 8, 2022. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ Fisher, Oliver (December 7, 2022). "Milan Primavera midfielder pens contract extension until 2025 – photo". Sempremilan.com. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ Fisher, Oliver (February 1, 2023). "Milan Primavera star Eletu ready to terrorise opponents and seems set for superstardom". Sempremilan. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ ""Lagos Boy" Victor Eletu named as new AC Milan under-19 captain". Owngoalnigeria. July 27, 2022. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ https://www.legaseriea.it/en/match/2023-24aunicouni24milnap
- ^ https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2039935--milan-vs-rennes/
- ^ https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/articles/milan-futuro/2024-11-27/magical-sia-milan-futuro-progresses-in-the-coppa-italia
- ^ https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/articles/milan-futuro/2025-04-23/milan-futuro-fight-but-lose-3-2-to-gubbio
- ^ https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/articles/milan-futuro/2025-04-27/milan-futuro-come-back-in-the-rain-1-1-against-vis-pesaro
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.