by Lee Hurley
Gedion Zelalem has wasted no time in showing off his talents at the FIFA u20 World Cup in New Zealand.
The US trounced the hosts 4-0, securing qualification for the knock-out stages with a game to spare and the Arsenal man (boy?) was clearly having an absolute blast.
Although he didn’t get on the scoresheet himself, he did grab an assist and dazzled with a rabona (amongst other things).
Speaking recently, Zelalem explain why he opted to represent the States ahead of Germany and Ethiopia. “It was purely just a feeling of knowing I was American,” Zelalem told viaESPN FC.
Simple, eh?
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Skills:
Here is Gedion Zelalem’s rabona. pic.twitter.com/EtUlov3ECu
— Over There (@socceroverthere) June 2, 2015