Exciting Sheffield United starlet sets sights on first team after impressive displays in U18s

The teenager - who joined the Blades from the TW Braga academy in Northern Ireland, describing the move as "a dream come true" - won the LFE's academy goal of the month competition after a superb free-kick against Nottingham Forest in September, and has trained on occasion with United's first team squad.

And, in an interview with Tunisie-Foot, the youngster said: “I was really happy to join Sheffield United, a great club in England. It was a dream come true.

"I’m getting along with the team well and have made a lot of friends really quickly.

“My goals this season are to get the top goalscorer award in the whole academy and to try and play as many U23 games as possible. I also want us to go really far in the FA Youth Cup.

"[Beyond that], what I want is to play football in the first-team as quickly as possible and to start to make a big name for myself."

The youngster was born in New York, to a Lithuanian mother and a Tunisian father.

“Tunisia have a great place in my heart and it’s a country I always love to visit and see my family," he added.

"I love the culture and the passion the country has for football.

"I don’t watch a lot of Tunisian football, but I always see the national team doing well.

"If I have the opportunity to play for Tunisia, of course, I will."

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