On Sunday, April 9, Michael Olise became the Premier League’s youngest player to ever assist three goals from open play in a single game.
On the same day, Michael Olise assisted Crystal Palace in coming from behind to defeat Leeds United 5-1 at Elland Road.
According to the stats platform OPTA, Olise’s three assists put him in the Premier League record books.
According to the platform, Olise, who is 21 years and 118 days old, became the youngest player in Premier League history to assist three goals from open play in a single game.
Among Premier League players aged 21 and under, only Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka (17 assists) has assisted more goals than Olise since the start of last season.
The 21-year-old former France Under-21 player has recorded 8 assists and scored two goals so far this season.
After winning two straight games for the first time since November, Crystal Palace moved six points clear of the relegation zone with eight games left to play.
About Michael Olise
Michael Olise was born in Hammersmith, London, England on 12 December 2021 to a Nigerian father Vincent, and a French-Algerian mother.
Olise trained with Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, and Reading youth teams before he started his professional club career at Reading in 2019. He joined Crystal Palace in 2021.
Though he is eligible to play for England and the Super Eagles of Nigeria, he is most likely to play for his mother’s country France because he has played for the country’s youth teams.
Olise’s younger brother Richard is also a footballer who joined Chelsea as an Under-9. Unlike Crystal Palace’s winger, Richard is representing England at the youth level.
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