Nigeria, Sept. 21 -- A promising young player of Nigerian descent, Olawale Akinlabi, has made his debut for Real Madrid's first team.

Akinlabi was introduced between Sunday's LaLiga tie between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad in the 70th minute.

He replaced Rodrygo but unfortunately, his presence could not change the complexion of the final result as Real Madrid were held to a barren draw by their hosts.

Akinlabi, also referred to as Marvin, was born in the Spanish city Palma de Mallorca, but could play for different countries because his father is Nigerian and his mother from the Korea Republic.

Before getting the nod of manager Zinedine Zidane to play for Los Blancos, Akinlabi has been with the Real Madrid Youth team where he is doing...