Young Eintracht Frankfurt left-back Deji Beyreuther is making inroads at the Bundesliga club and is poised to make his first-team debut sooner rather than later.

The 18-year-old was a non-playing substitute when the first team tackled Mainz and Schweinfurt 05 in the league and cup respectively back in October 2017.

Deji's leadership qualities should be taken note of as he skippered Eintracht Frankfurt U19s in the A-Junioren Bundesliga Süd/Südwest games against FC Augsburg and SC Freiburg this month.

In a brief chat with allnigeriasoccer.com, Deji said : ''My father is from Nigeria, my mother is German. Nobody has contacted me from Germany or Nigerian to play for their national teams. I played for FSV Frankfurt before I joined Eintracht Frankfurt.

''I am a left-back. I model my game after David Alaba, I want to play the same way he plays. ''

Deji Beyreuther was delighted to sign a professional contract with Eintracht Frankfurt earlier in the season, saying : ''I signed a professional contract last year, it will expire in 2021.''

The offensive left-back has been directly involved in seven goals (3 goals, 4 assists) in 21 appearances for Eintracht Frankfurt U19s since his debut.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel