Nigerian teenager Josh Maja bagged a brace as Sunderland thrashed Southampton 3-0 in the Premier League 2 on Sunday afternoon. <br /><br />In his first start of the season for the Black Cats, the 17-year-old scored his first goal after two minutes, firing from 12 yards after a loose ball had fallen to him, then doubled his team&rsquo;s advantage with a header five minutes before the intermission.<br /><br />The striker came off the bench in Sunderland&rsquo;s U23s first two games of the new season, against Leicester City and Chelsea.<br /><br />The highly-rated Josh Maja trained with the first team towards the end of last season after impressing the coach whilst playing for the U18s.<br /><br />Born in London, the former Fulham, Crystal Palace and Manchester City youth-teamer has said that he will not reject a call-up to Nigeria&rsquo;s youth teams .<br /><br />Both Josh Maja and Southampton striker Olufela Olomola started and completed the game staged at Eppleton Colliery Football Ground (Hetton-le-Hole, Tyne and Wear).<br /><br />Igho Kingsley <br /><br />Photo Credit : kinetic-foundation.org.uk<br />