The mother of young Aston Villa striker Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba was all tears when her son scored the winner in their 3-2 Europa League comeback victory against Red Bull Salzburg, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Born in England to parents of Nigerian descent, he joined Villa from West Brom in 2023 when he was 16 and was already an England Under-16 and Under-17 international, but still remains eligible to play for Nigeria.
Jimoh-Aloba, who made his Premier League debut last month, came off the bench in the 66th minute and netted a fine winner with just three minutes remaining – after Rogers and Tyrone Mings had got Villa back into the game.
“It’s a proud moment for me on my European debut,” Jimoh-Aloba told TNT Sports after the match.
“Really nice to make my family proud. I’ve had a lot of lows this season and a lot of highs but this is top. My mum is in the stand somewhere.”
His mother was later seen in a video shedding tears over her son’s late winner.
