Elijah Gift’s viral dance delights Eibar fans as leaders celebrate | OneFootball

Elijah Gift’s viral dance after Eibar’s latest victory captured the club’s buoyant mood, days after opening their new training ground.

Eibar sit top of Segunda, with Castellón in action tonight, after six wins in seven and only an opening-day loss to Tenerife. El Correo notes the surge of optimism around Ipurua.

On loan from Athletic, Gift has been with Eibar only a few weeks but appears to have settled quickly. He is pushing for a place in Jokin Aranbarri’s XI, having worked under him at Bilbao Athletic.

He played 22 minutes last night in his second appearance for the club. He had debuted two weeks ago with a brief outing against Celta B, and this time had longer to show his quality.

A left-footed winger who is quick and direct, he excels one-on-one and can operate on either flank. Athletic signed him in July 2023 from Liverpool’s youth ranks for 1.5 million euros. Born in Corella, he moved to England at nine with his Nigerian father and Navarrese mother, and became the first signing for whom Jon Uriarte paid a fee.

At Ipurua, fellow former Athletic player Adu Ares delivered a standout display, supplying two assists for Eibar’s first goals. Later, Javier Martón, another ex-Athletic, struck the third and final goal.

Source: El Correo

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