The bromance between Amadou Onana and Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba is gradually growing into a beautiful brotherhood at Aston Villa, Softfootball understands.
The 19-year-old, who made his premier league debut in December when Aston Villa lost 4-1 to Arsenal at the Emirates. A day that was marked by the screams of his watching mother as she expressed how proud she is of the winger and that moment went viral across the world.
Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba has continued his rise since then and on Thursday night after trying a long range shot that was parried by the goalkeeper, the youngster made no mistake with three minutes left to play as he calmly slotted home his goal to help Aston Villa beat RB Salzburg 3-2 in the Match-Day 8 of the UEFA Europa League.
After the match, Amadou Onana, who was born in Senegal but represents Belgium took the Jimoh-Aloba to the home fans and thought him his famous end of the match celebration which they both did with the fans. Jimoh-Aloba’s goal made the stadium erupt in pure joy as it enabled Aston Villa comeback from a 2-0 deficit to win 3-2.
Here is the moment with the fans as captured by Aston Villa’s official X handle. Watch below.
Amadou passing the torch on this one… ✊ pic.twitter.com/MgXa6ObdPu
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) January 29, 2026Jimoh-Aloba is born to Nigerian parents but has featured for England junior teams but eligible to represent Nigeria in future.
