Elegant as a gazelle in full flight, strong as a stallion, David Emmanuel has blossomed delightfully with the FC Bayern World Squad.
Last year, his displays for the World Squad earned him a scholarship with the Bayern Munich Academy.
At the Bayern Academy, he has received professional training under UEFA-licensed coaches.
He has enjoyed his time and his football in Germany.
“It has been a life-changing experience for me and I believe I am now a bigger person and a better footballer,” said the tall defensive midfielder, who started out playing on the dusty streets of Zuba, about 48 kilometres from the Nigerian capital city of Abuja.
It is the same town that another FC Hearts star Daniel Francis also honed his skills as a little boy before he represented Nigeria at the 2019 FIFA U17 World Cup in Brazil and eventually signed a professional contract with Bayern Munich.
Last year, the emerging midfield enforcer toured Argentina with the Bayern World Squad.
In a test match against Estudiantes, he covered the most kilometres – 11.409.
The closest to him was Adam Mahamid, who recorded 11.220 kilometres.
David Emmanuel was also recorded as the most explosive Bayern player in the game.
This week, he also caught the eye with the Bayern selection on tour of the United States of America.
The exciting defensive midfielder was Man of the Match when Bayern beat DC United 1-0 in their second game in the US.
The DC United coach had good remarks for the Zuba-born player.
David Emmanuel also featured against Inter Miami, which was called off because of a thunderstorm.
He is a modern-day box-to-box midfielder, whose physical and technical attributes have since grown in leaps in bounds.
He is smart, comfortable on the ball, has a wide-range of passes and weighs in with his share of goals and assists.
He will clock 18 on November 9 and a lot is expected of him going forward.
“David will be top player wherever he finds himself in the world,” predicted his coach at FC Hearts, Abdullahi Yahaya.
“From the onset, he showed his big talent and now he has received full support at Bayern to be the best player he could ever be.”
The player himself is clear of what he wants to be.
“I want to be great,” he declared.
