Iheanacho nets first brace in over three years, says: ‘The goals are very good for my confidence’

Kelechi Iheanacho scored his first goals for Sevilla in Wednesday night’s 3-0 defeat of lower league side, Las Rozas in the first round of the Copa del Rey at the Navalcarbón stadium.

It was also the Nigerian’s first goal(s) since October 2023 when he scored against Swansea City in a Sky Bet Championship game.

The 28-year-old was delighted to have finally opened his account for the season in his first year in Spain and is now confident he can start scoring the goals for the club.

‘Very good, I’m very happy to score my first goals with this club. They are very good for my confidence and that of the team, which I hope will finish in the top six,’ Sevillista quoted the Nigerian to have said after the game.

Iheanacho is already looking forward to Sevilla’s home game at the Estadio R. Sanchez Pizjuan against Umar Sadiq’s Real Sociedad.

‘I hope we win it. We really want to win at the Sánchez-Pizjuán and the support of the fans will be important’.

Iheanacho brace in Wednesday’s game was his first since 2021 when he scored at least twice in three games that year with the last one coming in Leicester City’s 3-2 defeat in a Premier League fixtre at the London stadium in April of that year.

The former Manchester City star scored on 79 and 90 minutes of the game but the goals were not enough to complete a comeback by the Foxes after going down 3-0 in the first 48 minutes of the game.