Zadok Yohanna is an 18-year-old Nigerian professional footballer who recently signed with English Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion from Swedish side AIK Stockholm. The highly-rated winger agreed to a five-year contract keeping him with the Seagulls until June 2031. The transfer fee is valued at £21.5 million (€28 million fixed plus €2 million in add-ons), breaking the record for the highest transfer fee ever received by a Scandinavian club.
Key Details About the Transfer
- Position: Winger / Right Winger.
- Transfer Fee: £21.5 million (€28m base with €2m in performance add-ons).
- Record Breaker: He is the most expensive Nigerian teenage footballer in history, surpassing John Obi Mikel’s 2006 move to Chelsea.
- Rapid Rise: Just two years ago, he was playing grassroots football for the Kaduna-based Ikon Allah Football Academy in Nigeria before moving to AIK in 2025.
- Competition: Brighton beat out heavy competition from several top clubs, including Chelsea and Newcastle United, to secure his signature.