19-year-old Hamza Choudhury who is of mixed Bengali-Caribbean descent has played in is first game for an English premier league team.
He came on as a substitute for Leicester City in their game against Liverpool yesterday.
Bengalis reacted on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/typeOspaceGhost/status/910246492677402624
Yooo that Hamza Choudhury is part Bengali ??????
— Ithihad™ (@ithiihadM) August 23, 2016
https://twitter.com/A4BLK/status/910251183012564993
https://twitter.com/wishicouldpiano/status/910242106098307072
Let’s hope we see more players of a South-Asian descent in Premier league teams soon!