He’s higher referred to as a Premier League and global footballer, however Alex Iwobi desires his tune – in addition to his on-pitch exploits – to encourage younger family.

Then creation his rap profession previous this 12 months, the Fulham and Nigeria midfielder has exempted his 2nd unmarried, titled What’s Luv?.

Iwobi’s debut providing was once Don’t Execute in June, which has been streamed nearly 60,000 occasions on Spotify.

The 28-year-old, who is going via the identify ’17’, collaborated together with his former Arsenal team-mate Chuba Akpom (acting as Skoli) and previous England early life global Medy Elito (Don-EE) for his first let fall.

Iwobi’s debut music was once geared toward deterring children from side road violence, hour his original let fall is a “celebration of his African roots”.

“Growing up in an area of London that is challenging for some people, I know how hard it can be and I’m grateful to have a platform to try and make a difference,” Iwobi mentioned.

“I hope that my music is another way of proving that young people do not have to feel they have to fit in just one box. I want them to be encouraged to achieve their dreams, to put their focus into positive things.”

Iwobi has began all 9 Premier League suits for Marco Silva’s Fulham this season and scored his 2nd function of the marketing campaign in a 1-1 draw in opposition to his aging membership Everton extreme hour.

“Creating music doesn’t take anything away from my football, it helps me switch off. I will always work hard and try to improve in my sport, but this is a good use of my spare time,” he mentioned.