Flying Eagles midfielder Kingsley Micheal has signed a new contract with Serie A giant, Bologna after the club announced.

The 19-year-old a member of the 2015 U-17 World Cup-winning squad, joined Siniša Mihajlović side in 2017 and was loaned to Serie B side Perugia, where he scored once in 25 appearances.

Bologna announced via their official website that Micheal penned a new contract Stadio Renato Dall’Ara that will run till 2023-2024 season if the two parties honour the agreement. The Owerri-born was part of Flying Eagles of Nigeria’s squad to the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in May, where they lost to Senegal in the round of 16 in Poland. Micheal made his debut for Bologna in a Copa Italia clash against Pisa on Sunday which they won 3-0.