LEICESTER star Abdul Fatawu left fans in awe after netting a stunning long-range goal from his own half that “puts David Beckham to shame”.
The Foxes faced promotion-chasing Ipswich at the King Power on Saturday afternoon and were expecting a tough game.
But they quickly raced into a 2-0 lead at half-time, with Bobby De Cordova-Reid getting them in front inside eight minutes.
And just before the interval, Fatawu grabbed a second in sensational style as he netted a possible Puskas award contender.
After a sloppy pass from Ipswich saw them lose possession, Fatawa nipped in and took control of the ball.
He then went past two players midway through his own half before spotting Ipswich keeper Christian Walton off his line.
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Fatawu then pinged an audacious lob towards goal that looped over the head of Walton before bouncing into the roof of the net.
Fans went wild for the strike as one claimed it was even better than Beckham’s iconic strike from the half way line against Wimbledon in 1996.
One wrote on X: “Abdul Fatawu, you have just put David Beckham to shame. That is world class.”
A second said: “Goes past 2 players and pumps one 60 yards into the net. That is mental.”
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A third added: “I will never get over how good Abdul Fatawu is, hand us the Puskas.”
And another said: “Abdul Fatawu Issahaku What have you done? This is surely winning the Puskas. What a goal.”
One stunned fan added: “Fatawu has just panna’d the Ipswich player and banged it in from his own half, kid is ridiculous.”
Fatawu now has four goals and six assists for the Foxes this season and has started every single game in the Championship so far.
He joined Leicester from Sporting Lisbon, initially on loan, in 2023, before the move was made permanent in a deal worth £17million.
Leicester added a third of the day soon after the second half began as Jordan Ayew made it 3-0.
Ipswich then pulled one back with 20 minutes left to play through Jens Cajuste.
But the Foxes managed to fend off any threat of a fightback to seal a vital three points for Marti Cifuentes’ side in their bid for promotion.
They now sit just three points outside the play-off places.
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