Ghana attacker Kamaldeen Sulemana wasted no time announcing his presence in Ligue as he scored on his competitive debut in the 1-1 draw against Lens.
Playing on the opening day of the Ligue 1 in his debut, the Ghanaian winger just took 14 minutes to get off the mark for Stade Rennes.
The 19-year curled a great finish into the far corner after a quick counter to give his side the lead against Lens.
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Five minutes later, however, Lens hit back through Cote d’Ivoire midfielder Seko Fofana after Nayef Aguerd was robbed of the ball.
Two minutes to the hour-mark, Kamadeen was whisked off the pitch, his place taken by Belgium winger of Ghanaian descent Jeremy Doku.
Both teams made attempts for the winner but there were no more goals to come as the referee blew his whistle to bring proceedings to an end.
“I chose Rennes because when I came for the visit, I spoke to coach [Bruno Genesio] and I spoke to [technical director] Florian [Maurice] and the project was very interesting and was good for me, and I felt here was the right place for me,†Kamaldeen said at his Rennes unveiling last month.
“They have a lot of young talent and they have produced a lot of good talent outside, the likes of [Ousmane] Dembele, a lot of players, [Eduardo] Camavinga, Jeremy Doku.
“And some Ghanaians also played here, like Asamoah Gyan who is like the top scorer in Ghana history. And I felt this is the place for me to be, also to improve myself and get to where I want to be in future.
“With Rennes, I get to play in Ligue 1 which is one of the best leagues in the whole world, so that’s enough of my reason. And I think I chose here based on my playing time and I think there’s a better chance of me playing more here than any other place, and I’ll play against great teams here as well.â€
Kamaldeen is expected to make his second league appearance for Rennes in their visit to Brest next Sunday.