Jaden Philogene has been credited with Hull’s opening goal at Rotherham on Tuesday night for his rabona which set the Tigers on their way to a 2-1 win.
With Hull trailing 1-0 at the New York Stadium with 20 minutes left, midfielder Philogene produced a fine bit of skill to beat Ollie Rathbone twice in the right side of the penalty area.
Philogene, 22, then clipped the ball goalwards with a rabona kick, which glanced off Millers’ defender Cameron Humphreys and into the top corner of the net.
🪄 The goal that everyone is talking about!
Assist of the season? 😏#EFL | @HullCity pic.twitter.com/gCKRkmMk7u
— Sky Bet Championship (@SkyBetChamp) February 14, 2024
Initially, Philogene’s improvised effort had been credited as an own-goal for Humphreys.
However, on Wednesday afternoon a post on Hull’s official X account, formerly known as Twitter, read: “It’s official. It’s JP23’s goal!”
Speaking after the match, Hull boss Liam Rosenior said: “We should give him the goal, we need to appeal to the FA for the outrageous piece of skill.
𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘖𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭…👀
𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗝𝗣𝟮𝟯'𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹! 🧡#hcafc https://t.co/o1uQN2FlGc pic.twitter.com/4LTeXCd3Vc
— Hull City (@HullCity) February 14, 2024
“He is trying to beg it in the dressing room that it’s his goal. I said to him that at least it’s an assist. That is Jaden’s goal, it’s what we pay money for.
“Ridiculous, it’s ridiculous, his ability is something we have missed for a long time. He is only going to get better the more games he plays.”
Noah Ohio went on to score the winner just four minutes after Philogene’s goal as play-off chasing Hull completed the comeback.