A Nigerian born soccer player, simply identified as King Paul Akpan Udoh, has become the first footballer to be infected with the dreaded coronavirus .
King Paul ,22 currently plies his trade with Pianese, an Italian Serie C side.
The Pianese forward was diagnosed of the disease on February 27, and he has been quarantined.
The 22-year-old started his career with Reggiana before moving to Juventus in 2011 where he was loaned back for a year.
Failing to impress, he was returned to Juve, and then loaned to Lega Pro side Pontedera later the same year.
He had a loan stint with Pontedera, Fernana, Fano and Viareggio before joining Pianese on July 14, 2019.
Statistics has also revealed that Italy is the country in Europe with the highest number of reported cases of the virus .
Some Italian Serie A matches were postponed last weekend as a preventive measure against the spread of the virus.
