Dujon Sterling

Dujon Henriques Sterling (born 24 October 1999) is an English footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Chelsea.

Dujon Sterling
Sterling playing for Chelsea in 2018.
Personal information
Full name Dujon Henriques Sterling[1]
Date of birth (1999-10-24) 24 October 1999[2]
Place of birth Islington, England
Position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Chelsea
Youth career
2007–2017 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Chelsea 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Coventry City (loan) 38 (0)
2019–2020 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 8 (0)
National team‡
2014–2015 England U16 5 (0)
2015–2016 England U17 8 (0)
2016–2018 England U19 25 (1)
2019– England U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:03, 25 June 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:21, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Chelsea

Sterling joined Chelsea in 2007 at under-8 level and made his under-19 debut in a UEFA Youth League fixture against Sporting CP in December 2014.[3] Although, recently Sterling has been deployed as a wing-back, he has also been played as a winger or centre-forward and impressed during Chelsea's 2015–16 FA Youth Cup campaign, netting in both the semi-final and final.[4] Following an impressive campaign, Sterling was promoted to the U23 squad for the 2016–17 season as a 16-year-old and became a key figure, featuring twenty-four times and scoring four goals.[5] In October 2016, Sterling signed his first professional contract upon his 17th birthday.[3]

On 20 September 2017, Sterling made his Chelsea debut during their EFL Cup third round tie against Nottingham Forest, replacing Davide Zappacosta for the final 14 minutes of the 5–1 victory at Stamford Bridge.[6]

Loan to Coventry City

On 27 June 2018, it was agreed that Sterling would join newly-promoted League One side Coventry City on a season-long loan.[7]

Loan to Wigan Athletic

On 1 August 2019, Sterling joined Championship side Wigan Athletic on a season-long loan deal.[8]

International career

Sterling was born in England and is of Jamaican descent.[9] Sterling has represented England from under-16 to under-20 level. He represented England Under-17 at the 2016 U-17 Euros[10] and was included in the team of the tournament.[11]

In September 2016, Sterling made his debut for the England Under-19 team in a 1–1 draw against the Netherlands.[12] In June 2017 he was selected to represent England at the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[13] Despite Sterling scoring an own goal, England went on to defeat Portugal 2–1 in the final.[14] He was subsequently named in the team of the tournament.[15]

Career statistics
As of match played on 4 January 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea 2017–18[16] Premier League 001010—20
Coventry City (loan) 2018–19[17] League One 38000101[lower-alpha 1]0400
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2019–20[18] Championship 801010—100
Career total 460203010520
  1. Appearance in EFL Trophy

Honours

Club
Chelsea Reserves[3]

International
England U19

Individual

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Wigan Athletic" (PDF). English Football League. p. 76. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  2. "Dujon Sterling". 11v11. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  3. "Dujon Sterling". TheChels.info. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  4. "Manchester City 1-1 Chelsea: The FA Youth Cup Final (first leg)". The FA. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  5. "Dujon Sterling". Chelsea Official Site. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  6. "Chelsea 5-1 Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  7. "Chelsea's Sterling in Coventry loan". BBC. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  8. "LATICS COMPLETE SEASON-LONG LOAN SIGNING OF CHELSEA'S DUJON STERLING". Wigan Athletic. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  9. "Dujon Sterling". worldfootball.net.
  10. "England Under-17s squad named for Euro Championship". The Football Association. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  11. "2016 UEFA under-17 Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  12. Association, The Football. "England U19s held to draw by Dutch but seal shoot-out win". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  13. "England squad selected for UEFA European Under-19 Championship". The Football Association. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  14. "European Under-19 Championship: England beat Portugal in final". BBC Sport. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  15. "2017 UEFA under-19 Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  16. "Games played by Dujon Sterling in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  17. "Games played by Dujon Sterling in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  18. "Games played by Dujon Sterling in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
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