Tino Anjorin

Faustino Adebola Rasheed Anjorin (born 23 November 2001) is an English professional footballer of Nigerian descent who plays as a midfielder for Chelsea.

Tino Anjorin
Personal information
Full name Faustino Adebola Rasheed Anjorin[1]
Date of birth (2001-11-23) 23 November 2001[2]
Place of birth Poole, England
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Chelsea
Number 55
Youth career
2008–2019 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Chelsea 1 (0)
National team‡
2018 England U17 6 (0)
2018 England U18 7 (4)
2019– England U19 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:07, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:36, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Anjorin joined Chelsea's development centre programme at under-7 level, officially signing with the club at under-9 level. On 30 April 2018, Anjorin scored in the second leg of Chelsea's 2017–18 FA Youth Cup win against Arsenal.[3] On 25 September 2019, Anjorin made his debut for Chelsea in a 7–1 EFL Cup win against Grimsby Town.[4] On 8 December 2020, Anjorin was named in the starting line-up for Chelsea's final UEFA Champions League group stage match which ended in a 1–1 home draw against Krasnodar.[5] Anjorin came on as a substitute for Callum Hudson-Odoi in the 80th minute of Chelsea's FA Cup tie against Morecambe on 10th January 2021.

International career

Anjorin has dual international eligibility. Born in Poole on the south coast of England he is a youth international for England having represented that nation at U17, U18 and U19 levels. He is still eligible to play for Nigeria through his Nigerian father.[6]

Career statistics
As of matches played 10 January 2021.[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea 2019–20 Premier League 1000100020
2020–21 Premier League 0010001[lower-alpha 1]020
Career total 1010101040
  1. Appearance in UEFA Champions League

References
  1. "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  2. "Tino Anjorin". 11v11. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  3. "Tino Anjorin". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  4. "Chelsea youth revolution continues at pace with seven-goal rout of Grimsby". The Telegraph. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  5. "Chelsea - Krasnodar". BBC Sport. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  6. Pasztor, David (28 November 2018). "Latest Chelsea youth sensation Tino Anjorin signs first professional contract". We Ain't Got No History. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  7. Tino Anjorin at Soccerway
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