Tino Anjorin

Faustino Adebola Rasheed Anjorin (born 23 November 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Russian Premier League club Lokomotiv Moscow, on loan from Premier League club Chelsea.

Tino Anjorin
Anjorin with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2021
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
 Lokomotiv Moscow
(on loan from Chelsea)
Number 10
Youth career
2008–2019 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Chelsea 1 (0)
2021– → Lokomotiv Moscow (loan) 7 (0)
National team‡
2018 England U17 6 (0)
2018 England U18 7 (4)
2019 England U19 3 (1)
2021– England U20 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:18, 12 October 2021 (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 over Arsenal.[3] On 25 September 2019, Anjorin made his debut for Chelsea in a 7–1 EFL Cup win over League Two side Grimsby Town.[4] On 8 March 2020, he made his Premier League debut in a 4–0 home win over Everton after coming on as a 71st minute substitute for Willian.[5] On 8 December 2020, Anjorin made his UEFA Champions League debut and was named in the starting line-up for Chelsea's final group stage match which ended in a 1–1 home draw against Krasnodar.[6] On 10 January 2021, Anjorin made his FA Cup debut as a substitute for Callum Hudson-Odoi in the 80th minute of Chelsea's 4–0 win over League Two side Morecambe.[7]

On 2 September 2021, he joined Russian Premier League club Lokomotiv Moscow on a season-long loan, with an option to buy.[8] On 16 September 2021, he scored a late equaliser in the opening game of their Europa League campaign to establish the final score of 1–1 against Marseille.[9]

International career

Anjorin is eligible to play for England through his birthplace and for Nigeria through his Nigerian father.[10] Between 2018 and 2019, he represented England at under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels.[11][12]

On 7 October 2021, Anjorin made his England U20 debut during a 1–1 draw with Italy at Technique Stadium in Chesterfield.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played 30 October 2021[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea 2019–20 Premier League 10001000—20
2020–21 Premier League 0020001[lower-alpha 1]0—30
Total 102010100050
Lokomotiv Moscow (loan) 2021–22 Russian Premier League 7000—2[lower-alpha 2]1—91
Career total 8020103100141
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa 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. Magowan, Alistair (8 March 2020). "Chelsea 4–0 Everton: Hosts ruin Carlo Ancelotti's return". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  6. Chowdhury, Saj (8 December 2020). "Chelsea 1–1 Krasnodar: Jorginho penalty earns Blues point". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  7. Johnston, Neil (10 January 2021). "Chelsea 4–0 Morecambe: Timo Werner scores in FA Cup win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  8. "Фаустино Анджорин стал игроком "Локомотива"!" (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  9. "Lokomotiv v Marseille game report". UEFA. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  10. 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.
  11. Tino Anjorin at Soccerway
  12. "Faustino Anjorin » Internationals". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  13. Swoffer, Chris (7 October 2021). "Match report: England MU20s 1–1 Italy, Chesterfield FC, Thursday 7 October 2021". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
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