Somto Boniface

Somto Boniface
Personal information
Full name Somtochukwu Alan Udochukwu Boniface[1]
Date of birth (2006-03-11) 11 March 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth London, England[2]
Position(s) Full-back
Team information
Current team
 Chelsea
Number 56
Youth career
2015– Chelsea
International career‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 England U16 3 (1)
2022–2023 England U17 13 (0)
2023– England U18 3 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:55, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

Somtochukwu Alan Udochukwu Boniface (born 11 March 2006) is an English footballer who plays as a full-back for Premier League club Chelsea.

Club career

Born in London, Boniface joined Chelsea at the age of nine. He had played as a left-back, or left wing-back.[3][4] Boniface signed his first professional contract with Chelsea in March 2023.[5] He was named the club's Academy Scholar of the Year for the 2022–23 season.[6]

International career

Boniface has represented England at under-16, under-17 and under-18 level.[7] He was a member of the squad that finished fifth at the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[8]

Boniface is also eligible to represent Nigeria through his family.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 November 2023.[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chelsea U21 2023–24 — — — — 2[a] 0 2 0
Career total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0

Notes

  1. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

Citations

  1. ^ "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  2. ^ Somto Boniface at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "Somto Boniface". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  4. ^ Sinclair, Angus (21 March 2023). "Chelsea: Somto Boniface could be the dream Chilwell heir". FootballFanCast. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  5. ^ Emmanuel, Ifeanyi (3 October 2023). "Chelsea Academy Scholar of the Year Boniface scores first PL2 goal in 6-goal thriller against Tottenham". All Nigeria Soccer. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  6. ^ Vegas, Paul (9 May 2023). "Chelsea Player, Academy and Scholar of the Year winners named". Tribal Football. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  7. ^ Veevers, Nicholas (6 September 2023). "Report: France 2-0 England MU18s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  8. ^ Veevers, Nicholas (17 May 2023). "England MU17s squad named for EURO Finals". England Football.com. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Nigerian Descent, Boniface Gets England Call-up - THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  10. ^ Somto Boniface at Soccerway

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