Faustino Adebola Rasheed "Tino" Anjorin (born 23 November 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or left winger for Serie A club Empoli.

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 (age 23)[2]
Place of birth Poole, England
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, left winger
Team information
Current team
Empoli
Number 8
Youth career
2008–2019 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2024 Chelsea 1 (0)
2021–2022Lokomotiv Moscow (loan) 7 (0)
2022–2023Huddersfield Town (loan) 15 (3)
2023–2024Portsmouth (loan) 12 (1)
2024– Empoli 6 (0)
International career
2018 England U17 6 (0)
2018 England U18 7 (4)
2019 England U19 3 (1)
2021 England U20 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 October 2024

Club career

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Early career

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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 final win over Arsenal.[3]

Chelsea

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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]

Loan to Lokomotiv Moscow

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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] On 30 January 2022, the clubs agreed to terminate the loan early due to Anjorin's injury.[10]

Loan to Huddersfield Town

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Upon returning from his loan at Lokomotiv Moscow, Anjorin joined EFL Championship side Huddersfield Town on 31 January 2022 for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[11] He made seven league appearances and scored one goal for the Terriers,[12] before his loan was extended for another year on 22 July 2022.[13][14]

Loan to Portsmouth

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On 31 August 2023, Anjorin joined League One club Portsmouth on a season-long loan deal.[15]

Empoli

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On 29 August 2024, Anjorin joined Serie A club Empoli on a permanent deal.[16] He signed a three-year deal with the Italian club.[17]

International career

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Anjorin is eligible to play for England through his birthplace and for Nigeria through his Nigerian father.[18] Between 2018 and 2019, he represented England at under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels.[19][20]

On 7 October 2021, Anjorin made his England under-20 debut during a 1–1 draw with Italy at Technique Stadium in Chesterfield.[21]

Career statistics

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As of 3 June 2024[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chelsea 2019–20 Premier League 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
2020–21 Premier League 0 0 2 0 0 0 1[c] 0 3 0
Total 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
Lokomotiv Moscow (loan) 2021–22 Russian Premier League 7 0 0 0 2[d] 1 9 1
Huddersfield Town (loan) 2021–22 Championship 7 1 1 0 8 1
2022–23 Championship 8 2 0 0 1 0 9 2
Total 15 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 3
Portsmouth (loan) 2023–24 League One 12 1 1 0 0 0 1[e] 1 14 2
Career total 35 4 4 0 2 0 3 1 1 1 45 6
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

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Chelsea

Portsmouth

References

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  1. ^ "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019. Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Tino Anjorin". 11v11.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Tino Anjorin". Chelsea F.C. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Chelsea youth revolution continues at pace with seven-goal rout of Grimsby". The Telegraph. 25 September 2019. Archived from the original on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  5. ^ Magowan, Alistair (8 March 2020). "Chelsea 4–0 Everton: Hosts ruin Carlo Ancelotti's return". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  6. ^ Chowdhury, Saj (8 December 2020). "Chelsea 1–1 Krasnodar: Jorginho penalty earns Blues point". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  7. ^ Johnston, Neil (10 January 2021). "Chelsea 4–0 Morecambe: Timo Werner scores in FA Cup win". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Фаустино Анджорин стал игроком "Локомотива"!" (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 2 September 2021. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Lokomotiv v Marseille game report". UEFA. 16 September 2021. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  10. ^ Twomey, Liam (30 January 2022). "Chelsea youngster Tino Anjorin set for Huddersfield loan". The Athletic. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Anjorin heads to Terriers on loan". BBC Sport. 31 January 2022. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Tino Anjorin » Championship 2021/2022". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  13. ^ McCormick, Sean (22 July 2022). "Danny Schofield's exciting admission as Tino Anjorin rejoins Huddersfield Town on loan from Chelsea". MSN. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  14. ^ "LOAN: TINO ANJORIN RETURNS TO TOWN!". htafc.com. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. 22 July 2022. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  15. ^ "Tino Anjorin: Portsmouth sign Chelsea midfielder on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  16. ^ "Tino Anjorin completes permanent transfer to Empoli". Chelsea F.C. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  17. ^ "Tino Anjorin è un nuovo calciatore azzurro" (in Italian). Empoli FC. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  18. ^ Pasztor, David (28 November 2018). "Latest Chelsea youth sensation Tino Anjorin signs first professional contract". We Ain't Got No History. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  19. ^ a b c d e Tino Anjorin at Soccerway
  20. ^ "Faustino Anjorin » Internationals". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  21. ^ Swoffer, Chris (7 October 2021). "Match report: England MU20s 1–1 Italy, Chesterfield FC, Thursday 7 October 2021". EnglandFootball.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  22. ^ a b "Faustino Anjorin – Stats and titles won". footballdatabase.eu. Archived from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
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