Thu. Nov 21st, 2024

UEFA Youth League: Nigerian-England Born Player Dominic Solanke Listed Among All-Time Goalscorers

Dominic Solanke taking picture

Nigerian-England born player Dominic Solanke has been listed among the All-time UEFA Youth League goalscorers with 12 goals to his account.

Solanke who started his career with Chelsea, made his first-team debut in October 2014 before he was sent on loan to Vitesse in the Eredivisie where he spent the 2015–16 season . In July 2017, he signed for Liverpool, making 27 appearances before joining AFC Bournemouth in January 2019.

On international level, he has represented England at all youth, under-21 and senior levels. He has won the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup with his country and received the Golden Ball award for best player in the latter tournament.

The list of All-time UEFA Youth League goalscorers are below

All-time UEFA Youth League goalscorers
15: Charlie Brown (Chelsea), Borja Mayoral (Real Madrid), Roberto Núñez (Atletico Madrid)
13: Curtis Jones (Liverpool), Aaron Leya Iseka (Anderlecht), Timur Zhamaletdinov (CSKA Moskva)
12: Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), Jean-Kévin Augustin (Paris Saint-Germain), Jordi Mboula (Barcelona, Monaco), Dominic Solanke (Chelsea)
11: Dani Gómez (Real Madrid), Munir El Haddadi (Barcelona), José Gomes (Benfica), Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica), Kaj Sierhuis (Ajax)
10: Gianluca Gaetano (Napoli), Mads Hansen (Midtjylland), Ivan Ignatev (Krasnodar), Carles Pérez (Barcelona), Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica)

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