Somto Boniface
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Somtochukwu Alan Udochukwu Boniface[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 March 2006 | ||
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 7 November 2023.[10]
| 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
[edit]- ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ Somto Boniface at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Somto Boniface". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ Sinclair, Angus (21 March 2023). "Chelsea: Somto Boniface could be the dream Chilwell heir". FootballFanCast. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Vegas, Paul (9 May 2023). "Chelsea Player, Academy and Scholar of the Year winners named". Tribal Football. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ Veevers, Nicholas (6 September 2023). "Report: France 2-0 England MU18s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ Veevers, Nicholas (17 May 2023). "England MU17s squad named for EURO Finals". England Football.com. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Nigerian Descent, Boniface Gets England Call-up - THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ^ Somto Boniface at Soccerway