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Tosin Adarabioyo
Personal information
Full name Abdul-Nasir Oluwatosin Adarabioyo[1]
Date of birth (1997-09-24) 24 September 1997 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[3]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Manchester City
Number 53
Youth career
2003–2016 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Manchester City 0 (0)
International career
2012–2013 England U16 5 (0)
2013 England U17 3 (0)
2014–2015 England U18 6 (0)
2015 England U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 Feb 2016

Abdul-Nasir Oluwatosin "Tosin" Adarabioyo (born 24 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Manchester City.

Club career

Adarabioyo joined the youth system at Manchester City aged five.[4] He made his U18 debut for the club aged 14 and was captaining the U18s aged 16.[4][5] On 21 February 2016, Adarabioyo made his first-team debut in an FA Cup match against Chelsea.[6] He made his Champions League debut on 24 August 2016, as a substitute in a 1–0 win over Steaua București, in a Champions League play-off round match.[7]

International career

Adarabioyo has represented England up to U19 level.[8]

Personal Life

Tosin is the brother of current NAC Breda player Fisayo Adarabioyo.[9][10][11]

References

  1. ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/09/2014 and 30/09/2014" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 1. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  2. ^ "UEFA Youth League - Tosin Adarabioyo". UEFA. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  3. ^ Kelsey, Rick (22 February 2016). "Who's that playing for Manchester City? Team fields five debutants". BBC Newsbeat. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Man City one-to-watch: Tosin Adarabioyo – I'll do anything to win". Manchester Evening News. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Manchester City Academy defender Tosin Adarabioyo". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Manchester City FC on Twitter: "TEAM NEWS: Full debuts given to five players today! Congrats, lads! #chelseavcity #facup #mcfc"". Twitter. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  7. ^ "Man City advance to UCL group stage with defeat of Steaua Bucharest". ESPN. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Tosin Adarabioyo relishing chance to pull on the Three Lions in front of his fellow Mancunians on Sunday - England". The Football Association. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  9. ^ "Manchester City youngster Tosin Adarabioyo in the first team picture... but who is the academy graduate?". Daily Mail. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  10. ^ "News - Academy News". Manchester City F.C. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  11. ^ "Palace Snap Up Ex-Man City Starlet Adarabioyo". sl10.ng. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2016.