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Tosin Adarabioyo
Adarabioyo playing for Manchester City Reserves in 2017
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 24
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 16:45, 8 August 2017 (UTC)

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

Adarabioyo was born in England and is of Nigerian descent.[9] Tosin is the brother of current NAC Breda player Fisayo Adarabioyo.[10][11][12]

Career statistics

As of 28 December 2016
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City 2015–16 Premier League 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2016–17 Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0
Career Total 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 4 0

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. ^ "Man City Whizkid Tosin Adarabioyo Turns Down Chance To Play For Nigeria:: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "News - Academy News". Manchester City F.C. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  12. ^ "Palace Snap Up Ex-Man City Starlet Adarabioyo". sl10.ng. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2016.