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Dominic Solanke

Liverpool FC, Tottenham Hotspur FC

3 appearances, 0 goals

P 3 W 1 D 1 L 1 F 6: A 2
*(actual F 3: A 1)
50% successful

2017-24

disciplined: none
captain:
none
minutes played:
48

Timeline
  Dominic Ayodele Solanke-Mitchell
Birth Sunday, 14 September 1997 in Basingstoke, Berkshire
  registered as Dominic Solanke in Reading & Wokingham September-December 1997.
Source

Jack Rollin's Sky Sports Yearbook [2017] &

Playing Career


Club(s)
Began his youth career with Chelsea FC, working his way through the the youth system, breaking into the first team during the 2014-15, but only ever making the unused, although he did become the club's youngest participant in the Champions League in October 2014. On 4 August 2015, Solanke was sent out on a season-long loan to Netherlands' side SBV Vitesse, making 25 Eredivisie appearances, scoring seven goals. He returned to Chelsea, but only remained on the fringe. On 30 May 2017, it was confirmed that Solanke would join Liverpool FC, with a fee set at £3 million by the transfer tribunal. On 4 January 2019, Solanke joined AFC Bournemouth for £19m., enduring a relegation in his second season, but securing a play-off position in his third. Solanke was subject to a transfer bid from Tottenham Hotspur FC during the summer 2024 transfer window. Signed on 10 August for a £65m. transfer package.

League honours
186+43 appearances, 77 goals
Liverpool FC 2017-18 five+sixteen appearances, one goal
debut: (sub) 19 August 2017 Liverpool FC 1 Crystal Palace FC 0.
AFC Bournemouth 2019-24 172+27 appearances, 72 goals
debut: 2 February 2019 Cardiff City FC 2 AFC Bournemouth 0.
Tottenham Hotspur FC 2024 nine appearances, four goals
debut: 19 August 2024 Leicester City FC 1 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1.

Club honours
FA Youth Cup winners 2013-14, 2014-15; UEFA Youth League winners 2014-15;
Premier League
fourth place 2017-18 (21 apps);
UEFA Champions League
runners-up 2017-18;
Football League Championship runners-up 2021-22;
Individual honours Chelsea FC Academy Player of the Year 2014-15;
PFA Championship Team of the Year 2021-22;
Premier League... Player of the Month nominee December 2023; Goal of the Month nominee March 2024 (vs. Luton Town FC)
Distinctions None
Height/Weight 6' 1½", 12st. 6lb. [2017]

Source

Jack Rollin's Sky Sports Yearbook [2017] & ENFA.

England Career

Player number 1230th player to appear for England.
BME number The 85th BME player at Senior level.
Position(s) Forward
First match No. 974, 14 November 2017, England 0 Brazil 0, a friendly match at The National Stadium, Wembley, London, substitute (74:40), aged 20 years 61 days
Last match
7 years 3 days
No. 1068, 17 November 2024, England 5 Republic of Ireland 0, a Nations League preliminary match at The National Stadium, Wembley, London, substitute (74:40), aged 27 years 26 days.
Major tournaments None
Team honours None
Individual honours None
Distinctions Also eligible to play for Nigeria.
The ninth Berkshirian to represent England
- first since Neil Webb.
Six years and 331 days between his first two appearances. He is the nineteenth player to have waited more than six years for another appearance.

Youth Career


Youth tournaments
FIFA Under-20 World Cup 2017;
UEFA Under-21 European Championship 2019;
UEFA Under-19 European Championship 2016;
UEFA Under-17 European Championship 2014;
Sky Sports Victory Shield 2012; Tournoi de Montaigu 2013; FA International Tournament 2013; Four Nations Tournament 2016, 2017; Suwon Continental Cup 2016;

Youth honours
FIFA Under-20 World Cup winners 2017;
UEFA Under-17 European Championship
winners 2014;
Sky Sports Victory Shield winners 2012; Tournoi de Montaigu runners-up 2013; Four Nations Tournament winners 2016, 2017; Suwon Continental Cup runners-up 2016;

Individual honours
England U21 (eleven+seven appearances, 9ᵍ 1ᶜ November 2015-June 2019)
England U20
(eleven+four appearances, 10ᵍ October 2016-June 2017)
England U19
(five+three appearances, 3ᵍ September 2015-July 2016)
England U18
(four+three appearances, 3ᵍ September 2014-March 2015)
England U17
(eleven+three appearances, 11ᵍ August 2013-May 2014)
England U16
(three+three appearances, 1ᵍ November 2012-March 2013).
England Youth Player of the Year 2014;
FIFA Under-20 World Cup Golden Ball
2017;


The Numbers
Squads Apps Comp
Apps
starts sub unused minutes captain
3 3 2 0 ▲3
▼0
2 48 0 none none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
3 1 1 1 6 2 +4 1 2 2 0.667 50 =0

Venue Record

Venue P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 3 1 1 1 6 2 +4 1 2 2.00 0.667 50.0 =0

Shirt Record

Colour P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
White 3 1 1 1 6 2 +4 1 2 2.00 0.667 50.0 =0

Competition Record

Competition P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
NLP 2 1 0 1 6 2 +4 0 1 3.00 1.00 50.0 =0
Nations League 2 1 0 1 6 2 +4 0 1 3.00 1.00 50.0 =0
Friendly Match 1 0 1 0 0 0 =0 1 1 0.00 0.00 50.0 =0

Tournament Record

Nations League Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
NLP 2024 2 1 0 1 6 2 +4 0 1 3.00 1.00 50.0 =0
NLP All 2 1 0 1 6 2 +4 0 1 3.00 1.00 50.0 =0

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
NL 2 1 0 1 6 2 +4 0 1 3.00 1.00 50.0 =0
2 1 0 1 6 2 +4 0 1 2 1 50 =0


Age 15 under 16  
six appearances - Wales November 2012; Germany▲ February 2013;
Netherlands, Chile▲, Germany▲ & Turkey March 2013;
under 17  
three appearances - Portugal, Turkey & Italy▲ August/September 2013;
 
Age 16    
eleven appearances - Armenia▲, Gibraltar & Republic of Ireland October 2013; Belgium January 2014;
Czech Republic, Albania▲ & Italy March 2014; Malta, Turkey, Portugal & Netherlands May 2014
under 18  
two appearances - both Netherlands (oneā–²) September 2014;
 
Age 17    
five appearances - Italy September 2014; Poland twice (one▲) November 2014;
Switzerland twice (one▲) March 2015;
under 19  
two appearances - Germany & Croatia▲ September 2015;

Age 18    
three appearances - FYR Macedonia▲, Finland & Italy▲ October 2015;
under 21  
three appearances - Bosnia and Herzegovina & Switzerland November 2015; Switzerland▲ March 2016;
under 19  
two practice match appearances - Mexico June 2016;
 
three appearances - France, Netherlands & Italy July 2016;

Age 19 under 20  
fifteen appearances - Germany & United States October 2016;
Nigeria, Korea Republic▲ & Iran▲ November 2016; Portugal, France▲ & Senegal March 2017;
Argentina, Guinea, Korea Republic▲, Costa Rica, Mexico, Italy & Venezuela May/June 2017;
under 21  
two appearances - Netherlands & Latvia▲ September 2017;

Age 20    
three appearances - Scotland & Andorra▲ October 2017; Ukraine 10 November 2017;
Solanke was drafted into the senior squad following the Ukraine U21 match


 Club: Liverpool F.C. - one full appearance (15 min)

manager: Gareth Southgate - one full appearance (15 min)x


apps match pic match details comp res. rundown shirt

1 974 14 November 2017 - England 0 Brazil 0
The National Stadium, Wembley
Fr HD (0-0) 74:40 15
   

the 1230th player to appear for England
73rd player from Liverpool FC to represent England
The 85th BME player at Senior level.

under 21  
three appearances - Ukraine▲ March 2018; Netherlands▲ & Latvia September 2018;

Age 21    
four appearances - Andorra▲ & Scotland October 2018; Italy & Denmark November 2018;

 Club: A.F.C. Bournemouth. - no full appearances  

three appearances - Poland▲ & Germanyᶜ March 2019; France June 2019;

 Club: Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - two full appearances (33 min) interim head coach: Lee Carsley - two full appearances (33 min)x

Age 27
2 1065 10 October 2024 - England 1 Greece 2
The National Stadium, Wembley

NLP
HL (0-1) 71:37 21

the eightieth player from Tottenham Hotspur FC to represent England
six years and 331 days after his last appearance - twelfth longest gap ~ first BME

1066 13 October 2024 - Finland 1 England 3, Olympiastadion, Helsinki   AW unused sub LF
1067 14 November 2024 - Greece 0 England 3, Olympiakó Stádio Spiros Louis, Athína
NLP
AW unused sub
21
LF
3 1068 17 November 2024 - England 5 Republic of Ireland 0
The National Stadium, Wembley
HW (3-0) 74:40
  


  

 
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