Somto Boniface

Somtochukwu Alan Udochukwu Boniface (born 16 October 2004) is an English footballer who plays as a full-back for Premier League club Chelsea.

Somto Boniface
Personal information
Full name Somtochukwu Alan Udochukwu Boniface
Date of birth (2006-03-11) 11 March 2006
Place of birth London, England[1]
Position(s) full-back
Team information
Current team
 Chelsea
Number 76
Youth career
2015– Chelsea
International career‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 England U16 3 (1)
2022– England U17 13 (0)
2023– England U18 1 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 July 2023

Club career

Born in London, Boniface joined Chelsea at the age of nine. He had played as a left-back, or left wing-back.[2][3] Boniface signed his first professional contract with Chelsea in March 2023.[4] He was named the club's Academy Scholar of the Year for the 2022–23 season.[5]

International career

Boniface has represented England at under-16, under-17 and under-18 level.[6] He is also eligible to represent Nigeria through his family.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of 26 September 2023.[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea U21 2023–24 ————1[lower-alpha 1]010
Career total 000000001010

References

Notes
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Citations
  1. Somto Boniface at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Somto Boniface". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  3. Sinclair, Angus (2023-03-21). "Chelsea: Somto Boniface could be the dream Chilwell heir". FootballFanCast. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  4. "Chelsea Academy Scholar of the Year Boniface scores first PL2 goal in 6-goal thriller against Tottenham :: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  5. "Chelsea Player, Academy and Scholar of the Year winners named - Tribal Football". www.tribalfootball.com. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  6. "Report: France 2-0 England MU18s". The Football Association. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  7. "Nigerian Descent, Boniface Gets England Call-up - THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  8. Somto Boniface at Soccerway


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