Faustino Adebola Rasheed Anjorin (born 23 November 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship side Huddersfield Town, on loan from Premier League club Chelsea.
![]() Anjorin with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Faustino Adebola Rasheed Anjorin[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2001-11-23) 23 November 2001 (age 20)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Poole, England | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Huddersfield Town (on loan from Chelsea) | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2019 | Chelsea | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | Chelsea | 1 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Lokomotiv Moscow (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2022– | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 11 | (3) |
National team | |||
2018 | England U17 | 6 | (0) |
2018 | England U18 | 7 | (4) |
2019 | England U19 | 3 | (1) |
2021 | England U20 | 2 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:11, 27 August 2022 (UTC) |
Anjorin joined Chelsea's development centre programme at under-7 level, officially signing with the club at under-9 level. On 30 April 2018, Anjorin scored in the second leg of Chelsea's 2017–18 FA Youth Cup win over Arsenal.[3]
On 25 September 2019, Anjorin made his debut for Chelsea in a 7–1 EFL Cup win over League Two side Grimsby Town.[4] On 8 March 2020, he made his Premier League debut in a 4–0 home win over Everton after coming on as a 71st minute substitute for Willian.[5] On 8 December 2020, Anjorin made his UEFA Champions League debut and was named in the starting line-up for Chelsea's final group stage match which ended in a 1–1 home draw against Krasnodar.[6] On 10 January 2021, Anjorin made his FA Cup debut as a substitute for Callum Hudson-Odoi in the 80th minute of Chelsea's 4–0 win over League Two side Morecambe.[7]
On 2 September 2021, he joined Russian Premier League club Lokomotiv Moscow on a season-long loan, with an option to buy.[8] On 16 September 2021, he scored a late equaliser in the opening game of their Europa League campaign to establish the final score of 1–1 against Marseille.[9] On 30 January 2022, the clubs agreed to terminate the loan early due to Anjorin's injury.[10]
Upon returning from his loan at Lokomotiv Moscow, Anjorin joined EFL Championship side Huddersfield Town on 31 January 2022 for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[11] He made seven league appearances and scored one goal for the Terriers,[12] before his loan was extended for another year on 22 July 2022.[13][14]
Anjorin is eligible to play for England through his birthplace and for Nigeria through his Nigerian father.[15] Between 2018 and 2019, he represented England at under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels.[16][17]
On 7 October 2021, Anjorin made his England under-20 debut during a 1–1 draw with Italy at Technique Stadium in Chesterfield.[18]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chelsea | 2019–20 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Lokomotiv Moscow (loan) | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | — | 9 | 1 | ||
Huddersfield Town (loan) | 2021–22 | EFL Championship | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||
2022–23 | EFL Championship | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 2 | |||
Total | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | ||
Career total | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 |
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Huddersfield Town A.F.C. – current squad | |
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