Tudor Mendel-Idowu (born 15 January 2005) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2005-01-15) 15 January 2005 (age 17) | ||
| Place of birth | Berkshire, England[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Chelsea | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2012– | Chelsea | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | England U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | England U17 | 4 | (3) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:34, 30 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Born in Berkshire, England, Mendel-Idowu was regarded as a child prodigy academically, featuring numerous times in national and international competitions, most notably coming second in the 2014 edition of Child Genius.[3] At the age of thirteen, he was selected in the King's Scholar programme at Eton College.[4] He became a King’s Scholar at Eton and is currently studying Maths, Latin and Divinity and more.
He joined the youth academy of Chelsea at under-8 level, following interest from numerous other clubs including Arsenal and Tottenham.[2][4] In July 2021, he signed a new contract with the Blues.[5]
Eligible to represent both England and Nigeria at international level, Mendel-Idowu was first called up to the England national under-15 football team in 2019.[6] Tudor scored his first England U17 goal against Scotland on the 8th of February in a 3-0 win and followed that up with a further 2 goals in England U17's next game playing as a right winger. He later made substitute appearances against France and Luxembourg in the England U17 qualification games.
Mendel-Idowu's grandfather on his mothers side is, John Adeleye-Abai, played for the Nigeria national football team as a winger.[4] His other grandfather on his fathers side is, Dr Fola Kayode Mendel-Idowu was a gifted academic. He specialised in bio-aeronautics and was Africa's first 'flying doctor'.[4]