Dion Rankine
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| Dion Rankine | |
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| Full Name | |
| Date of Birth | 15 October 2002 |
| Place of Birth | Barnet, London, England |
| Position | Right Back/Wing-Back/Winger |
| Chelsea career | 2016 - 2024 |
| Debut | n/a |
| Games (goals) | n/a |
| Other clubs | Cambridge United Exeter City (loan) |
Dion Rankine is a versatile right-sided player who formerly played for Chelsea's Academy teams.
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Pre-Chelsea career
Dion joined Chelsea from Cambridge United in 2016 as part of a deal that also brought Marcel Lewis to the club.
Chelsea career
Dion officially made his Under-18 debut at the end of the 2017-18 season in a match against Arsenal that saw both clubs use Under-15 squads. His real breakthrough followed midway through 2018-19, and and he scored his maiden Under-18 goal on the final day of the season away to Reading. He played mostly as a right wing-back in the 2019-20 season, although also spent time as an attacking midfielder, and finished the season as a left wing-back.
International
Dion has no international representation to date. He is eligible to play for England and Jamaica.
Career statistics
Youth and Development Football
| Season | Under-18 | European | Dev Squad | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| 2017-18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2019-20 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 |
| 2020-21 | 14 | 1 | - | - | 11 | 1 | 25 | 2 |
| 2021-22 | - | - | 6 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 33 | 2 |
| 2022-23 | - | - | - | - | 30 | 5 | 30 | 5 |
| Total | 40 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 68 | 7 | 116 | 14 |
