Dominic Solanke
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| Dominic Solanke | |
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| Full Name | Dominic Ayodele Solanke-Mitchell |
| Date of Birth | 14 September 1997 |
| Place of Birth | Reading, England |
| Position | Forward |
| Chelsea career | 2004 - 2017 |
| Debut | 21 October 2014 |
| Games (goals) | 1 (0) |
| Other clubs | Vitesse Arnhem (loan) Liverpool |
Dominic Solanke is a forward who formerly played for Chelsea.
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Pre-Chelsea career
Dominic joined Chelsea at Under-8 level.
Chelsea career
Dominic made his Under-18 debut as an Under-15 in February 2013 and was something of a regular thereafter, notching his first goal against Fulham and netting again before the season was out against Crystal Palace. His form in the first half of the 2013-14 season was nothing short of sensational as he plundered 13 goals and 8 assists in 13 appearances, with back-to-back hat-tricks against Dartford and Reading in December highlighting affairs. With a number of goals for England at international level too, he marked himself out as very much one to watch.
The good times continued into 2014 as he reached 20 club goals for the season with two late strikes to beat Fulham in the Final of the FA Youth Cup and scintillating form for his country.
He made his debut for the first less than six weeks after his seventeenth birthday, coming on as a second half substitute in a 6-0 win against Maribor in the UEFA Champions League. He then went on to rack up a prolific 41-goal academy season in which he finished as the leading scorer in both the 2014-15 UEFA Youth League and the 2014-15 FA Youth Cup, competitions which Chelsea won. His season was capped by being crowned the club's Academy Player of the Season.
Clearly ready to leave academy football behind, he joined Vitesse Arnhem pn loan for the 2015-16 season alongside Isaiah Brown, Lewis Baker, Nathan and Danilo Pantic and generally did well, scoring five goals whilst leading the line for a team that lost its manager mid-season and never recovered their best form. A contract dispute precluded him from going back on loan the following year, instead limiting him to just six Development Squad outings in a wasted year.
In June it was announced that he had agreed to join Liverpool at the end of his contract, with the fee to be decided by a tribunal.
International
Dominic has been capped by England up to Under-21 level and was integral to the Under-17s' run to the Final of the 2014 European Championships in Malta with 10 goals in 13 caps over the course of 2013-14.
He was a part of the successful Under-20 World Cup winning side in South Korea in 2017 and was named the Player of the Tournament.
He remains eligible for Nigeria.
Career statistics
Youth, Reserve and Under-21 Football
| Season | Under-18 | Euro U19 | Under-21 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| 2012-13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| 2013-14 | 25 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 20 |
| 2014-15 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 39 | 41 |
| 2015-16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016-17 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Total | 47 | 36 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 17 | 83 | 65 |
(Statistics accurate as of the end of the 2016-17 season)
First team
| Season | Club | Prem | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 2014-15 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | Vitesse Arnhem (loan) | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 7 |
| Total | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 7 | |
(Statistics accurate as of the end of the 2016-17 season)
Career honours
- 2012 Sky Sports Victory Shield (England Under-16s)
- 2013-14 FA Youth Cup
- 2014 European Under-17 Championships (England Under-17)
- 2014-15 UEFA Youth League
- 2014-15 FA Youth Cup
- 2017 FIFA Under-20 World Cup (England Under-20)
