Tosin Adarabioyo

Tosin Adarabioyo
Personal information
Full name Abdul-Nasir Oluwatosin Adarabioyo[1]
Date of birth (1997-09-24) 24 September 1997[2]
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[3]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
Manchester City
Number 53
Youth career
2003–2016 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Manchester City 0 (0)
National team
2012–2013 England U16 5 (0)
2013 England U17 3 (0)
2014–2015 England U18 6 (0)
2015 England U19 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 Feb 2016.


Abdul-Nasir Oluwatosin "Tosin" Adarabioyo (born 24 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Manchester City.

Club career

Adarabioyo joined the youth system at Manchester City aged five.[4] He made his U18 debut for the club aged 14 and was captaining the U18s aged 16.[4][5] On 21 February 2016, Adarabioyo made his first-team debut in an FA Cup match against Chelsea.[6] He made his Champions League debut on 24 August 2016, as a substitute in a 1–0 win over Steaua București, in a Champions League play-off round match.[7]

International career

Adarabioyo has represented England up to U19 level.[8]

Personal Life

Tosin is the brother of current NAC Breda player Fisayo Adarabioyo.[9][10][11]

References

  1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/09/2014 and 30/09/2014" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 1. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  2. "UEFA Youth League - Tosin Adarabioyo". UEFA. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  3. Kelsey, Rick (22 February 2016). "Who's that playing for Manchester City? Team fields five debutants". BBC Newsbeat. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Man City one-to-watch: Tosin Adarabioyo – I'll do anything to win". Manchester Evening News. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  5. "Manchester City Academy defender Tosin Adarabioyo". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  6. "Manchester City FC on Twitter: "TEAM NEWS: Full debuts given to five players today! Congrats, lads! #chelseavcity #facup #mcfc"". Twitter. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  7. "Man City advance to UCL group stage with defeat of Steaua Bucharest". ESPN. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  8. "Tosin Adarabioyo relishing chance to pull on the Three Lions in front of his fellow Mancunians on Sunday - England". The Football Association. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  9. "Manchester City youngster Tosin Adarabioyo in the first team picture... but who is the academy graduate?". Daily Mail. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  10. "News - Academy News". Manchester City F.C. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  11. "Palace Snap Up Ex-Man City Starlet Adarabioyo". sl10.ng. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2016.

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