Dujon Sterling

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Dujon Sterling
Dujon Sterling 20180106.jpg
Sterling playing for Chelsea in 2018.
Personal information
Full name Dujon Henriques Sterling[1]
Date of birth (1999-10-24) 24 October 1999 (age 22)[2]
Place of birth Islington, England
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Blackpool
(on loan from Chelsea)
Number 35
Youth career
2007–2017 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Chelsea 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Coventry City (loan) 38 (0)
2019–2020 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 8 (0)
2021– → Blackpool (loan) 15 (0)
National team‡
2014–2015 England U16 5 (0)
2015–2016 England U17 8 (0)
2016–2018 England U19 25 (1)
2019 England U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:05, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:57, 31 December 2021 (UTC)

Dujon Henriques Sterling (born 24 October 1999) is an English footballer who plays as a right-back for Blackpool, on loan from Premier League club Chelsea. He has previously played for Coventry City and Wigan Athletic.

Club career[]

Chelsea[]

Sterling joined Chelsea in 2007 at under-8 level and made his under-19 debut in a UEFA Youth League fixture against Sporting CP in December 2014.[3] Although, recently Sterling has been deployed as a wing-back, he has also been played as a winger or centre-forward and impressed during Chelsea's 2015–16 FA Youth Cup campaign, netting in both the semi-final and final.[4] Following an impressive campaign, Sterling was promoted to the U23 squad for the 2016–17 season as a 16-year-old and became a key figure, featuring twenty-four times and scoring four goals.[5] In October 2016, Sterling signed his first professional contract upon his 17th birthday.[3]

On 20 September 2017, Sterling made his Chelsea debut during their EFL Cup third round tie against Nottingham Forest, replacing Davide Zappacosta for the final 14 minutes of the 5–1 victory at Stamford Bridge.[6]

Loan to Coventry City[]

On 27 June 2018, it was agreed that Sterling would join newly promoted League One side Coventry City on a season-long loan.[7]

Loan to Wigan Athletic[]

On 1 August 2019, Sterling joined Championship side Wigan Athletic on a season-long loan deal.[8]

Loan to Blackpool[]

On 31 August 2021, Sterling returned to the Championship with Blackpool on a season-long loan deal after he signed a two-year contract extension.[9]

International career[]

Sterling was born in England and is of Jamaican descent.[10] Sterling has represented England from under-16 to under-20 level. He represented England Under-17 at the 2016 U-17 Euros[11] and was included in the team of the tournament.[12]

In September 2016, Sterling made his debut for the England Under-19 team in a 1–1 draw against the Netherlands.[13] In June 2017 he was selected to represent England at the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[14] Despite Sterling scoring an own goal, England went on to defeat Portugal 2–1 in the final.[15] He was subsequently named in the team of the tournament.[16]

Career statistics[]

As of match played on 18 September 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chelsea 2017–18[17] Premier League 0 0 1 0 1 0 — 2 0
Coventry City (loan) 2018–19[18] League One 38 0 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 40 0
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2019–20[19] Championship 8 0 1 0 1 0 — 10 0
Blackpool (loan) 2021–22[20] Championship 9 0 0 0 — — 9 0
Career total 55 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 61 0
  1. ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy

Honours[]

Club[]

Chelsea Reserves[3]

International[]

England U19

Individual[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Wigan Athletic" (PDF). English Football League. p. 76. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Dujon Sterling". 11v11. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Dujon Sterling". TheChels.info. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Manchester City 1-1 Chelsea: The FA Youth Cup Final (first leg)". The FA. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Dujon Sterling". Chelsea Official Site. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Chelsea 5-1 Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Chelsea's Sterling in Coventry loan". BBC Sport. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Latics complete season-long loan signing of Chelsea's Dujon Sterling". Wigan Athletic F.C. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Sterling's contract and switch to Championship". Chelsea F.C. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Dujon Sterling". worldfootball.net.
  11. ^ "England Under-17s squad named for Euro Championship". The Football Association. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  12. ^ a b "2016 UEFA under-17 Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  13. ^ Association, The Football. "England U19s held to draw by Dutch but seal shoot-out win". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  14. ^ "England squad selected for UEFA European Under-19 Championship". The Football Association. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  15. ^ a b "European Under-19 Championship: England beat Portugal in final". BBC Sport. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  16. ^ a b "2017 UEFA under-19 Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  17. ^ "Games played by Dujon Sterling in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  18. ^ "Games played by Dujon Sterling in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  19. ^ "Games played by Dujon Sterling in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  20. ^ "Games played by Dujon Sterling in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

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