Alfie Gilchrist

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Alfie Gilchrist
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Gilchrist with Chelsea in 2018
Personal information
Full name Alfie Gilchrist
Date of birth (2003-11-28) 28 November 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Kingston upon Thames, London, England [1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre-back, right-back
Team information
Current team
Chelsea
Number 42
Youth career
Old Isleworthians
0000–2014 Queens Park Rangers
2014–2023 Chelsea
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Chelsea 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 April 2024

Alfie Gilchrist (born 28 November 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Premier League club Chelsea.

Contents

Club career

Early career

Born in Kingston upon Thames, London, Gilchrist started his career at local side Old Isleworthians Youth F.C. and Queens Park Rangers, playing as a right-wing and central midfielder in his early teens. [2]

Chelsea

Gilchrist joined Chelsea at under-11 level in 2014 and was deployed as a centre-back. [3] Gilchrist was compared to John Terry [4] [5] and saw him as an idol due to his position and the status as an academy player of Chelsea. [2]

Gilchrist signed his first professional contract in November 2020. [6] He captained the academy team that reached the FA Youth Cup semi-finals and also won the Under-18 Premier League Cup in 2021–22 season. [7] Gilchrist took over captain duties for the Under-23s in February 2023, [8] he was nominated for the PL2 Player of the Season award in 2022–23 season. [9] [10]

On 26 May 2023, Gilchrist was named among the substitutes for a Premier League tie with Manchester United. [11] [12] He was included in Chelsea pre-season tour squad in preparation of 2023–24 season, [13] [14] and came on as a substitute at half-time in a 5–0 win against Wrexham. [15]

Gilchrist in the UEFA Youth League in 2021 Alife Gilchrist 2021.jpg
Gilchrist in the UEFA Youth League in 2021

On 19 September 2023, he signed a new contract with the club until June 2025. [16] On 27 December, Gilchrist made his senior debut, subbed-on in the stoppage time, in a 2–1 win against Crystal Palace in the Premier League. [17] Gilchrist's first start for the senior squad came on 6 January 2024, in Chelsea's 4–0 defeat of Preston North End in the FA Cup. [18]

On 2 April 2024, Gilchrist signed a new contract with Chelsea, keeping him at the club until 2026. [19]

On 15 April 2024, after coming on as an 88th minute substitute for Malo Gusto, Gilchrist scored his first goal for Chelsea in a 6–0 win over Everton. [20]

Personal life

Gilchrist is a boyhood Chelsea fan, as his grandfather and father used to be season ticket holders. [21] He attended Esher Church of England High School in Esher. [22]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 April 2024 [23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea U21 2021–22 3 [lower-alpha 1] 030
2022–23 4 [lower-alpha 1] 040
2023–24 2 [lower-alpha 1] 020
Total0000009090
Chelsea 2023–24 Premier League 914020151
Career total91402090241
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Chelsea

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