Asher Agbinone

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Asher Agbinone
Personal information
Full name Asher Chris Ofega Agbinone
Date of birth (2005-09-28) 28 September 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth England
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
Crystal Palace
Number 64
Youth career
2014–2024 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Crystal Palace 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:04, 9 November 2024 (UTC)

Asher Chris Ofega Agbinone (born 28 September 2005) is an English footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Premier League club Crystal Palace.

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Early life

Agbinone was born in England on 28 September 2005. He is of Nigerian ancestry. [1] Agbinone joined the Crystal Palace Academy at age nine, going on to play for the Eagles at various age levels. [2]

Club career

Agbinone signed his first professional contract with Crystal Palace in 2022 while playing for the under-18 team. [3] Shortly thereafter in March 2023, Agbinone was awarded with Crystal Palace’s club goal of the month award for a long-distance effort he scored against the Tottenham Hotspur under-18s team. In the following season, Agbinone would go on to appear for Palace’s under-18 and under-21 teams, including an appearance in the FA Youth Cup. Agbinone went on to score 9 goals in 20 youth team appearances in the 2023–24 season. [4]

Agbinone earned a place in the Crystal Palace first team in the summer of 2024, as he was called up to join the senior squad for pre-season matches in the United States. [5] During this tour, Agbinone scored his first senior pre-season goal in a 3–1 win over Wolves at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland.

On 21 October 2024, Agbinone made his Premier League debut for the Eagles, coming on as a substitute in the second half of a 1–0 away loss against Nottingham Forest. [6]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crystal Palace 2024–25 Premier League 2000000020
Career total2000000020

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