Dion Rankine

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Dion Rankine
Personal information
Full name Dion Joseph Rankine [1]
Date of birth (2002-10-15) 15 October 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Barnet, England [2]
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) [3]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Wigan Athletic
Number 39
Youth career
2011–2016 Cambridge United
2016–2023 Chelsea
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023–2024 Chelsea 0 (0)
2023–2024 → Exeter City (loan) 33 (1)
2024– Wigan Athletic 20 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:46, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Dion Joseph Rankine (born 15 October 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL League One club Wigan Athletic.

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Club career

Born in Barnet, Rankine started his career with the Cambridge United academy as an under-9, [4] before joining Premier League side Chelsea as an Under-14 in 2016. [2] He had been utilised as a full-back, a wing-back, and as a winger. [5] Rankine signed his first professional contract in October 2019, [6] [7] going on to extend this deal in 2021. [2]

Rankine had been the top appearance maker in the development squad with 25 starts during the 2022–23 Premier League 2 season, he scored five goals. [3] He had also featured eight times in EFL Trophy, including facing his future club Exeter City in August 2021. [8] It was reported that Rankine had signed a new deal with Chelsea in January 2023. [9]

On 12 July 2023, Rankine joined EFL League One side Exeter City on a season-long loan. [10] [11]

On 13 June 2024, Rankine joined EFL League One side Wigan Athletic on a permanent deal from Chelsea, signing on a three-year contract. [12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 April 2024 [13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea U23 2020–21 Premier League 2 ————1 [a] 010
2021–22————3 [a] 030
2022–23————4 [a] 040
Total————8080
Exeter City (loan) 2023–24 [14] EFL League One 3310020—1 [a] 0361
Career total33100200090441
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League clubs publish 2022/23 retained lists". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  2. 1 2 3 "Dion Rankine". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  3. 1 2 Dion Rankine at WorldFootball.net
  4. ↑ "DION RANKINE AND MARCEL LEWIS LEAVE CLUB FOR CHELSEA". www.cambridge-united.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  5. ↑ Silas, Don (2023-07-13). "Transfer: Chelsea confirms deal for versatile player, Rankine". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  6. ↑ Clark, Daniel (2023-07-14). "Chelsea winger Dion Rankine jumped at 'perfect fit' Exeter move". DevonLive. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  7. ↑ "Teenage kicks: Charlie Wiggett". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  8. ↑ "Exeter City sign Chelsea winger Rankine on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  9. ↑ "Chelsea agree Dion Rankine deal after breakthrough in talks". Football Insider. 2023-01-26. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  10. ↑ "Rankine completes loan switch". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  11. ↑ "✍️ Dion Rankine joins the Grecians!". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  12. ↑ FC, Wigan Athletic (2024-06-13). "Latics Sign Dion Rankine On A Permanent Deal From Chelsea". Wigan Athletic FC. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  13. ↑ Dion Rankine at Soccerway
  14. ↑ "Games played by Dion Rankine in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
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