Somto Boniface

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Somto Boniface
Personal information
Full name Somtochukwu Alan Udochukwu Boniface [1]
Date of birth (2006-03-11) 11 March 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth London, England [2]
Position(s) Full-back
Team information
Current team
 Ipswich Town
Youth career
2015–2025 Chelsea
2025– Ipswich Town
International career‡
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 England U16 3 (1)
2022–2023 England U17 13 (0)
2023– England U18 3 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:55, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

Somtochukwu Alan Udochukwu Boniface (born 11 March 2006) is an English footballer who plays as a full-back for Premier League club Ipswich Town.

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Club career

Born in London, Boniface joined Chelsea at the age of nine. He had played as a left-back, or left wing-back. [3] [4] Boniface signed his first professional contract with Chelsea in March 2023. [5] He was named the club's Academy Scholar of the Year for the 2022–23 season. [6]

In February 2025, he joined Ipswich Town on a permanent deal.

International career

Boniface has represented England at under-16, under-17 and under-18 level. [7] He was a member of the squad that finished fifth at the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. [8]

Boniface is also eligible to represent Nigeria through his family. [9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 November 2023. [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea U21 2023–24 ————2 [a] 020
Career total000000002020

Notes

  1. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

Citations

  1. ↑ "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  2. ↑ Somto Boniface at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ "Somto Boniface". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  4. ↑ Sinclair, Angus (21 March 2023). "Chelsea: Somto Boniface could be the dream Chilwell heir". FootballFanCast. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  5. ↑ Emmanuel, Ifeanyi (3 October 2023). "Chelsea Academy Scholar of the Year Boniface scores first PL2 goal in 6-goal thriller against Tottenham". All Nigeria Soccer. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  6. ↑ Vegas, Paul (9 May 2023). "Chelsea Player, Academy and Scholar of the Year winners named". Tribal Football. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  7. ↑ Veevers, Nicholas (6 September 2023). "Report: France 2-0 England MU18s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  8. ↑ Veevers, Nicholas (17 May 2023). "England MU17s squad named for EURO Finals". England Football.com. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "Nigerian Descent, Boniface Gets England Call-up - THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  10. ↑ Somto Boniface at Soccerway


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