Ajani Burchall

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Ajani Burchall
Personal information
Full name Ajani Alexander Edward Burchall [1]
Date of birth (2004-11-05) 5 November 2004 (age 19) [2]
Place of birth Hamilton, Bermuda
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Aston Villa
Youth career
2012–2016 North Village Rams
2016–2020 AFC Bournemouth
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2021 AFC Bournemouth 1 (0)
2021– Aston Villa 0 (0)
International career
2018–2019 Bermuda U15 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:06, 9 July 2021 (UTC)

Ajani Alexander Edward Burchall (born 5 November 2004) is Bermudian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League team Aston Villa. He is a product of the North Village Rams youth team in Hamilton, Bermuda, and was signed by AFC Bournemouth at the age of eleven. He became Bournemouth's third youngest player of all time when he appeared for their senior side as a late substitute in December 2020, he transferred to Aston Villa six months later, joining their academy. He has played internationally at under-15 level for the Bermuda.

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Club career

AFC Bournemouth

Burchall was born in Bermuda and joined AFC Bournemouth in 2016 from the youth side of North Village Rams, based near Hamilton, Bermuda. [3] In March 2019, at the age of 14, he signed a pre-scholarship agreement with the club. [4] On 12 December 2020, he made his professional debut in the Championship, coming on as a late substitute in a 5–0 win over Huddersfield Town. [5] The appearance made him Bournemouth's third youngest player of all time. [6]

Aston Villa

On 9 July 2021, Burchall joined Premier League club Aston Villa for an undisclosed transfer fee. [7] In October 2021, after a positive start for Villa in the U18 Premier League in which he scored three goals, and provided three assists in his first four games, Burchall was named by The Guardian as one of the top young prospects in English football. [8] On 10 November 2021, Burchall was given his first full professional contract by Aston Villa. [9]

In August 2022, Burchall suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury during a training session - which was expected to rule him out for the whole season. [10]

Burchall made his return to football on 15 December 2023, after more than a year sidelined, in a 1–1 draw against Fulham U21 in the Premier League 2. [11]

International career

Burchall has represented Bermuda at under-15 level, playing for them in the 2019 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship. [12]

Personal life

Burchall grew up in the Paget Parish of Bermuda. [13] He attended Bournemouth Collegiate School. [3]

Career Statistics

As of match played 12 December 2020 [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AFC Bournemouth 2020–21 Championship 1000000010
Career total1000000010

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  3. 1 2 "Cook only met teenager Burchall a few hours before his debut". Bournemouth Daily Echo. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
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