Dominic Solanke

Dominic Ayodele Solanke-Mitchell (born 14 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the England national team.

He has won the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup with his country and received the Golden Ball award for best player in the latter tournament.

[7] On 29 July 2014, José Mourinho stated a belief that he should blame himself were Solanke not to become a senior England international under his management, and indicated that the player would train with the first-team squad during the 2014–15 season.

[9] Due to the injury of Diego Costa, Solanke was named on the bench for a Premier League match against Crystal Palace on 18 October 2014.

[10] Three days later, he made his first-team debut as a substitute for Oscar in the 73rd minute of a 6–0 win over NK Maribor in the UEFA Champions League.

[14] He scored in the 3–2 win over Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFA Youth League final,[15] ending the tournament with 12 goals in nine appearances as Chelsea won the title.

[16] On 20 April 2015, Solanke scored a late goal to give the team side a 3–1 win in the first leg of the FA Youth Cup final against Manchester City.

[21] After getting approval from FIFA to play in the Netherlands, he made his debut on 23 August 2015, coming off the bench in the 79th minute against Feyenoord, the match ending in a 2–0 defeat for Vitesse.

[24] After rejecting many loan offers from several clubs, Solanke was retained as Chelsea's third-choice striker behind Diego Costa and Michy Batshuayi for the first half of the 2016–17 season.

[25] On 23 August 2016, he was involved in Chelsea's matchday squad for the first time since returning from his loan at Vitesse, for their EFL Cup home tie against Bristol Rovers.

[30] He made his debut for the club on 16 August 2017, coming on as a substitute for Roberto Firmino in a 2–1 UEFA Champions League first-leg win over Hoffenheim.

[33] Solanke signed for fellow Premier League club AFC Bournemouth on 4 January 2019 on a long-term contract for an undisclosed fee,[34] reported by BBC Sport as £19 million.

[37] He then scored in Bournemouth's 3–1 victory at Everton on the final day of the 2019–20 Premier League season but it was not enough to save the club from relegation to the EFL Championship.

"[71] In October 2024, Solanke was recalled after a seven-year absence from the international stage and made his second appearance for the senior team when he came on as a 72nd-minute substitute in a 2–1 loss against Greece.

[74] Former Chelsea striker Tore André Flo has said that Solanke "works really hard", has "got very good physique" and "a great touch on the ball".

Solanke playing for Chelsea in 2014