Fikayo Tomori

Oluwafikayomi Oluwadamilola "Fikayo" Tomori (born 19 December 1997) is an English[2] professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club AC Milan and the England national team.

[4][5] Tomori attended Gravesend Grammar School in Gravesham and he began his football career by playing for Riverview United in Kent when he was six.

[7] On 11 May 2016, Tomori was named to the first-team substitute bench along with fellow academy players Tammy Abraham and Kasey Palmer, in Chelsea's 1–1 draw with Liverpool.

[8] On 15 May, in Chelsea's final game of the 2015–16 season, Tomori made his debut in a 1–1 draw with Premier League champions Leicester City, replacing Branislav Ivanović in the 60th minute.

[13] On 18 February 2017, Tomori made his league debut for Brighton, in their 2–0 away victory against Barnsley, replacing Anthony Knockaert in stoppage time of the second half.

[23] He scored a header against former club Hull City to help Chelsea to a 2–1 win in the fourth round of the FA Cup at the KCOM Stadium on 25 January 2020.

[25] Four days later, he made his debut in the Coppa Italia quarter-final against Inter Milan in the Derby della Madonnina, coming on as a substitute for the injured Simon Kjær in a 2–1 away defeat.

On 12 March 2022, as Milan won 1–0 against Empoli, they managed to secure two clean sheets in a row for the first time in 2022, courtesy of Tomori partnering in defence with Pierre Kalulu.

[31] Tomori ended his first full season in Italy as a Serie A champion, as Milan won its first Scudetto in 11 years with the best defensive record in the division.

[35] Three days later, he was sent off for the first time in his career in Milan's 2–0 home loss to his former club Chelsea in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.

[53] After being absent from the squad for almost two years, Tomori was recalled for England's 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Hungary in October 2021.

[55] Tomori was not selected for the 2022 FIFA World Cup[56] and was absent from the England squad until his recall for the September 2023 internationals, where he was an unused substitute against Ukraine and Scotland.

[57] On 13 October 2023, he made his first international appearance in 16 months, starting as a left-back in England's 1–0 friendly win over Australia at Wembley Stadium.

Tomori playing for Chelsea in 2019