Olutayo Subuloye

Olutayo Subuloye
Personal information
Full name Olutayo Peter Gabriel Subuloye
Date of birth (2007-12-18) 18 December 2007 (age 18)
Place of birth Eastbourne, England
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
Chelsea
Number 37
Youth career
Brighton
Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2026– Chelsea 0 (0)
International career‡
2024 England U18 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2024

Olutayo Peter Gabriel Subuloye (born 18 December 2007) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Chelsea.

Early life

Subuloye was born on 18 December 2007. Born in Eastbourne, England, he is a native of Sussex, England.

Club career

As a youth player, Subuloye joined the youth academy of Brighton at under-10 level after receiving interest from the youth academy of Premier League side Arsenal.

Following his stint there, he joined the youth academy of Premier League side Chelsea at under-12 level, where he played in the UEFA Youth League and helped the club's under-17 team win the 2023–24 U17 Premier League Cup. In 2024, he signed his first professional contract with them. In 2026, he was promoted to the Blue's senior team.

International career

Subuloye is an England youth international and has represented the country internationally at under-18 level and is eligible to represent Nigeria internationally through his parents.

On 11 October 2024, he debuted for the England national under-18 football team during a 0–2 away friendly loss to the Sweden national under-18 football team.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Is this Chelsea's next great centre-back?". BBC Sport. 22 September 2026. Retrieved 31 October 2026.
  2. ↑ "Who is Olutayo Subuloye? Xabi Alonso hands start to highly rated Chelsea youngster in pre-season clash". Sportskeeda. 28 July 2026. Retrieved 31 October 2026.
  3. ↑ "Olutayo Subuloye: Chelsea Promote Talented Defender of Nigerian Descent". Legit.ng. 14 July 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2026.
  4. ↑ "Who is Olutayo Subuloye? Chelsea youngster called up for Liverpool clash". The Standard. 28 October 2026. Retrieved 31 October 2026.
  5. ↑ Olutayo Subuloye at WorldFootball.net