Tammy Abraham

Tammy Abraham

Tammy Abraham in 2016
Personal information
Full name Kevin Oghenetega Tamaraebi Bakumo-Abraham[1]
Date of birth (1997-10-02) 2 October 1997[2]
Place of birth Camberwell, England
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Bristol City
(on loan from Chelsea)
Number 9
Youth career
2004–2016 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Chelsea 2 (0)
2016– → Bristol City (loan) 18 (9)
National team‡
2014–2015 England U18 5 (2)
2015–2016 England U19 14 (5)
2016– England U21 2 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 October 2016

Kevin Oghenetega Tamaraebi Bakumo-Abraham, more commonly known as Tammy Abraham, (born 2 October 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bristol City in the Championship, on loan from Chelsea, and the England U21 football team.

Club career

Chelsea

Early career

Abraham joined Chelsea at U8 level and progressed through the clubs academy system.[3] He was part of the Chelsea youth side which recorded back to back triumphs in both the UEFA Youth League and the FA Youth Cup in 2015 and 2016.[3] In the 2016 edition of the UEFA Youth League, Abraham pitched in with a return of eight goals in nine matches, making him the tournament's second highest goal scorer.[4] He carried his form over in to the FA Youth Cup and netted the winning goal in Chelsea's victory over Man City in April.[5] During the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons Abraham scored 74 goals in 98 matches across all competitions for Chelsea's various youth sides.[6]

2015-16 season

His form at youth level caught the attention of interim manager Guus Hiddink who invited him to train with the senior team at the back end of the 2015–16 season.[7]

Tammy Abraham (right) in action for Chelsea against Leicester in 2016

On 11 May 2016, Hiddink handed Abraham his Chelsea debut in a 1–1 Premier League draw with Liverpool, bringing him on to replace Bertrand Traoré in the 74th minute.[8] Abraham then made his home debut at Stamford Bridge the following week in a 1-1 draw with Premier League Champions Leicester.[6]

2016-17 season: Loan to Bristol City

On 5 August 2016, Abraham signed for Championship side Bristol City on a season-long loan from parent club Chelsea, with no recall clause, and was assigned the vacant number nine shirt upon arrival.[9] He made his debut for the club the following day, coming off the bench for fellow debutant Josh Brownhill to score City's first goal in a 2-1 come-from-behind win over Wigan Athletic,[10] although the goal was later credited to Hörður Björgvin Magnússon instead.[11]

Abraham started in his second game and scored the only goal of the match in a 1-0 win over Wycombe Wanderers, helping Bristol City advance to the Second round of the Football League Cup.[12] The following week, on 13 August, he scored his first professional brace in a 2–1 victory over newly promoted Burton Albion, including the last-minute winner.[13] In September, Abraham scored his second brace against Sheffield Wednesday, although Bristol City ultimately lost 3–2.[14] He scored a further two goals during the month which saw him named Football League Championship Player of the Month for September.[15] He was also awarded the EFL's Young Player of the Month award for September.[16]

International career

England youth national teams

Abraham has represented England at both U18 and U19 level. He scored his first goals at age group level for England in March 2015, netting a brace as England U18 beat Switzerland 6–1.[17] Later that year, while representing the U19 side against Japan, Abraham and teammate Patrick Roberts played a game of rock–paper–scissors on the pitch to decide who would take a penalty. Abraham was triumphant but missed the resultant spot-kick. Just a minute later, however, Roberts assisted Abraham for the second goal of the match, which ultimately ended 5–1 in England's favour.[18]

On 6 July 2016, Abraham was one of four Chelsea players named in Aidy Boothroyd's squad for the U19 European Championship.[19] He featured in three out of four matches as England were eliminated by Italy in the semi-final.[20] Abraham also received his first first Under 21 call-up on 29 September 2016. He made his first appearance for the side on 6 October, coming on as a substitute with eight minutes remaining against Kazakhstan in a qualifier for the U21 European Championships. England a 1-0 victory which secured the nation's progression to the tournament proper. He made his full debut for the U21's in their final group stage match against Bosnia & Herzegovina and netted twice in a 5-0 victory for England.[21]

He remains eligible to represent Nigeria through his father and has in the past been sounded out by the Nigerian Football Association.[22] Abraham's father is close friends with Nigeria Football Federation President, Amaju Pinnick.[23]

Personal life

Abraham has a younger brother, Timmy who plays in the academy system at Charlton Athletic.[24]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 November 2016.[25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea 2015–16[26] Premier League 2000000020
Bristol City (loan) 2016–17[27] Championship 1890043002212
Career total 2090043002412

Honours

Club

Chelsea Reserves[3]

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Kevin Oghenetega Tamaraebi Bakumo-Abraham". Companies House. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Tammy Abraham". 11v11. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Tammy Abraham". Chelsea Football Club. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  4. ↑ Todd, Oliver (9 May 2016). "Chelsea starlet Tammy Abraham could be handed first-team debut". Daily Mail. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  5. ↑ Belshaw, George (27 April 2016). "Chelsea's Tammy Abraham scores brilliant header as Blues bag third consecutive FA Youth Cup title v Manchester City". Metro. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  6. 1 2 Kinsella, Nizaar (15 May 2016). "Chelsea finally gives youth a chance, but will Conte follow suit?". Goal. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  7. ↑ Deniran-Alleyne, Tashan (9 May 2016). "Tammy Abraham training with Chelsea's first-team – report". Squawka. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  8. ↑ Augustus, Luke (11 May 2016). "Chelsea starlet Tammy Abraham hails 'a day to remember' as striker makes first-team debut during Liverpool draw". Daily Mail. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  9. ↑ "Tammy Abraham: Bristol City sign Chelsea forward on loan". BBC. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  10. ↑ Stockhausen, Andy (6 August 2016). "Tammy Abraham relives crazy few days as Chelsea loanee nets on debut for Bristol City against Wigan". Bristol Post. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  11. ↑ Stockhausen, Andy (15 August 2016). "Hordur Magnusson awarded goal on league debut for Bristol City against Wigan - sorry Tammy Abraham!". Bristol Post. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  12. ↑ "Tammy Abraham scored his second goal in two Bristol City games". BBC Sports. 9 August 2016.
  13. ↑ "Burton Albion 1-2 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  14. ↑ "Sheffield Wednesday 3-2 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  15. 1 2 Rathborn, Jack (29 September 2016). "Tammy Abraham wins Championship Player of the Month as Bristol City boss jokes over permanent move". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  16. ↑ Garry, Tom (25 October 2016). "Tammy Abraham: EFL Young Player award for Bristol City's on-loan Chelsea striker". BBC. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  17. ↑ Stonehouse, Gary (28 March 2015). "Tammy Abraham: 'I've just got to keep on scoring'". The Football Association. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  18. ↑ Olver, Tom (15 November 2015). "Tammy Abraham and Patrick Roberts play rock, paper, scissors to decide penalty taker for England Under-19s". Metro. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  19. ↑ Shergold, Adam (6 July 2016). "Isaiah Brown and Dominic Solanke included as England U19 boss Aidy Boothroyd names European Championship squad". Daily Mail. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  20. ↑ Grounds, Ben (21 July 2016). "England U19 1-2 Italy U19: Young Lions knocked out of European Championship after Federico Dimarco brace". Daily Mail. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  21. ↑ Mashiter, Nick (11 October 2016). "Tammy Abraham has top-flight quality, says England Under 21 interim boss Aidy Boothroyd after debut goals". Daily Mail. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  22. ↑ Emmanuel, Ifeanyi (7 July 2016). "Officials Hold Talks With Chelsea Striker Tammy Abraham, Dad Over Playing For Nigeria". All Nigeria Soccer. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  23. ↑ Stockhausen, Andy (22 November 2016). "How close is Bristol City loan star Tammy Abraham to shunning England for Nigeria?". Bristol Post. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  24. ↑ "Tammy Abraham: the brightest light among Chelsea's 38 loan stars". The Guardian. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  25. ↑ Tammy Abraham profile at Soccerway
  26. ↑ Tammy Abraham profile at Soccerway
  27. ↑ "Tammy Abraham ESPN Profile". Retrieved 17 August 2016.
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