Abdul-Nasir Oluwatosin Oluwadoyinsolami Adarabioyo was born on 24 September 1997 and is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Fulham.
21 Facts About Tosin Adarabioyo
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Tosin Adarabioyo later became the then-youngest-ever player to start a UEFA Champions League match for the club and ultimately made eight appearances across all competitions before loan spells at West Bromwich Albion and Blackburn Rovers.
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Tosin Adarabioyo joined Fulham on a permanent deal in July 2020.
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Tosin Adarabioyo is a former England youth international and represented the country on 14 occasions between the under-16 and under-19 levels, although he is yet to make his senior debut for England.
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Tosin Adarabioyo briefly trained with cross-town rivals Manchester United and Blackburn Rovers but elected to remain with City, where he rapidly progressed through the youth ranks during his formative years.
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Tosin Adarabioyo ultimately remained with the club and was praised by Guardiola for his performances during the pre-season, which resulted in him being definitively promoted to the first team.
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Tosin Adarabioyo made his League Cup debut during the campaign in which he featured three times in total, earning a contract extension at the end of the season.
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Tosin Adarabioyo ultimately made 36 appearances across all competitions for the campaign, which included a substitutes' showing in the second leg of the Championship play-offs against Aston Villa.
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Tosin Adarabioyo ultimately made 34 appearances in the league, scoring three times and registering one assist, as Blackburn ended the campaign in 11th position in the Championship standings.
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We'll wait and see, but I'm not thinking sat here that Tosin Adarabioyo will be starting next season with us, unless Man City do us a huge favour, of course, I'm not sure that will be the case.
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On 5 October 2020, with a year remaining on his contract, Tosin Adarabioyo ended his 18-year association with Manchester City when he joined Premier League rivals Fulham on a permanent deal.
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Tosin Adarabioyo agreed a three-year deal at Fulham, with the club holding the option to extend by an additional 12 months.
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Tosin Adarabioyo is a former England youth international and represented his country of birth on 14 occasions across the various age-group levels.
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Tosin Adarabioyo made his first appearance in national team colours in November 2012 at the age of 15 when he was called-up to the England under-16 squad for the first time, making his debut as a 41st-minute substitute against Scotland as England went on to claim a 12th consecutive Victory Shield triumph.
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In November 2015, Tosin Adarabioyo was called up to the England under-19 squad for the first time.
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Tosin Adarabioyo was previously reported to have turned down an approach by the Nigeria Football Federation to represent the Super Eagles but opened the door to a potential call-up in 2020 when he expressed his desires of playing at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar with either England or Nigeria.
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Tosin Adarabioyo is an athletic ball-playing centre-back who was previously described as being "fast, strong in the air and [possessing] the quality to look forward behind the line for the next pass" by his former Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola.
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Tosin Adarabioyo has earned recognition as a player who is strong in the tackle and capable with the ball at his feet, suitable to a possession-based style of play, and boasts good positional awareness and reading of the game in defensive situations.
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Tosin Adarabioyo was born in Manchester, England, to Nigerian parents and is the youngest of three brothers.
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Tosin Adarabioyo's oldest brother, Gbolahan, serves as his representative while middle brother Fisayo Adarabioyo is a footballer.
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In December 2018, during the early years of his playing career, Tosin Adarabioyo's name was mentioned by teammate Raheem Sterling after he alleged that sections of the media served to "fuel racism" with their portrayal of young black footballers.