Nathan Delfouneso

Nathan Delfouneso
Delfouneso training with Aston Villa in 2008
Personal information
Full name Nathan Abayomi Delfouneso[1]
Date of birth (1991-02-02) 2 February 1991 (age 33)[2]
Place of birth Tyseley, Birmingham, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Chorley
Youth career
2006–2008 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2014 Aston Villa 31 (2)
2011 → Burnley (loan) 11 (1)
2012 → Leicester City (loan) 4 (0)
2012–2013 → Blackpool (loan) 41 (6)
2013–2014 → Blackpool (loan) 11 (0)
2014 → Coventry City (loan) 14 (3)
2014–2015 Blackpool 38 (3)
2015–2016 Blackburn Rovers 15 (1)
2016 → Bury (loan) 4 (0)
2016–2017 Swindon Town 18 (1)
2017–2020 Blackpool 125 (24)
2020–2022 Bolton Wanderers 55 (6)
2022 → Bradford City (loan) 6 (0)
2022–2023 Accrington Stanley 4 (0)
2023 AFC Fylde 7 (1)
2023– Chorley 1 (1)
National team‡
2006–2007 England U16 8 (3)
2007–2008 England U17 4 (3)
2008–2010 England U19 25 (9)
2010–2012 England U21 18 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:44, 8 June 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:21, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

Nathan Abayomi Delfouneso (born 2 February 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Chorley.

Delfouneso was a regular England youth international, playing a total of 54 matches and scoring 19 goals at U16, U17, U19 and U21 levels.

Career statistics

As of match played 25 April 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aston Villa 2008–09[3] Premier League 4 0 3 1 0 0 6[a] 2 13 3
2009–10[4] Premier League 9 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 13 3
2010–11[5] Premier League 11 1 2 1 2 0 2[b] 0 17 2
2011–12[6] Premier League 6 0 0 0 2 1 — 8 1
2012–13[7] Premier League 1 0 — 0 0 — 1 0
Total 31 2 8 4 5 1 8 2 52 9
Burnley (loan) 2010–11[5] Championship 11 1 — — — 11 1
Leicester City (loan) 2011–12[6] Championship 4 0 1 0 — — 5 0
Blackpool (loan) 2012–13[7] Championship 41 6 2 1 — — 43 7
2013–14[8] Championship 11 0 — — — 11 0
Total 52 6 2 1 0 0 — 54 7
Coventry City (loan) 2013–14[8] League One 14 3 — — — 14 3
Blackpool 2014–15[9] Championship 38 3 1 0 1 0 — 40 3
Blackburn Rovers 2015–16[10] Championship 15 1 0 0 1 1 — 16 2
Bury (loan) 2015–16[10] League One 4 0 — — — 4 0
Swindon Town 2016–17[11] League One 18 1 2 1 0 0 4[c] 1 24 3
Blackpool 2016–17[11] League Two 18 5 — — 2[d] 1 20 6
2017–18[12] League One 40 9 1 0 1 0 4[c] 0 46 9
2018–19[13] League One 39 7 3 0 3 0 0 0 45 7
2019–20[14] League One 28 3 4 4 1 0 2[c] 0 35 7
Total 125 24 8 4 5 0 8 1 146 29
Bolton Wanderers 2020–21[15] League Two 44 6 1 2 1 0 1[c] 0 47 8
2021–22[16] League One 11 0 2 0 2 0 5[c] 2 20 2
Total 55 6 3 2 3 0 6 2 67 10
Bradford City (loan) 2021–22[16] League Two 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Accrington Stanley 2022–23[17] League One 4 0 1 0 0 0 2[c] 0 7 0
Fylde 2022–23[18] National League North 7 1 — — — 7 1
Career total 384 48 26 12 15 2 28 6 453 68
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  4. ↑ Appearances in League Two play-offs

Honours

Aston Villa

Blackpool

England U16

England U19

Individual

References

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  1. ↑ "List of players given a free transfer: Blackpool" (PDF). English Football League. p. 102. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 114. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  3. ↑ "Games played by Nathan Delfouneso in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Games played by Nathan Delfouneso in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Games played by Nathan Delfouneso in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Games played by Nathan Delfouneso in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Games played by Nathan Delfouneso in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Games played by Nathan Delfouneso in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Nathan Delfouneso in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Games played by Nathan Delfouneso in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Games played by Nathan Delfouneso in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Nathan Delfouneso in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Nathan Delfouneso in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Nathan Delfouneso in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Nathan Delfouneso in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Games played by Nathan Delfouneso in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Nathan Delfouneso in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  18. ↑ Soccerway: "N. DELFOUNESO"
  19. ↑ McNulty, Phil (28 February 2010). "Aston Villa 1–2 Man Utd". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  20. ↑ Law, James (28 May 2017). "Blackpool 2–1 Exeter City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  21. ↑ "England 0–2 Ukraine: Lineups". UEFA. Archived from the original on 19 December 2015.