Chelsea

Tosin Adarabioyo

A tall centre half who defends with his reach, stretching a long leg to take the ball away from strikers who thought they had already gone past him. Calm in possession, rarely hurried, and comfortable enough to carry the ball forward when nobody presses him.
England Chelsea DEF
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League Rankings

Among Premier League 2026/27 defenders

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13:00
Sun 30 Aug
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Sun 6 Sep
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Tosin Adarabioyo, The Defender With The Longest Reach

A centre half who wins the ball back with timing and limbs rather than by flying into challenges.

Adarabioyo defends in a way that can look almost lazy until you notice how frequently the striker ends up with nothing to show for it. He lets the forward come, holds his position, then reaches around him at the last possible moment to knock the ball into touch. That timing is a skill rather than a habit picked up by accident, and it takes years of defending to learn.

The doubt has always been about turning, because a defender built like this needs a head start when the ball goes over the top. Chelsea ask their centre halves to hold a high line, which removes exactly the head start he would prefer to have. Watch where he begins his run, since that decision usually settles the outcome before the race even starts.

The Rest Of The Squad

37 players

Goalkeepers

1
Robert Sánchez
Age 28
1 app
44
Gabriel Slonina
Age 22
0 apps
39
Mike Penders
Belgium · Age 21
0 apps
28
Teddy Sharman-Lowe
Age 23
0 apps

Defenders

21
Jorrel Hato
Netherlands · Age 20
1 app
34
Josh Acheampong
Age 20
1 app
6
Levi Colwill
Age 23
1 app
27
Malo Gusto
France · Age 23
1 app
5
Maxence Lacroix
France · Age 26
1 app 1a
29
Pep Chavarría
Age 28
1 app
24
Reece James
England · Age 26
1 app
30
Aaron Anselmino
Age 21
0 apps
19
Mamadou Sarr
Senegal · Age 20
0 apps
2
Marco Palestra
Age 21
0 apps
37
Olutayo Subuloye
Age 18
0 apps
3
Wesley Fofana
Age 25
0 apps

Midfielders

10
Cole Palmer
Age 24
1 app 1g 1a
8
Enzo Fernández
Argentina · Age 25
1 app
23
Geovany Quenda
Age 19
1 app
17
Morgan Rogers
England · Age 24
1 app 1g
45
Roméo Lavia
Age 22
1 app
16
Dário Essugo
Age 21
0 apps
14
Jordan Henderson
Brentford · Age 36
0 apps
32
Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli
Age 16
0 apps
25
Moisés Caicedo
Ecuador · Age 24
0 apps
33
Mykhailo Mudryk
Age 25
0 apps
31
Reggie Watson
Age 16
0 apps
4
Valentín Barco
Argentina · Age 22
0 apps

Forwards

41
Estêvão
Age 19
1 app
9
João Pedro
Age 24
1 app 1g 1a
7
Pedro Neto
Portugal · Age 26
1 app
18
Danny Welbeck
Brighton and Hove Albion · Age 35
0 apps
22
Emmanuel Emegha
Age 23
0 apps
11
Jamie Gittens
Age 22
0 apps
12
Liam Delap
Age 23
0 apps
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Marc Guiu
Age 20
0 apps
15
Nicolas Jackson
Senegal · Age 25
0 apps

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