Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 January 2010 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chelsea | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2026 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2026– | Chelsea | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | England U16 | 8 | (8) |
| 2025– | England U17 | 6 | (2) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:47, 18 September 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:47, 26 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli (born 6 January 2010) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea. Born in Australia, he plays for the England under-17 national team.
Early life
[edit]Nicoll-Jazuli was born on 6 January 2010. Born in Sydney, Australia, he was born to a Sudanese-Australian mother and an English father.[1] Nicoll-Jazuli also holds French citizenship.[2] He began playing football at the Afewee Training Centre in South London where he was scouted by Chelsea.[2]
Club career
[edit]As a youth player, Nicoll-Jazuli joined the youth academy of Premier League side Chelsea at the age of six. Ahead of the 2025–26 season, he was promoted to the club's under-18 team, where he played in the UEFA Youth League.[3] At 15 years old, he became the club's youngest-ever starter in the UEFA Youth League, featuring against Benfica during the group stage, before becoming the competition's youngest goal scorer for Chelsea with his strike against Ajax.[4]
On 18 September 2026, Nicoll-Jazuli made his professional debut as a late substitute in a Premier League match against Brentford.[5] He became the first player born in 2010 to play in the Premier League,[6] and also broke the record as Chelsea's youngest-ever player in the Premier League era.[7]
International career
[edit]In October 2025, Nicoll-Jazuli played for the England national under-17 football team for 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification.[8]
Style of play
[edit]Nicoll-Jazuli plays as a midfielder. English news website BBC Sport wrote in 2025 "previously a reluctant centre-back, Nicoll-Jazuli moved into midfield in the under-13s and has since proved capable of playing as a number six, number eight or number 10 in midfield".[1]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 18 September 2026[9]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chelsea | 2026–27 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Honours
[edit]Chelsea U18
- U18 Premier League National Champion: 2025–26[10]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Meet Chelsea record-breaker Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli". BBC Sport. 22 October 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- 1 2 Kinsella, Nizaar (October 22, 2025). "Chelsea news: Meet Blues record-breaker Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli". BBC Sport.
- ↑ "Chelsea record-breaker, 15, tipped for first team chance after Jude Bellingham comparison". Daily Mirror. 24 October 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "Introducing our Academy scholars for the 2026/27 season". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 2026-09-19.
- ↑ MacDonald, Live ReportingKeifer. "Premier League LIVE: Brentford vs Chelsea - build-up, team news, score updates, text commentary, match stats & head-to-head". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2026-09-18.
- ↑ football360.com.au (2026-09-18). "Sydney-born teen becomes Chelsea's youngest ever play but Alonso's side suffer Brentford rout". Football360. Retrieved 2026-09-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli: 16-Year-Old Chelsea Wonderkid Makes History Against Brentford". Chase Your Sport. Retrieved 2026-09-19.
- ↑ Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 September 2026.
- ↑ Cite error: The named reference
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External links
[edit]- Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli at WorldFootball.net
- 2010 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from Sydney
- English men's footballers
- England men's youth international footballers
- English people of Australian descent
- English people of Sudanese descent
- Australian people of Sudanese descent
- Australian emigrants to England
- Men's association football wingers
- Chelsea F.C. players
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
