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English footballer

Tudor Mendel-Idowu
Personal information
Full name Tudor Olorunninbe Mendel-Idowu
Date of birth (2005-01-15) 15 January 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth Slough, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team Ipswich Town
Youth career
2013–2023 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2024 RSCA Futures 16 (1)
2024– Ipswich Town 0 (0)
International career
2019 England U15 2 (1)
2022 England U17 4 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:34, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

Tudor Olorunninbe Mendel-Idowu (born 15 January 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for English side Ipswich Town.

Early life

Born in Berkshire, England, Mendel-Idowu was regarded as a child prodigy academically, featuring numerous times in national and international competitions, most notably coming second in the 2014 edition of Child Genius. Mendel-Idowu attended independent boys' preparatory boarding school Ludgrove School. At the age of thirteen, he was made a King's Scholar at Eton College.

Club career

Early career

He joined the youth academy of Chelsea at under-8 level, following interest from numerous other clubs including Arsenal and Tottenham. In July 2021, he signed a new contract with the Blues.

Following the conclusion of the 2022–23 season, with his contract set to expire, Mendel-Idowu was offered a new deal by Chelsea. However, on 18 July 2023, it was reported by Spanish journalist Albert Rogé that Mendel-Idowu had rejected this offer, and was close to joining Spanish side Barcelona.

Anderlecht

Despite these links, on 27 July 2023, he officially signed for Belgian side Anderlecht. Initially assigned to the club's reserve team, RSCA Futures, Mendel-Idowu scored on his debut in the Challenger Pro League in a 3–2 win against Dender.

On 3 September 2024, Anderlecht confirmed that Mendal-Idowu had left the club to join Premier League side Ipswich Town on a permanent deal.

International career

Eligible to represent both England and Nigeria at international level, Mendel-Idowu was first called up to the England national under-15 football team in 2019. Tudor scored his first England U17 goal against Scotland on 8 February in a 3–0 win and followed that up with a further 2 goals in England U17's next game playing as a right winger. He later made substitute appearances against France and Luxembourg in the England U17 qualification games.

Personal life

Mendel-Idowu's maternal grandfather is John Adeleye-Abai, who played for the Nigeria national football team as a winger. His paternal grandfather, Dr Fola Kayode Mendel-Idowu, was a gifted academic, who specialised in bio-aeronautics and was Africa's first 'flying doctor'.

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 July 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chelsea U21 2022–23 — — — 1 0 1 0
RSCA Futures 2023–24 Challenger Pro League 1 1 — 0 0 0 0 1 1
Career total 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1
  1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References

  1. "Premier League clubs publish 2022/23 retained lists". premierleague.com. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  2. Tudor Mendel-Idowu at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ Naylor, Mary (20 October 2015). "Wokingham Child Genius wins EuroTalk Junior Language Challenge". getreading.co.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Meet The King's Scholar aiming to make history". fifa.com. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  5. "Tudor Mendel-Idowu". chelseafc.com. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  6. Emmenuel, Ifeanyi (7 July 2021). "Official: Very intelligent left-footed attacking midfielder Mendel-Idowu inks new Chelsea deal". allnigeriasoccer.com. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  7. Emmanuel, Ifeanyi (17 June 2023). "Chelsea in negotiations with talented Anglo-Nigerian winger over new contract". allnigeriasoccer.com. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  8. Sanderson, Tom (18 July 2023). "FC Barcelona Sign Chelsea Player: Reports". forbes.com. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  9. "RSCA welcomes Tudor Mendel-Idowu from Chelsea FC". R.S.C. Anderlecht. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  10. Crabbé, Scott (19 August 2023). "🎥 Débarqué de Chelsea, Tudor Mendel montre déjà de quoi il est capable à Anderlecht" [🎥 Landed from Chelsea, Tudor Mendel is already showing what he is capable of in Anderlecht]. walfoot.be (in French). Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  11. "Tudor Mendel-Idowu leaves RSC Anderlecht". R.S.C. Anderlecht. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  12. Emmenuel, Ifeanyi (16 December 2019). "England Move To Beat Nigeria To Chelsea's Child Genius Mendel-Idowu". allnigeriasoccer.com. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  13. Tudor Mendel-Idowu at Soccerway

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