Tudor Mendel-Idowu
Personal information
Full name Tudor Olorunninbe Mendel-Idowu[1]
Date of birth (2005-01-15) 15 January 2005
Place of birth Slough, England[2]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Anderlecht
Number 77
Youth career
2013–2023 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Anderlecht 0 (0)
2023– RSCA Futures 7 (1)
International career‡
2019 England U15 2 (1)
2022 England U17 4 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023
‡ 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 footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Belgian side Anderlecht.

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.[3] Mendel-Idowu attended independent boys' preparatory boarding school Ludgrove School.[4] At the age of thirteen, he was made a King's Scholar at Eton College.[5]

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.[6][5] In July 2021, he signed a new contract with the Blues.[7]

Following the conclusion of the 2022–23 season, with his contract set to expire, Mendel-Idowu was offered a new deal by Chelsea.[8] 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.[9]

Anderlecht

Despite these links, on 27 July 2023, he officially signed for Belgian side Anderlecht.[10] 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.[11]

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.[12] Tudor scored his first England U17 goal against Scotland on the 8th of 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 grandfather on his mother's side is, John Adeleye-Abai, played for the Nigeria national football team as a winger.[5] His other grandfather on his father's side, Dr Fola Kayode Mendel-Idowu, was a gifted academic – he specialised in bio-aeronautics and was Africa's first 'flying doctor'.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 July 2023[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea U21 2022–23 ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
RSCA Futures 2023–24 Challenger Pro League 11—000011
Career total 1100001021
  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. ↑ Naylor, Mary (20 October 2015). "Wokingham Child Genius wins EuroTalk Junior Language Challenge". getreading.co.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Meet The King's Scholar aiming to make history". fifa.com. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Tudor Mendel-Idowu". chelseafc.com. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  7. ↑ Emmenuel, Ifeanyi (7 July 2021). "Official: Very intelligent left-footed attacking midfielder Mendel-Idowu inks new Chelsea deal". allnigeriasoccer.com. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  8. ↑ Emmanuel, Ifeanyi (17 June 2023). "Chelsea in negotiations with talented Anglo-Nigerian winger over new contract". allnigeriasoccer.com. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  9. ↑ Sanderson, Tom (18 July 2023). "FC Barcelona Sign Chelsea Player: Reports". forbes.com. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "RSCA welcomes Tudor Mendel-Idowu from Chelsea FC". R.S.C. Anderlecht. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  11. ↑ 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.
  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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