Chelsea Starlet Dominic Solanke Finishes Top Scorer Of UEFA Youth League
Published: April 14, 2015
England youth - teamer Dominic Solanke emerged top goalscorer of the UEFA Youth League when it ended on Monday with Chelsea Under 19s taking on Shakhtar Donetsk.
The highly - rated striker netted his 12th goal in the competition as The Blues Under 19s defeated the Ukrainian team 3 - 2.
Fellow Anglo - Nigerians Temitayo Aina and Fikayo Tomori were both named in the 18 - man squad but the later did not come off the bench while Aina and Solanke played the full 90 minutes.
In his ninth game in the prestigious tournament, Dominic Solanke hit target in the 47th minute to bring the scoreline to 2 - 1 in favour of Chelsea.
Born in Reading, the 17- year - old was joint top scorer of the last UEFA Under 17 Championship held in Malta, with 4 goals in 4 matches.
Photo Credit : Twitter
The highly - rated striker netted his 12th goal in the competition as The Blues Under 19s defeated the Ukrainian team 3 - 2.
Fellow Anglo - Nigerians Temitayo Aina and Fikayo Tomori were both named in the 18 - man squad but the later did not come off the bench while Aina and Solanke played the full 90 minutes.
In his ninth game in the prestigious tournament, Dominic Solanke hit target in the 47th minute to bring the scoreline to 2 - 1 in favour of Chelsea.
Born in Reading, the 17- year - old was joint top scorer of the last UEFA Under 17 Championship held in Malta, with 4 goals in 4 matches.
Photo Credit : Twitter
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