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Saturday 10 August 2024, 12:00 pm|Tottenham Hotspur
We are very pleased to announce the signing of Dominic Solanke from Bournemouth.
The 26-year-old forward has a contract until 2030.
Dominic began his career at Chelsea and rose through the ranks to play a key role in several successes of young teams. His impressive performances earned him his first-team debut in October 2014, against NK Maribor in the UEFA Champions League, becoming the youngest. The Chelsea player will participate in the competition.
In August 2015, he was loaned to Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem, where he made 26 appearances in all competitions and scored seven goals.
A clinical and energetic striker, Dominic returned to Chelsea after his loan spell and joined Liverpool ahead of the 2017/18 campaign, making his debut for the Merseyside club the following month. During his time at Anfield, he made 27 senior appearances in all competitions. and scored his first Premier League goal in May 2018 against Brighton.
In January 2019 he moved to Bournemouth and made 10 appearances in the second part of the season. Dominic played for the Cherries the following season and in 2020/21 finished the season as the club’s intelligent top scorer in the league. In season 22, Dominic enjoyed his most prolific campaign, scoring 29 goals in 46 appearances, topping the league’s scoring charts at the top. As well as helping his team return to the Premier League, he was also named in the 2021/22 EFL Championship Team of the Year and the PFA Championship Team of the Year.
During his time on the south coast, he made 216 appearances in all competitions, scored 77 goals and last season played for Bournemouth in all 38 Premier League games, finishing as the league’s fourth-highest scorer. the division, scoring 19 goles. la season. His impressive form continued as he scored his first senior hat-trick against Nottingham Forest, helping him win the Premier League Player of the Month award in December 2023.
On the overseas stage, Dominic has played for England in many age categories and in 2014 he helped the Young Lions win the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, completing the tournament as top scorer with 4 goals. Three years later, at the FIFA U-17 Cup. 20, he played a major role in England’s good fortune and his remarkable performances saw him win the Ballon d’Or and be named Player of the Tournament. Dominic made his senior England debut in November 2017, as a substitute in a friendly against Brazil at Wembley.