Jamie Gittens

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Jamie Gittens
Personal information
Full name Jamie Jermaine Bynoe-Gittens[1]
Date of birth (2004-08-08) 8 August 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth Reading, England[2]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Position Winger[4]
Team information
Current team
 Chelsea
Number 11
Youth career
Caversham Trents
Reading
Chelsea
2013–2018 Reading
2018–2020 Manchester City
2020–2022 Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2025 Borussia Dortmund 76 (12)
2025– Chelsea 12 (0)
International career‡
2019 England U15 6 (0)
2019–2020 England U16 5 (1)
2022 England U18 2 (0)
2022 England U19 4 (0)
2023– England U21 16 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing File:Flag of England.svg England
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Winner 2022
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:16, 13 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:25, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

Jamie Jermaine Bynoe-Gittens (born 8 August 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Chelsea.

Club career

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Early career

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Born in Reading, Berkshire, Gittens started his career with local side Caversham Trents at the age of five, and stayed until he was seven.[5] Shortly after, he joined Reading, and also spent some time with Chelsea.[5] At under-9 level, he chose to remain with Reading, and stayed there until under-14 level, when he chose to sign with Manchester City.[6][7]

Borussia Dortmund

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After two years in Manchester, Gittens moved to Germany in 2020 to sign for Borussia Dortmund.[8] His career in Dortmund was hampered by not only the COVID-19 pandemic, but a torn ligament injury that kept him out for a number of months.[9] However, the 2021–22 season was a much better one for Gittens; notable performances in the UEFA Youth League, where he scored six goals in four games, including two against Manchester United, earned him a call-up to Marco Rose's first team squad.[10][11][12]

Gittens made his Bundesliga debut in a 6–1 win over VfL Wolfsburg on 16 April 2022.[13] On 12 August 2022, he scored his first Bundesliga goal in a 3–1 away win against SC Freiburg.[14] On 16 August, he signed a new contract until June 2025.[15] On 15 February 2023, he made his Champions League debut, coming off the bench in the 79th minute in a 1–0 win over Chelsea in the round of 16 first leg.[16]

On 28 November 2023, Gittens scored his first Champions League goal and provided an assist in a 3–1 away win over Milan, securing qualification to the knockout phase.[17] Dortmund went on to reach the 2024 UEFA Champions League final at Wembley, in which Gittens appeared as a late substitute replacing his countryman Jadon Sancho in the 87th minute.[18] After struggling with injuries in his first two seasons, the 2023–24 season was Gittens' first at Dortmund where he remained injury free, making 25 appearances in the Bundesliga.[19]

In August 2024, Dortmund announced that he would play under the surname "Gittens", rather than "Bynoe-Gittens" as he had previously used. Gittens explained that his father had suggested it as it is shorter, although both parts of the name come from his father.[19] On the opening day of the 2024–25 Bundesliga, Gittens scored twice as a substitute to give Dortmund a 2–0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt, in new coach Nuri Şahin's first league game.[20] In the opening game of Dortmund's 2024–25 Champions League campaign, Gittens again came off the bench to score twice and was named man of the match in a 3–0 win away to Club Brugge.[21][22]

Chelsea

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Gittens signed for Premier League club Chelsea on 5 July 2025 on a seven-year contract for a fee of £48.5 million, with £3.5 million to potentially be paid in add-ons.[23] However, he was ineligible for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, having already featured in the tournament with Dortmund.[24] He made his Premier League debut in a goalless draw with Crystal Palace on 17 August.[25] On 29 October, he scored his first goal in a 4–3 away win over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the EFL Cup.[26]

International career

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Gittens has represented England at numerous youth levels.[2] He is of Barbadian descent and is a dual citizen.[27][28]

On 17 June 2022, Gittens was included in the England U19 squad for the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[29] He made his U19 debut as an 80th-minute substitute during England's opening game of the tournament, a 2–0 victory over Austria in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia.[30] He made his first start at this age level in their next group game against Serbia and received praise for his performance in the semi-final against Italy.[31] Gittens started in the final as England won the tournament with a 3–1 extra time victory over Israel on 1 July 2022.[32][33]

On 11 September 2023, Gittens made his England U21 debut as a substitute during a 3–0 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification win away to Luxembourg.[34]

Personal life

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Gittens is the son of Michael Bynoe-Gittens, a Barbadian cricket player. Gittens holds both British and Barbadian citizenship.[35]

Career statistics

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As of match played 16 December 2025[36]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Borussia Dortmund 2021–22 Bundesliga 4 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 4 0
2022–23 Bundesliga 15 3 3 0 — 2[c] 0 — 20 3
2023–24 Bundesliga 25 1 2 0 — 7[c] 1 — 34 2
2024–25 Bundesliga 32 8 2 0 — 14[c] 4 1[d] 0 49 12
Total 76 12 7 0 — 23 5 1 0 107 17
Chelsea 2025–26 Premier League 12 0 0 0 3 1 5[c] 0 — 20 1
Career total 88 12 7 0 3 1 28 5 1 0 127 18
  1. ^ Includes DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearance in FIFA Club World Cup

Honours

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Borussia Dortmund

England U19

References

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