The parents of Nigerian box-to-box midfielder Faustino Anjorin wanted him to take football as a career right from the day he was born and decided to name him after Colombia and Newcastle legend, Faustino Asprilla, who is the first player to score a hat-trick against Barcelona in the Champions League, allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report.
This new information ends the speculation that he could be eligible to represent Spain or Italy at international level.
Born in Poole on the south coast of England, Faustino Anjorin has a Nigerian father and English mom and can choose to play for either the three-time African champions or the Three Lions.
He was discovered to be very talented at a young age and it was Chelsea that beat other London clubs to the signature of the midfielder.
It can be revealed that Anjorin chose to join the Stamford Bridge outfit at the age of seven because they have the best academy in England to this day in addition to the presence of John Obi Mikel at the club.
An England U18 international, Faustino Anjorin has made a big impact for Chelsea's youth team's this season, with the highlight being a seven-game scoring run, and was rewarded with a three-year professional deal in November 2018, shortly after he turned 17.
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February 12, 2026
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