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Rio Chima Ngumoha (born 29 August 2008) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacker or attacking midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rio Chima Ngumoha[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 August 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Newham, London, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Liverpool | ||
| Number | 73 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2024 | Chelsea | ||
| 2024– | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | England U15 | 4 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | England U16 | 9 | (2) |
| 2024– | England U17 | 5 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:54, 16 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Summarize
Perspective
Chelsea
Youth Career
Ngumoha was a member of the Chelsea academy and scored in Chelsea's 3-1 win over Wolves in the U17 Premier League Cup final in April 2024.[3]
Liverpool
Youth Career
Ngumoha joined Liverpool in the summer of 2024.[4][5][6] An attacking player, he made his debut for the Liverpool U18 side as a 16 year-old at the start of the 2024-25 season against Blackburn Rovers U18. During the September international break Ngumoha trained with members of the first-team still in Liverpool. That month, he made his debut in the UEFA Youth League against AC Milan.[7]
2024–25: First team call-up
In the autumn of the 2024–25 season Ngumoha was called-up to train with the Liverpool first team squad by manager Arne Slot.[8][9][10] He was named amongst the match day substitutes for Liverpool's EFL Cup tie against Southampton on 18 December 2024.[11] On 11 January 2025, Ngumoha made his professional debut as a starter in Liverpool's 4-0 win against Accrington Stanley in the FA Cup. He became the youngest Liverpool player to appear in the FA Cup aged 16 years, 135 days and at the same time became the youngest player to start a first-team game in the club's history,[12] before being substituted off for Jayden Danns in the 71st minute.[13]
International career
Ngumoha made his England under-15 and England U16 debuts in 2023.[2] In October 2024 he played for England U17.[14]
Style of play
Described as a “skillful” and “creative forward" Ngumoha was included in The Guardian’s Next Generation 2024: 20 of the best talents at Premier League clubs series.[15]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 11 January 2025[2]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool | 2024–25 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
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