Asher Agbinone
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Asher Chris Ofega Agbinone | ||
| Date of birth | 28 September 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Croydon, England | ||
| Positions | |||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2024 | Crystal Palace | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2026 | Crystal Palace | 2 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Gillingham (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Asher Chris Ofega Agbinone (born 28 September 2005) is an English footballer who plays as a winger or forward. He most recently played for Premier League club Crystal Palace.
Early life
[edit]Agbinone was born in Croydon[1] on 28 September 2005. He is of Nigerian and Congolese ancestry.[2][3] Agbinone joined the Crystal Palace Academy at the age of nine, going on to play for the Eagles at various age levels.[4]
Club career
[edit]Agbinone signed his first professional contract with Crystal Palace in 2022 while playing for the under-18 team.[5] Shortly thereafter in March 2023, Agbinone was awarded with Crystal Palace's club goal of the month award for a long-distance effort he scored against the Tottenham Hotspur under-18s team. In the following season, Agbinone would go on to appear for Palace's under-18 and under-21 teams, including an appearance in the FA Youth Cup. Agbinone went on to score 9 goals in 20 youth team appearances in the 2023–24 season.[6]
Agbinone earned a place in the Crystal Palace first team in the summer of 2024, as he was called up to join the senior squad for pre-season matches in the United States.[7] During this tour, Agbinone scored his first senior pre-season goal in a 3–1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland.
On 21 October 2024, Agbinone made his Premier League debut for the Eagles, coming on as a substitute in the second half of a 1–0 away loss against Nottingham Forest.[8]
Gillingham (loan)
[edit]On 10 January 2025, Agbinone was loaned to EFL League Two team Gillingham for the remainder of the 2024–25 season.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 3 May 2025
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Crystal Palace | 2024–25 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Gillingham (loan) | 2024–25 | EFL League Two | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ "WATCH NOW: New Palace mini-doc 'Asher Agbinone: My Story'". Crystal Palace F.C. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ↑ "Crystal Palace's teenage Nigerian forward receives his first Premier League call-up". All Nigeria Soccer. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ↑ Ibeh, Ifeanyi (22 October 2024). "Asher Agbinone: Crystal Palace's new rising star". The Guardian. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ↑ "Asher Agbinone: Crystal Palace's 1%". The Palace Way. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ↑ "Asher Agbinone Signs Professional Contract with Crystal Palace". cpfc.co.uk. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ↑ "Asher Agbinone". Crystal Palace F.C. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ↑ "Asher Agbinone". Crystal Palace F.C. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ↑ "Nottm Forest 1-0 C Palace (21 Oct, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ↑ "Gillingham sign Palace forward Agbinone on loan". BBC Sport. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- Living people
- 2005 births
- Footballers from the London Borough of Croydon
- English men's footballers
- English people of Nigerian descent
- English people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Premier League players
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- Gillingham F.C. players
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- Men's association football wingers