| Somto Boniface | |
| Fullname: | Somtochukwu Alan Udochukwu Boniface[1] |
| Birth Date: | 11 March 2006 |
| Birth Place: | London, England |
| Currentclub: | Chelsea |
| Clubnumber: | 76 |
| Position: | Full-back |
| Youthyears1: | 2015– |
| Youthclubs1: | Chelsea |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022–2023 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam3: | England U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Ntupdate: | 11:55, 28 May 2024 (UTC) |
Somtochukwu Alan Udochukwu Boniface (born 11 March 2006) is an English footballer who plays as a full-back for club Chelsea.
Born in London, Boniface joined Chelsea at the age of nine. He had played as a left-back, or left wing-back.[2] [3] Boniface signed his first professional contract with Chelsea in March 2023.[4] He was named the club's Academy Scholar of the Year for the 2022–23 season.[5]
Boniface has represented England at under-16, under-17 and under-18 level.[6] He was a member of the squad that finished fifth at the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[7]
Boniface is also eligible to represent Nigeria through his family.[8]
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| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Chelsea U21 | 2023–24 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||