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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Oghenetega Tamaraebi Bakumo-Abraham[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-10-02)2 October 1997 (age 28)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Camberwell, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.94 m)[3] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aston Villa | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2016 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2021 | Chelsea | 58 | (21) |
| 2016–2017 | →Bristol City (loan) | 41 | (23) |
| 2017–2018 | →Swansea City (loan) | 31 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | →Aston Villa (loan) | 37 | (25) |
| 2021–2026 | Roma | 84 | (26) |
| 2024–2025 | →AC Milan (loan) | 28 | (3) |
| 2025–2026 | →Beşiktaş (loan) | 18 | (7) |
| 2026– | Aston Villa | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | England U18 | 5 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | England U19 | 14 | (5) |
| 2016–2019 | England U21 | 25 | (9) |
| 2017–2022 | England | 11 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:37, 12 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 June 2022 | |||
Kevin Oghenetega Tamaraebi Bakumo-Abraham (born 2 October 1997), known asTammy Abraham, is an English professionalfootballer who plays as astriker forPremier League clubAston Villa.
AChelseaacademy graduate, Abraham made his first-team debut for the club in 2016 before spending a season onloan withChampionship clubBristol City. There, he enjoyed a successful campaign which culminated in him winning the club's Player of the Season, Young Player of the Season and top goalscorer awards, becoming the first player ever to do so in a single season. A further loan spell atSwansea City followed for Abraham, but the season ended with the club suffering relegation from thePremier League. He then joinedAston Villa in 2018 and became the first player since 1977 to score 25 goals in a single league campaign for the club.
Abraham would return to Chelsea in 2019, recording 18 goals during their2019–20 campaign, before lifting theUEFA Champions League in his following final season at the club. After joining Italian side Roma for a €40 million fee in 2021, he scored 17 goals in hisdebut Serie A season, a record high for an Englishman, and also won theinaugural edition of theUEFA Europa Conference League.
Formerly anEngland youth international, Abraham represented the nation fromunder-18 level, and featured at the2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Poland. He made hissenior debut in November 2017.
Abraham joined Chelsea at under-eight level and progressed through theclub's academy system.[4] He was part of the Chelsea youth team which recorded consecutive triumphs in both theUEFA Youth League and theFA Youth Cup in 2015 and 2016.[4] In the2015–16 edition of the UEFA Youth League, Abraham pitched in with a return of eight goals in nine matches, making him the tournament's second highest goal scorer behindRoberto.[5] He carried his form into the FA Youth Cup and netted the winning goal in Chelsea's victory overManchester City in the final in April.[6] During the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons, Abraham scored 74 goals in 98 matches across all competitions for Chelsea's various youth teams.[7]
His form at youth level caught the attention of interimmanagerGuus Hiddink who invited him to train with the first team at the back end of the2015–16 season.[8] On 11 May 2016, Hiddink handed Abraham his Chelsea debut in a 1–1Premier League draw withLiverpool, bringing him on to replaceBertrand Traoré in the 74th minute.[9] Abraham then made his home debut atStamford Bridge the following week, once again coming on as a second-halfsubstitute for Traoré in a 1–1 draw with newly crowned Premier League ChampionsLeicester City.[7]
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On 5 August 2016, Abraham signed forChampionship clubBristol City on a season-longloan from Chelsea.[10] He made his debut for the club the following day, coming off the bench for fellow debutantJosh Brownhill to score City's first goal in a 2–1 come-from-behind win overWigan Athletic, although the goal was later credited toHörður Magnússon instead.[11] He started in his second game and scored the only goal of the match in a 1–0 win overWycombe Wanderers, helping Bristol City advance to the Second Round of theEFL Cup.[12] The following week, on 13 August, he scored his first professional brace in a 2–1 victory over newly promotedBurton Albion, including the last-minute winner.[13] In September, Abraham scored his second brace againstSheffield Wednesday, although Bristol City ultimately lost 3–2.[14] He scored a further two goals during the month which saw him named Championship Player of the Month for September.[15] He was also awarded theEFL Young Player of the Month award for September.[16]
On 31 January 2017, Abraham scored his 16th Championship goal in a 2–2 draw against Sheffield Wednesday, which saw him break the record of formerFulham strikerMoussa Dembélé for the most goals scored by a teenager since the beginning of the Football League Championship era.[17] Abraham ended the season with 23 goals to his name, second only toChris Wood ofLeeds United, as City completed the campaign in 17th position, thereby avoiding relegation.[18] His performances throughout the season also earned him Bristol City's Player of the Year, Young Player of the Year and Top Goalscorer awards. In doing so, he became the first ever player to earn all three awards in the same season.[19]
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On 4 July 2017, Chelsea announced that Abraham had signed a new five-year contract with the club and later that day he joined fellow Premier League clubSwansea City on a season-long loan.[20] He made his debut for the club on 12 August, starting in a 0–0 draw withSouthampton.[21] Ten days later, he scored his first goal in a 4–1 League Cup win overLeague One teamMilton Keynes Dons before scoring his first Premier League goal in his next match, opening the scoring in a 2–0 victory overCrystal Palace.[22][23] On 14 October 2017, he scored his first brace for his club in a 2–0 win over newly promotedHuddersfield Town which secured Swansea their first home win of the season.[24] Both club and player struggled for form thereafter, however, and by the end of the year Abraham had failed to add to his goal tally.[25]
On 6 February 2018, having gone 825 minutes without a goal, Abraham returned to the scoresheet when he netted twice andassisted a further two in an 8–1FA Cup Fourth Round replay win overNotts County.[26] The result was also Swansea's biggest ever win in the competition.[27] On 7 April, he scored his first league goal since his double in October. His goal earned Swansea a late draw againstWest Brom and edged the club a point closer to safety from the relegation zone, though they were ultimately relegated on the final day of the season following a defeat toStoke City.[28][29] Abraham scored eight goals in 39 appearances across all competitions during his loan spell with the club.[30]
Following his return from loan at Swansea, new Chelsea managerMaurizio Sarri indicated that he planned to keep Abraham at Chelsea and included him in the squad for the club'sCommunity Shield defeat toManchester City.[31] On 31 August, however, he was sent out on loan once again, returning to the Championship to sign forAston Villa for the remainder of the season.[32] He made his debut for the club on 15 September, starting in a 1–1 draw withBlackburn Rovers, and scored on his home debut four days later in a 2–0 win overRotherham United.[33][34] On 28 November, he scored four goals in a 5–5 draw withNottingham Forest in the league; the first time a draw of that score had ever been played out to atVilla Park.[35] In doing so, he became the first Aston Villa player to score four goals in a single match in the 21st century.[36] He was later named Championship Player of the Month for November after scoring six goals in four appearances for the month.[36]
By the turn of the year, Abraham had scored 16 goals in 20 appearances and was the joint-top goalscorer in the league. His strong form sparked speculation that he would be recalled by Chelsea, who retained the option until 14 January 2019, given the club's own goal scoring troubles.[37][38] It later became apparent that Premier League sideWolverhampton Wanderers had also made an approach for his signature, althoughFIFA's rules prohibiting a player from representing three clubs in a season cast doubt over any potential move.[39] Following a week of media speculation surrounding his future, he reportedly rejected a loan move to Wolves in favour of staying with Villa for the remainder of the season.[40][41]
On 26 January, he scored a brace in a 2–1 win overIpswich Town and in doing so became the first player sinceTom Waring in 1933 to score in seven consecutive home games for the club.[42] The following month, he became the first player sincePeter Withe in 1981 to score 20 goals for the club in a single season when he scored in a 3–3 come–from–behind draw withSheffield United.[43] On 30 March, he scored his 50th career league goal when he opened the scoring in a 2–1 win over Blackburn.[44][45] In April, after scoring in a 2–0 win overBolton Wanderers, Abraham became the first Villa player to score 25 goals in a season sinceAndy Gray in 1977.[46] His goal also helped the club equal its record of nine successive wins, set back in 1910.[46] He was later named in thePFA Team of the Year before helping Aston Villa secure promotion to the Premier League, scoring once in the play-off semi-final againstWest Brom.[47][48][49] He ended the campaign with 26 goals in 40 appearances, the second-most by any player in the league behindNorwich City'sTeemu Pukki.[50]
Following the expiration of his loan, Abraham returned to Chelsea where he was given the No. 9 shirt.[51][52] In the2019 UEFA Super Cup againstLiverpool on 14 August, he won a penalty in extra-time, from whichJorginho scored to level the scores at 2–2 and send the match to a penalty shoot-out. Abraham then took the deciding penalty in the shootout but saw his effort saved byAdrián resulting in Chelsea losing the tie 5–4.[53] Following the match, he was victim of racial abuse onTwitter.[54] Ten days later, Abraham scored his first Chelsea goals when he netted a brace in a 3–2 away win over Norwich City.[55] The following month, during a 5–2 win over Wolves, he scored his first Chelsea hat trick, before netting anown goal during the latter stages of the match.[56] In doing so, at the age of 21 years and 347 days, he became the youngest player to score three goals in a match for the club in the Premier League era.[57] He scored his firstChampions League goal in a 2–1 win away toLille on 2 October.[58]
On 23 September 2020, Abraham played as a starter for the first time in2020–21 season and scored his first goal of the season againstBarnsley in the third round of theEFL Cup, which ended in a 6–0 win.[59] Abraham scored a goal in two consecutive matches including his most recent against West Brom on 26 September, where he scored a stoppage-time equaliser in a 3–3 draw atThe Hawthorns.[60] In November, he scored in three successive games, wins againstSheffield United,Rennes andNewcastle United.[61] In addition, he netted his firstUEFA Champions League goal in a 3–0 victory overRennes.[62]
Abraham scored a hat-trick in the fourth round of theFA Cup on 24 January 2021, as Chelsea overcame Championship clubLuton Town by a score of 3–1.[63] In doing so, Abraham became the first Englishman to score a hat-trick for Chelsea in the FA Cup sinceFrank Lampard in 2007, and he also became the first Chelsea youth team product to score 10 or more goals in back-to-back seasons sinceMike Fillery in1982–83.[64]
Abraham signed forSerie A clubRoma on 17 August 2021 on a five-year contract, with the transfer fee reported to be £34 million, with Chelsea including a £68 million buy-back clause which could only be triggered after the player had completed two seasons with Roma.[65][66]
Abraham made hisSerie A debut on 22 August, assisting twice as Roma defeatedFiorentina 3–1.[67] Four days later, he made hisUEFA Europa Conference League debut in a 3–0 home win overTrabzonspor.[68] On 29 August, he scored his first goal for Roma in a 4–0 win againstSalernitana.[69] On 16 September, he scored his first goal in the Conference League, completing theGiallorossi's 5–1 victory againstCSKA Sofia.[70] On 20 January 2022, he made his first appearance in theCoppa Italia, contributing to 3–1 home win overLecce with a goal and an assist.[71] Three days later, he scored a brace in the victorious away match againstEmpoli, becoming the first English player in thirty years to score more than 10 goals in a Serie A season.[72] On 25 May, he played in theConference League final which ended in a 1–0 victory for Roma overFeyenoord.[73]
On 8 January 2023, in the league match againstMilan, Abraham scored in extra time, earning Roma a 2–2 draw against the Serie A champions.[74] A week later on 15 January, he provided two assists forPaulo Dybala in a 2–0 win againstFiorentina in the Serie A.[75] On 31 May, Abraham featured in theEuropa League final, which Roma lost againstSevilla 4–1 on penalties after a 1–1 draw; hence, he missed the opportunity to win all existing UEFA competitions.[76] Abraham received criticism for his goalscoring form, having scored only 8 goals in the Serie A compared to 17 the previous season.[77] On the final matchday of the season againstSpezia, he suffered a sprain which caused a tear to hisanterior cruciate ligament.[78]
Following his ACL injury, Abraham returned to the field on 6 April 2024 in a 1–0 win overcity rivalsLazio. He scored a late equaliser againstNapoli on 28 April,[79] which was his only goal of the season, having made just 12 appearances (eight in the league and four in the Europa League).
On 30 August 2024, Abraham joined fellow Serie A clubAC Milan on loan for the2024–25 season.[80] On 14 September, he scored his first goal for the club from a penalty in a 4–0 win overVenezia.[81] On October 6 in the 1–2 loss toFiorentina, he missed a penalty kick after controversially stripping the ball from Milan's designated penalty takerChristian Pulisic. After the match he was reprimanded by managerPaulo Fonseca for his actions.[82][83] On 6 January 2025, he scored a stoppage-time goal, securing a 3–2 victory overInter Milan in theSupercoppa Italiana final.[84] On 5 February, Abraham scored a brace against his parent club to help knock Roma out of the 2024–25 Coppa Italia in a 3–1 win.[85]
On 2 July 2025,Beşiktaş announced that Abraham had completed his medical examinations in preparation for his loan move to the club.[86] On 7 August, Abraham scored ahat-trick in his side's 4–1 win away toIrish clubSt Patrick's Athletic in the third qualifying round of theUEFA Conference League.[87]
On 26 January 2026, Beşiktaş announced that they had agreed a permanent transfer for Abraham for €13m.[88]
Abraham was at Beşiktaş on a permanent basis for one day, before, on 27 January 2026, he re-joined Premier League club Aston Villa for an undisclosed fee,[89] reported to be around £18m.[90] Abraham scored his first goal on his return to Aston Villa on 14 February 2026, in a 3–1FA Cup loss toNewcastle United.[91]
Prior to receiving his first competitive cap for the England senior team in October 2019, Abraham was eligible to representNigeria through his paternal lineage and was sounded out by the Nigerian Football Association.[92] Abraham's father is close friends withNigeria Football Federation President,Amaju Pinnick and on 21 September 2017, Pinnick claimed that Abraham had switched his allegiance to Nigeria. Abraham issued a statement the same day denying the claim and reaffirming his availability for England selection.[93] Upon receiving his first England call-up in November 2017, Abraham stated that there was never any prospect of him choosing to play for Nigeria.[94]
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Abraham represented England at bothunder-18 andunder-19 level. He scored his first goals at age group level for England in March 2015, netting a brace as England U18 defeatedSwitzerland 6–1.[95] Later that year, while representing the U19 team in afriendly againstJapan, Abraham and teammatePatrick Roberts played a game ofrock paper scissors on the pitch to decide who would take a penalty. Abraham was triumphant but missed the resultant spot-kick. Just a minute later, however, Roberts assisted Abraham for the second goal of the match, which ultimately ended 5–1 in England's favour.[96]
On 6 July 2016, Abraham was one of four Chelsea players named inAidy Boothroyd'ssquad for theU19 European Championship.[97] He featured in three out of four matches as England were eliminated byItaly in thesemi-final.[98]
Abraham received his firstEngland U21 call-up on 29 September 2016. He made his first appearance for the team on 6 October, coming on as a substitute with eight minutes remaining againstKazakhstan in a qualifier for the U21 European Championships to help England to a 1–0 victory which secured the nation's progression to the tournament proper. He made his full debut for the U21s in their final qualifying group match againstBosnia and Herzegovina and netted twice in a 5–0 victory for England.[99]
The following year, he was named in theEngland squad for the2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Poland.[100] He scored his first, and only goal for the tournament in the semi-final againstGermany. England ultimately lost the match after apenalty shoot-out, with Abraham one of the players who missed his spot-kick.[101]
On 18 May 2018, having been omitted fromEngland's squad for the2018 FIFA World Cup, Abraham was recalled to theunder-20 side for theToulon Tournament in France where they had been drawn in a group alongsideQatar, China andMexico.[102][103] On 27 May, England opened their title defence with a 2–1 win over China in which Abraham scored the winning goal.[104] He did not feature in the subsequent match against Mexico but returned to score in a 4–0 win over Qatar which saw England qualify for the semi-finals where they were drawn againstScotland.[105][106][107] Abraham was only used as a late substitute as England defeated Scotland but was selected to start in the final where they met Mexico. There he failed to score, hitting the post in the second half, but England won their third successive title with a 2–1 win.[108]
On 27 May 2019, Abraham was included in England's 23-man squad for the2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[109]
On 2 November 2017, Abraham was one of three uncapped players called up to the seniorEngland team forfriendlies againstGermany andBrazil.[110][111] He made his debut against the former on 10 November, starting in a 0–0 draw atWembley Stadium.[112]
In October 2019, he said he remained undecided on his international future, as he remained eligible for Nigeria as he had not played a competitive fixture for England's senior side.[113] Later that month he received a call-up to the England squad for forthcomingUEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches.[114] On 11 October, Abraham made his first competitive appearance for England against the Czech Republic, appearing as a substitute and committing himself to England in the process.[115] Abraham scored his first goal for England on 14 November 2019 in a 7–0 win overMontenegro in Euro 2020 qualifying.[116]
Abraham was born inCamberwell, Greater London, to Nigerian parents.[117] He was anArsenal fan growing up.[118] He has a younger brother,Timmy Abraham, who is also a footballer and plays forTonbridge Angels.[119]
In January 2017, Abraham was involved in a motor vehicle accident while on loan at Bristol City. At the time of the accident, he was alleged to have been driving without a licence or insurance, and was summoned to court as a result. He later obtained his licence, passing the test in March of the same year.[120]
| 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 | ||
| Chelsea | 2015–16[121] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018–19[122] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20[123] | Premier League | 34 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8[d] | 3 | 1[e] | 0 | 47 | 18 | |
| 2020–21[124] | Premier League | 22 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5[d] | 1 | — | 32 | 12 | ||
| Total | 58 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 82 | 30 | ||
| Bristol City (loan) | 2016–17[125] | Championship | 41 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 48 | 26 | ||
| Swansea City (loan) | 2017–18[30] | Premier League | 31 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 8 | ||
| Aston Villa (loan) | 2018–19[122] | Championship | 37 | 25 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3[f] | 1 | 40 | 26 | ||
| Roma | 2021–22[126] | Serie A | 37 | 17 | 2 | 1 | — | 14[g] | 9 | — | 53 | 27 | ||
| 2022–23[127] | Serie A | 38 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 14[h] | 1 | — | 54 | 9 | |||
| 2023–24[128] | Serie A | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[h] | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25[129] | Serie A | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 84 | 26 | 4 | 1 | — | 32 | 10 | — | 120 | 37 | ||||
| AC Milan (loan) | 2024–25[129] | Serie A | 28 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | 9[d] | 2 | 2[i] | 1 | 44 | 10 | |
| Beşiktaş (loan) | 2025–26 | Süper Lig | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 6[j] | 5 | — | 26 | 13 | ||
| Aston Villa | 2025–26 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 300 | 110 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 60 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 403 | 151 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 3 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 November 2019 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | 4 |  Montenegro | 7–0 | 7–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying | [131] |
| 2 | 9 October 2021 | Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra | 7 |  Andorra | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [132] |
| 3 | 15 November 2021 | Stadio Olimpico di San Marino, Serravalle, San Marino | 10 |  San Marino | 9–0 | 10–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [133] |
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