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| Full name | Jamie Jermaine Bynoe-Gittens[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (2004-08-08)8 August 2004 (age 21) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Reading, England[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Winger[4] | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Chelsea | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Caversham Trents | |||||||||||||||||
| Reading | |||||||||||||||||
| Chelsea | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2018 | Reading | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Manchester City | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Borussia Dortmund | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2025 | Borussia Dortmund | 76 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Chelsea | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | England U15 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | England U16 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | England U18 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | England U19 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | England U21 | 16 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:16, 22 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:25, 19 November 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Jamie Jermaine Bynoe-Gittens (born 8 August 2004) is an English professionalfootballer who plays as awinger forPremier League clubChelsea.
Born inReading, Berkshire, Gittens started his career with local side Caversham Trents at the age of five, and stayed until he was seven.[5] Shortly after, he joinedReading, and also spent some time withChelsea.[5] At under-9 level, he chose to remain with Reading, and stayed there until under-14 level, when he chose to sign withManchester City.[6][7]
After two years in Manchester, Gittens moved to Germany in 2020 to sign forBorussia Dortmund.[8] His career in Dortmund was hampered by not only theCOVID-19 pandemic, but a torn ligament injury that kept him out for a number of months.[9] However, the 2021–22 season was a much better one for Gittens; notable performances in theUEFA Youth League, where he scored six goals in four games, including two againstManchester United, earned him a call-up toMarco Rose's first team squad.[10][11][12]
Gittens made hisBundesliga debut in a 6–1 win overVfL Wolfsburg on 16 April 2022.[13] On 12 August 2022, he scored his first Bundesliga goal in a 3–1 away win againstSC Freiburg.[14] On 16 August, he signed a new contract until June 2025.[15] On 15 February 2023, he made hisChampions League debut, coming off the bench in the 79th minute in a 1–0 win overChelsea in theround of 16 first leg.[16]
On 28 November 2023, Gittens scored his first Champions League goal and provided an assist in a 3–1 away win overMilan, securing qualification to theknockout phase.[17] Dortmund went on to reach the2024 UEFA Champions League final atWembley, in which Gittens appeared as a late substitute replacing his countrymanJadon Sancho in the 87th minute.[18] After struggling with injuries in his first two seasons, the2023–24 season was Gittens' first at Dortmund where he remained injury free, making 25 appearances in theBundesliga.[19]
In August 2024, Dortmund announced that he would play under the surname "Gittens", rather than "Bynoe-Gittens" as he had previously used. Gittens explained that his father had suggested it as it is shorter, although both parts of the name come from his father.[19] On the opening day of the2024–25 Bundesliga, Gittens scored twice as a substitute to give Dortmund a 2–0 win overEintracht Frankfurt, in new coachNuri Şahin's first league game.[20] In the opening game of Dortmund's2024–25 Champions League campaign, Gittens again came off the bench to score twice and was named man of the match in a 3–0 win away toClub Brugge.[21][22]
Gittens signed forPremier League club Chelsea on 5 July 2025 on a seven-year contract for a fee of £48.5 million, with £3.5 million to potentially be paid in add-ons.[23] However, he was ineligible for the2025 FIFA Club World Cup, having already featured in the tournament with Dortmund.[24] He made his Premier League debut in a goalless draw withCrystal Palace on 17 August.[25] On 29 October, he scored his first goal in a 4–3 away win overWolverhampton Wanderers in theEFL Cup.[26]
Gittens has represented England at numerous youth levels.[2] He is ofBarbadian descent and is a dual citizen.[27][28]
On 17 June 2022, Gittens was included in theEngland U19 squad for the2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[29] He made his U19 debut as an 80th-minute substitute during England's opening game of the tournament, a 2–0 victory overAustria inBanská Bystrica,Slovakia.[30] He made his first start at this age level in their next group game againstSerbia and received praise for his performance in the semi-final againstItaly.[31] Gittens started in the final as England won the tournament with a 3–1 extra time victory overIsrael on 1 July 2022.[32][33]
On 11 September 2023, Gittens made hisEngland U21 debut as a substitute during a 3–02025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification win away toLuxembourg.[34]
Gittens is the son of Michael Bynoe-Gittens, a Barbadian cricket player. Gittens holds both British and Barbadian citizenship.[35]
| 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 | ||
| Borussia Dortmund | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | — | 20 | 3 | |||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 7[c] | 1 | — | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 32 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 14[c] | 4 | 1[d] | 0 | 49 | 12 | ||
| Total | 76 | 12 | 7 | 0 | — | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 17 | |||
| Chelsea | 2025–26 | Premier League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4[c] | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |
| Career total | 86 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 18 | ||
Borussia Dortmund
England U19
