Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dion Joseph Rankine[1] | ||
Date of birth | 15 October 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Barnet, England[2] | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Exeter City (on loan from Chelsea) | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2016 | Cambridge United | ||
2016–2023 | Chelsea | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
2023– | → Exeter City (loan) | 14 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:09, 5 January 2024 (UTC) |
Dion Joseph Rankine (born 15 October 2002) is an English professional footballer currently playing as a winger for Exeter City on loan from Chelsea.
Born in Barnet, Rankine started his career with the Cambridge United academy as an under-9,[4] before joining Premier League side Chelsea as an Under-14 in 2016.[2] He had been utilised as a full-back, a wing-back, and as a winger.[5] Rankine signed his first professional contract in October 2019,[6][7] going on to extend this deal in 2021.[2]
Rankine had been the top appearance maker in the development squad with 25 starts during the 2022–23 Premier League 2 season, he scored five goals.[3] He had also featured eight times in EFL Trophy, including facing his future club Exeter City in August 2021.[8] It was reported that Rankine had signed a new deal with Chelsea in January 2023.[9]
On 12 July 2023, Rankine joined EFL League One side Exeter City on a season-long loan.[10][11]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chelsea U23 | 2020–21 | Premier League 2 | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
2021–22 | — | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
2022–23 | — | — | — | — | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
Total | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
Exeter City (loan) | 2023–24[13] | EFL League One | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
Career total | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 25 | 1 |