Samuel Iling-Junior
Samuel Iling-Junior (born 4 October 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left winger for club Juventus. A youth product of Chelsea and Juventus, Iling-Junior made his debut for reserve team Juventus U23 in the 2021–22 season, while also reaching the UEFA Youth League semi-finals with the U19 squad. In the following campaign, Iling-Junior started with Juventus Next Gen, scoring four goals in seven matches, and then was promoted to the first team in December 2022, after making his debut both in Serie A and Champions League. Iling-Junior has represented England at various youth international levels, having won a UEFA European Under-19 Championship in 2022. Club career Early career Born in Islington, London, Iling-Junior joined Chelsea academy in 2011 at the age of eight, and spent nine years with the club. He was promoted to the under-19s aged 16. In 2020, he decided to leave Chelsea, rejecting an athletic scholarship deal, attracting the interest from clubs such as Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Juventus; he signed a three-year contract with the latter in September of that year. Juventus 2020–2022 On 7 October 2020, Iling-Junior was included in The Guardian's list of the 60 best young