The defender began his career at Manchester City but returned to London - the city of his birth - first with Fulham, before making the move up the Fulham Road to Chelsea in 2024.

He has since become an important and popular figure in this young Blues squad, both for his ability on the pitch and leadership off it.

Now, he recalls some of his earliest football memories to help us get to know him a little better...

The first kit you owned was…

'I can’t remember actually. I always just had the shirts from the teams I was playing for!'

Your first football role model was...

'When I was young I had a few role models, to be honest. Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo, John Terry, Rio Ferdinand, I loved Didier Drogba as well. So a fair few.'

Your first team was…

'My first local team was Chorlton Sports, when I was about four or five. It was my friends from primary school and I can remember the coaches I had, Paul Evans and a man named Boz.'

Your first friend in football was…

'I’ve got two, who are still two of my best friends now, Daniel Grimshaw who I played with at City since we were five and Charlie Oliver who was there since we were seven. They’re two of my best friends now.'

The first team-mate you roomed with was…

'That was probably Charlie Oliver again, when we first started going away travelling. As I said, he’s still one of my best friends now, so he must have been a good room-mate.'

Your first game and goal were against...

'I remember my first game because it was against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in 2016. That was my debut for Man City, at Stamford Bridge in the FA Cup. That was my first professional game, it was a young team and we lost 5-1.

'I can’t actually remember my first goal. I know it was one of the three I got on loan at Blackburn and I can remember the goals, but I can’t remember which of them was the first!' [We checked for you Tosin, it was an 88th-minute equaliser in a 2-1 comeback win over Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship!]

The first time you were recognised in public was…

'I was probably only about 16 and I hadn’t even made my professional debut yet. It was just City fans who obviously followed the academy, they started recognising me when I was still young.'

Your first emotion after signing for Chelsea was…

'A lot of pride. It’s been a bit of a journey getting back to the top level and being at Chelsea. It felt like it was a bit of a full-circle moment to be honest, because obviously, like I said, I made my debut against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, so to come back here and have it as my home was amazing.'