Nathan Delfouneso

**Nathan Abayomi Delfouneso** (born 2 February 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Chorley.

Delfouneso was a regular England youth international, playing a total of 54 matches and scoring 19 goals at U16, U17, U19 and U21 levels.

## Career statistics

|rowspan=2|Club|rowspan=2|Season|colspan=3|League|colspan=2|FA Cup|colspan=2|League Cup|colspan=2|Other|colspan=2|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan=6|Aston Villa|2008–09|Premier League|4|0|3|1|0|0|6|2|13|3|
|2009–10|Premier League|9|1|3|2|1|0|0|0|13|3|||
|2010–11|Premier League|11|1|2|1|2|0|2|0|17|2|||
|2011–12|Premier League|6|0|0|0|2|1|—|8|1||||
|2012–13|Premier League|1|0|—|0|0|—|1|0|||||
|Burnley (loan)|2010–11|Championship|11|1|—|—|—|11|1|||||
|Leicester City (loan)|2011–12|Championship|4|0|1|0|—|—|5|0||||
|rowspan=3|Blackpool (loan)|2012–13|Championship|41|6|2|1|—|—|43|7|||
|2013–14|Championship|11|0|—|—|—|11|0||||||
|Coventry City (loan)|2013–14|League One|14|3|—|—|—|14|3|||||
|Blackpool|2014–15|Championship|38|3|1|0|1|0|—|40|3|||
|Blackburn Rovers|2015–16|Championship|15|1|0|0|1|1|—|16|2|||
|Bury (loan)|2015–16|League One|4|0|—|—|—|4|0|||||
|Swindon Town|2016–17|League One|18|1|2|1|0|0|4|1|24|3||
|rowspan=5|Blackpool|2016–17|League Two|18|5|—|—|2|1|20|6|||
|2017–18|League One|40|9|1|0|1|0|4|0|46|9|||
|2018–19|League One|39|7|3|0|3|0|0|0|45|7|||
|2019–20|League One|28|3|4|4|1|0|2|0|35|7|||
|rowspan=3|Bolton Wanderers|2020–21|League Two|44|6|1|2|1|0|1|0|47|8|
|2021–22|League One|11|0|2|0|2|0|5|2|20|2|||
|Bradford City (loan)|2021–22|League Two|6|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|6|0||
|Accrington Stanley|2022–23|League One|4|0|1|0|0|0|2|0|7|0||
|Fylde|2022–23|National League North|7|1|—|—|—|7|1|||||

## Honours

**Aston Villa**
- Football League Cup runner-up: 2009–10

**Blackpool**
- EFL League Two play-offs: 2017

**England U16**
- Victory Shield: 2006

**England U19**
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2009

**Individual**
- Aston Villa Players' Young Player of the Year: 2008–09, 2009–10
- Aston Villa Supporters' Young Player of the Year: 2008–09, 2009–10
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship Golden Boot: 2009

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Nathan Delfouneso
- **image**: Nathan Delfouneso Aston Villa-FH 296 crop.jpg
- **caption**: Delfouneso training with Aston Villa F.C., Aston Villa in 2008
- **fullname**: Nathan Abayomi Delfouneso
- **birth place**: Tyseley, Birmingham, England
- **position**: Forward (association football), Striker
- **currentclub**: Chorley F.C., Chorley
- **youthyears1**: 2006–2008
- **youthclubs1**: Aston Villa F.C., Aston Villa
- **years1**: 2008–2014
- **clubs1**: Aston Villa F.C., Aston Villa
- **caps1**: 31
- **goals1**: 2
- **years2**: 2011
- **clubs2**: → Burnley F.C., Burnley (loan)
- **caps2**: 11
- **goals2**: 1
- **years3**: 2012
- **clubs3**: → Leicester City F.C., Leicester City (loan)
- **caps3**: 4
- **goals3**: 0
- **years4**: 2012–2013
- **clubs4**: → Blackpool F.C., Blackpool (loan)
- **caps4**: 41
- **goals4**: 6
- **years5**: 2013–2014
- **clubs5**: → Blackpool F.C., Blackpool (loan)
- **caps5**: 11
- **goals5**: 0
- **years6**: 2014
- **clubs6**: → Coventry City F.C., Coventry City (loan)
- **caps6**: 14
- **goals6**: 3
- **years7**: 2014–2015
- **clubs7**: Blackpool F.C., Blackpool
- **caps7**: 38
- **goals7**: 3
- **years8**: 2015–2016
- **clubs8**: Blackburn Rovers F.C., Blackburn Rovers
- **caps8**: 15
- **goals8**: 1
- **years9**: 2016
- **clubs9**: → Bury F.C., Bury (loan)
- **caps9**: 4
- **goals9**: 0
- **years10**: 2016–2017
- **clubs10**: Swindon Town F.C., Swindon Town
- **caps10**: 18
- **goals10**: 1
- **years11**: 2017–2020
- **clubs11**: Blackpool F.C., Blackpool
- **caps11**: 125
- **goals11**: 24
- **years12**: 2020–2022
- **clubs12**: Bolton Wanderers F.C., Bolton Wanderers
- **caps12**: 55
- **goals12**: 6
- **years13**: 2022
- **clubs13**: → Bradford City A.F.C., Bradford City (loan)
- **caps13**: 6
- **goals13**: 0
- **years14**: 2022–2023
- **clubs14**: Accrington Stanley F.C., Accrington Stanley
- **caps14**: 4
- **goals14**: 0
- **years15**: 2023
- **clubs15**: A.F.C. Fylde, AFC Fylde
- **caps15**: 7
- **goals15**: 1
- **years16**: 2023–
- **clubs16**: Chorley F.C., Chorley
- **caps16**: 1
- **goals16**: 1
- **nationalyears1**: 2006–2007
- **nationalyears2**: 2007–2008
- **nationalyears3**: 2008–2010
- **nationalyears4**: 2010–2012
- **nationalteam1**: England national under-16 football team, England U16
- **nationalteam2**: England national under-17 football team, England U17
- **nationalteam3**: England national under-19 football team, England U19
- **nationalteam4**: England national under-21 football team, England U21
- **nationalcaps1**: 8
- **nationalgoals1**: 3
- **nationalcaps2**: 4
- **nationalgoals2**: 3
- **nationalcaps3**: 25
- **nationalgoals3**: 9
- **nationalcaps4**: 18
- **nationalgoals4**: 4
- **club-update**: 01:44, 8 June 2023 (UTC)
- **ntupdate**: 11:21, 21 March 2021 (UTC)