Louis Flower

Louis Christopher Flower (born 6 October 2004) is an English professional footballer who is a striker for the academy of Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion.

Louis Flower
Personal information
Full name Louis Christopher Flower[1]
Date of birth (2004-10-06) 6 October 2004
Place of birth Cambridge, England[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Brighton & Hove Albion Academy
Number 66
Youth career
Years Team
0000–2018 Cambridge United
2018–2023 Chelsea
2023– Brighton & Hove Albion

Club career

Born in Cambridge, Flower started his career with his local side Cambridge United,[2][3] before joining Premier League side Chelsea in 2018.[4] Flower cited Fernando Torres and Thierry Henry as his idols.[5]

Flower signed his scholar with Chelsea in July 2021.[6] He signed his first professional contract three months later.[7] In December 2022 and January 2023, Flower had been nominated for Chelsea's Goal of the Month in two successive months for his goals against Aston Villa[8] and Norwich City[9] in under-18 level.[10]

On 1 September 2023, Flower transferred to the Brighton & Hove Albion academy.[11]

Personal life

Born in England, Flower is of Nigerian descent.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of 1 July 2023.[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea U21 2021–22 ————1[lower-alpha 1]010
2022–23 ————1[lower-alpha 1]010
Total 000000002020
Career total 000000002020
  1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References
  1. Louis Flower at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Congratulations to former academy player Louis Flower". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  3. "Unwin hails Chelsea conquering young U's as probably his best". Cambridge Independent. 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  4. "Louis Flower". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  5. "Teenage Kicks: Louis Flower and Richard Olise". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  6. "Meet the 2021/22 Academy scholars". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  7. "EFL Trophy preview: Back in Bristol". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  8. "Vote for Chelsea's Goal of the Month for December". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  9. "Vote for Chelsea's January Goal of the Month". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  10. "Louis Flower misses out on Chelsea Goal of the Month award to Australian :: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  11. "Flower completes Brighton move". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  12. "Teenage Nigerian striker reacts after signing new deal with Chelsea :: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
  13. Louis Flower at Soccerway
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