Aarón Anselmino

Aarón Anselmino
Anselmino with Chelsea in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-04-29) 29 April 2005[1]
Place of birth Bernardo Larroudé, Argentina
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Chelsea
Number 30
Youth career
Juventud Unida[2]
Sportivo Realicó[3]
2017–2023 Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2024 Boca Juniors 7 (0)
2024– Chelsea 0 (0)
2024–2025 → Boca Juniors (loan) 11 (0)
2025–2026 → Borussia Dortmund (loan) 6 (1)
2026 → Strasbourg (loan) 3 (0)
International career‡
2025– Argentina U20 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:02, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 09:22, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

Aarón Anselmino (born 29 April 2005) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Chelsea.[4][5]

Early life

Anselmino joined the youth academy of Argentine side Boca Juniors at the age of twelve.[2]

Club career

Boca Juniors

In 2022, Anselmino was crowned champion of the 2022 Evo Cup[6][7] with Boca Juniors after beating River Plate 2–0 in the final. He was a participant in the first edition of the Evo Cup, a youth competition that was played in Bolivia. This tournament was created in tribute to the former Bolivia president, Evo Morales. The team that was led by Matías Donett won 2–0 with goals from Diego Santander and Iker Zufiaurre.

On 10 June 2023, Anselmino signed his first professional contract with Boca Juniors[8] and hours later made his debut with the club as a second-half substitute for Bruno Valdez, in a match that ended in a 1–1 draw against Lanús.[9] Almost six months later, on 9 January 2024, Anselmino signed a contract extension which runs until December 2028.[10]

Chelsea

On 8 August 2024, Anselmino signed for Premier League club Chelsea on a seven-year contract for a reported fee of £15.6 million, remaining with Boca Juniors on a twelve-month loan deal.[11][12] In December 2024 it was announced that Anselmino would return to Chelsea in January 2025.[13] He was recalled from loan on 3 January 2025.[14] On 28 June 2025, Anselmino made his Chelsea debut in a 4–1 win against Benfica in the round of 16 of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, coming on as a substitute in the final minutes of extra time.[15]

Loan to Borussia Dortmund

On 27 August 2025, Anselmino signed for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund on a season long loan deal.[16] Later that year, on 29 November, he netted his first goal in a 2–1 away victory over Bayer Leverkusen.[17] He was recalled by Chelsea on 26 January 2026.[18]

Loan to Strasbourg

On 2 February 2026, Anselmino signed for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg on loan for the remainder of the season.[19]

Style of play

Anselmino mainly operates as a central defender and has been described as a "tower that clears everything head-on and almost always prevails in one-on-one situations".[20]

Personal life

Anselmino is a native of Bernardo Larroudé, Argentina.[3]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 April 2026[21][22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Boca Juniors 2023 Argentine Primera División 50000000–50
2024 Argentine Primera División 2010002[b]1–51
Total 7010002100101
Chelsea 2024–25 Premier League 0000—001[c]010
2025–26 Premier League 00000000—00
2026–27 Premier League 000000——00
Total 000000001010
Boca Juniors (loan) 2024 Argentine Primera División 11021—00–131
Borussia Dortmund (loan) 2025–26 Bundesliga 6110–3[d]0–101
Strasbourg (loan) 2025–26 Ligue 1 3000—00–30
Career total 27141005110373
  1. ↑ Includes Copa Argentina, DFB-Pokal
  2. ↑ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ↑ Appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Chelsea

References

  1. 1 2 "Aáron Anselmino | Borussia Dortmund | Player Profile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com. DFL. Archived from the original on 18 September 2025. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Aarón Anselmino, el juvenil de Boca que es titular contra Racing" (in Spanish). tycsports.com. 24 October 2023.
  3. 1 2 "La historia de Aarón Anselmino, la joya de Boca que a los 8 años dejó su pueblo de 1.800 habitantes por el sueño de jugar en Primera". Infobae (in Spanish). 17 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Anselmino completes Chelsea move". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "Aarón Anselmino: Chelsea sign Boca Juniors defender in £17.5m deal". BBC Sport. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "New title for Aarón Anselmino with the Boca shirt". diarioactualidad.com. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Boca defeated River and is champion of the 2022 Evo Cup!". bocajuniors.com. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "Aarón Anselmino, el juvenil central de Boca que firmó primer contrato y debutó en muy buena forma el mismo día". OneFootball (in Spanish). 10 June 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  9. ↑ "Boca Juniors 1 – Lanús 1 – Campeonato 2023 – Historia de Boca Juniors". historiadeboca.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "Boca BLINDÓ a Anselmino: extensión de contrato y CLÁUSULA millonaria – TyC Sports". tycsports.com (in Spanish). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  11. ↑ "Anselmino completes Chelsea move". Chelsea F.C. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  12. ↑ "Aarón Anselmino: Chelsea sign Boca Juniors defender in £15m deal". BBC Sport. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  13. ↑ "Chelsea news: Anselmino to be recalled by Blues from Boca Juniors". BBC Sport. 30 December 2024.
  14. ↑ "Anselmino returns from loan". Chelsea FC. 3 January 2025.
  15. ↑ "Match report: Benfica 1-4 Chelsea". Chelsea FC. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  16. ↑ "Aaron Anselmino completes loan switch". Chelsea FC. 27 August 2025. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  17. ↑ "2:1 – Borussia gewinnt das Spitzenspiel in Leverkusen" (in German). Borussia Dortmund. 29 November 2025.
  18. ↑ "Aaron Anselmino returns to Chelsea". Borussia Dortmund. 26 January 2026. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
  19. ↑ "Aaron Anselmino completes loan switch". Chelsea FC. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  20. ↑ "Quién es Aarón Anselmino, el central que firmó su primer contrato, debutó contra Lanús y se emocionó" (in Spanish). ole.com.ar. 10 June 2023.
  21. ↑ "Aarón Anselmino – Trayectoria y Biografía de Jugadores". Historia de Boca (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  22. ↑ Aarón Anselmino at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  23. ↑ Begley, Emlyn (13 July 2025). "Chelsea 3–0 PSG". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
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