AFC Bournemouth is a professional football club competing in the English Premier League, founded in 1899.
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| In recent years, AFC Bournemouth has had success, rising to compete in the Premier League. (Source: PA) |
The club has seen many ups and downs in its history, playing in the lower levels of English football before first joining the Third Division in 1923.
Bournemouth are nicknamed “The Cherries” and their home ground is the Vitality Stadium, which holds over 11,000 spectators. The club has enjoyed a successful run in recent years, reaching the Premier League and maintaining their place in the competition for several seasons.
One of AFC Bournemouth's most famous strikers is Jermain Defoe, who played for the club at various stages of his career.
Current AFC Bournemouth squad
Number | Location | Nation | Player |
1 | TM | Republic of Ireland | Mark Travers |
2 | HV | Older brother | Ryan Fredericks |
4 | TV | Older brother | Lewis Cook |
5 | HV | Older brother | Lloyd Kelly |
6 | HV | Wales | Chris Mepham |
7 | TV | Wales | David Brooks |
9 | TD | Older brother | Dominic Solanke |
10 | TV | Scotland | Ryan Christie |
11 | TD | Burkina Faso | Ouattara Dango |
12 | TM | Republic of Ireland | Darren Randolph |
13 | TM | Brazil | Neto |
14 | TV | Older brother | Joe Rothwell |
15 | HV | Older brother | Adam Smith |
16 | TV | Older brother | Marcus Tavernier |
20 | TD | Scotland | Siriki Dembele |
21 | TD | Wales | Kieffer Moore |
22 | TV | Ivory Coast | Hamed Traore |
23 | HV | Older brother | James Hill |
24 | TD | Ghana | Antoine Semenyo |
25 | HV | Argentina | Marcos Senesi |
26 | TV | Republic of Ireland | Gavin Kilkenny |
27 | HV | Ukraine | Illya Zabarnyi |
29 | TV | Denmark | Philip Billing |
32 | TD | Older brother | Jaidon Anthony |
35 | HV | Wales | Owen Bevan |
39 | TV | Guyana | Nathan Moriah-Welsh |
— | TV | Denmark | Emiliano Marcondes |
— | TD | Jamaica | Jamal Lowe |
— | TD | Netherlands | Justin Kluivert |
AFC Bournemouth players on loan
Number | Location | Nation | Player |
— | TV | Denmark | Emiliano Marcondes (at FC Nordsjaelland until the end of the season) |
— | TV | Older brother | Ben Pearson (at Stoke City until the end of the season) |
— | TD | Jamaica | Jamal Lowe (at Queens Park Rangers until the end of the season) |
20 | TD | Scotland | Siriki Dembélé (at Auxerre until the end of the season) |
23 | HV | Older brother | James Hill (at Heart of Midlothian until the end of the season) |
26 | TV | Republic of Ireland | Gavin Kilkenny (at Charlton Athletic until the end of the season) |
35 | HV | Wales | Owen Bevan (at Yeovil Town until the end of the season) |
38 | TD | Older brother | Christian Saydee (at Shrewsbury Town until the end of the season) |
39 | TV | Guyana | Nathan Moriah-Welsh (at Newport County until the end of the season) |
40 | TM | Older brother | Will Dennis (at Slough Town until the end of the season) |
Some achievements of AFC Bournemouth football team
- 1947-1948: Third division runner-up.
- 1970-1971: Fourth division runner-up.
- 1983-1984: Football Federation Cup Champion.
- 1986-1987: Third division champion.
- 1997-1998: Runner-up of the Football Federation Cup.
- 2009-2010: Fourth division runner-up
- 2012-2013: Third division runner-up.
- 2014-2015: Football League Championship Champion.
- 2021-2022: Runner-up of Football League Championship.
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