If you haven’t heard much about the name Jamie Gittens by now, then where have you been?
The English wonderkid is sure to be one of the most exciting new arrivals in the Premier League this summer after recently moving from Borussia Dortmund to Chelsea.
Read on for our Gittens player profile to find out all you need to know about this exciting Chelsea new-boy…
Who is Jamie Gittens? Background and early career
Still only 21 years of age, Gittens is very much at the start of his senior career, but he’s already moved around quite a lot after various stints with different clubs at youth level.
Starting out at hometown club Reading, Gittens also spent time with Chelsea’s academy, before later moving on to Manchester City.
However, after two years in Manchester, Gittens made the brave move to follow the likes of Jadon Sancho and Jude Bellingham in moving abroad to German giants Borussia Dortmund.
Slowly but surely, Gittens started to establish himself in the Dortmund first-team, succeeding like Sancho and Bellingham did by moving abroad for more first-team opportunities.
Over 100 appearances later, Gittens left Germany for a move back to English football with Chelsea.
Career stats and playing style
Gittens ended up playing 107 games for Dortmund in total, scoring 17 goals in all competitions for the club.
12 of those came last season, with Gittens producing by far his most productive campaign for BVB.
| Games | Goals | |
| 2021/22 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 20 | 3 |
| 2023/24 | 34 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | 49 | 12 |
The England youth international also picked up three assists, which is not particularly high, and which gives you some insight into his playing style.
An attacking player with real flair, Gittens often starts on the left-hand side, but has also played centrally, as his best attributes tend to involve him cutting inside and taking shots at goal.
Gittens footwork ???#UCL pic.twitter.com/K4D8mjI5be
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) September 23, 2024
With his quick feet and clinical finishing, Gittens could certainly be an asset for a lot of top teams, but one area he could probably do well to improve in is with his crossing and final ball.
Still, his playing style makes him a joy to watch, and a real nightmare to defend against.
As BBC Sport pundit Stephen Warnock put it: “Electric, the speed he has, the movement of the hips, as a defender it is your worst nightmare. You can’t get anywhere near him, such is the speed of feet.”
Chelsea won the race for Gittens transfer, but who else wanted him?
The Gittens transfer saga went on for some time before a major update from the ever-reliable David Ornstein.
See below for Ornstein’s X post in late June about Chelsea being hopeful of an imminent deal for Gittens…
? Jamie Gittens proposed move from Borussia Dortmund to Chelsea could be done imminently. Clubs continue talks in USA + hope agreement reached swiftly, despite #FCBayern interest. 20yo #BVB winger fully committed to #CFC – 7yr deal in place @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/RaACAQ00TG
— David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) June 24, 2025
Bayern were also mentioned as suitors for the youngster, while CaughtOffside were also previously informed about Arsenal taking a look at him.
Christian Falk also wrote exclusively for CaughtOffside about the Gittens to Chelsea transfer saga, stating that the Blues had hoped to sign him in time for the Club World Cup.
That timing didn’t quite work out, but they got their man in the end and he’ll be one of a number of exciting new faces to watch in this Chelsea side in the season ahead.