{"id":661388,"date":"2025-11-19T11:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T16:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=661388"},"modified":"2025-11-19T11:05:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T16:05:00","slug":"every-chelsea-player-november-international-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2025\/11\/19\/every-chelsea-player-november-international-break\/","title":{"rendered":"How Every Chelsea Player Performed in November International Break"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before we return to Premier League action let’s take a breather to look back over the past week and a half to discuss how each Chelsea player performed during the international break. While some were only dealing with friendlies, others were playing some of their final matches in the qualification stage, let’s take a look at how everyone did.<\/p>\n

How Every Chelsea Player Did Over the November Break<\/h2>\n

Estevao<\/h3>\n

The young attacker featured in both of Brazil’s friendlies, scoring in both. He netted his own goal in the first fixture against Senegal before scoring a crucial penalty in the draw with Tunisia. He created one big chance for his team with a total of five key passes across the two outings.<\/p>\n

Joao Pedro<\/h3>\n

The striker\/attacking midfielder saw limited minutes as he was a substitute against Senegal. He totalled 25 minutes of action and didn’t look very effective despite having 12 touches. He didn’t feature at all in the second match.<\/p>\n

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This will be good news for Blues fans as the former Brighton man has been playing a lot of minutes at club level and is carrying an injury of some sort, getting a small runout to remain fit but not getting overly taxed is great news for this weekend.<\/p>\n

Andrey Santos<\/h3>\n

An unused substitute in both matches for the Selecao, was called up but has a difficult job of breaking into a two-man midfield.<\/p>\n

Filip Jorgensen<\/h3>\n

Called up by Denmark but still unable to shake the legendary Kasper Schmeichel. Filip Jorgensen is getting used to seeing out matches from the bench and likely won’t get another runout for his club until Cardiff City in December.<\/p>\n

Moises Caicedo<\/h3>\n

The Ecuadorian played the full 90 in both friendlies for his nation, the second of which happened late on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. He was a usual locomotive in the midfield, creating a big chance and playing five key passes while winning a large number of his ground duels.<\/p>\n

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The bad news is this will leave him pretty fatigued this weekend. It might be for the best if he sits out the match against Burnley with bigger problems on the horizon.<\/p>\n

Reece James<\/h3>\n

The right back started the more important of the two qualifiers and lasted the full 90 minutes against Serbia. He had an all-action performance from the right side, making a key pass, winning most of his ground duels, totalling a 98% passing accuracy, and making six ball recoveries.<\/p>\n

With the Three Lions already locking down the top spot he was thankfully rested and benched for the win over Albania. It was a successful break for the Englishman all things considered.<\/p>\n

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Trevoh Chalobah<\/h3>\n

The defender was called up to the England squad by manager Thomas Tuchel but didn’t break into the eleven despite some of the rotation. Didn’t get subbed on at all over the two weeks but should be fresh for Chelsea’s upcoming matches at least.<\/p>\n

Malo Gusto<\/h3>\n

Was left on the bench for the strong win over Ukraine before playing the full 90 against Azerbaijan and looking very good. He nabbed two assists in the 3-1 win and marauded up and down the right flank for the duration. Was very involved with 105 total touches.<\/p>\n

Dujuan Richards<\/h3>\n

Called up by Jamaica for their CONCACAF qualifiers, the attacker came off the bench in both outings, only totalling around 50 minutes as a wide man. He didn’t have much time to impress but did managed to make a key pass in his limited time.<\/p>\n

Marc Cucurella<\/h3>\n

Started at left-back and played the full 90 minutes across both of Spain’s matches. Didn’t contribute much in the 4-0 win over Georgia but was defensively sound with two interceptions and four clearances. Was a bit more involved in the 2-2 draw with Turkiye, grabbing an assist with his one big chance created.<\/p>\n

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While Blues fans would have hoped for a rest, the former Brighton man is an absolute machine who may gut it out and feature in the next three matches for the club.<\/p>\n

Under-21s<\/h3>\n

Josh Acheampong<\/h3>\n

Started and finished both of England U-21s qualifiers. Was a solid force at the back for two clean sheets and had an immaculate 99% passing accuracy against Slovakia in a dominant 4-0 win.<\/p>\n

Tyrique George<\/h3>\n

Another impressive international break for the Cobham graduate. Scored one and assisted one across both outings. Continues to look dangerous and always seems to pop up with a goal contribution, even for Chelsea where he leads per 90 output.<\/p>\n

Jamie Gittens<\/h3>\n

Will be disappointed not to have gained a goal or assist but he was a defensive presence from the winger spot and managed to get a lot of touches and dribbles against Slovakia. Only created one big chance across his minutes.<\/p>\n

Marc Guiu<\/h3>\n

Called up for the Spanish U-21 side but didn’t see the pitch.<\/p>\n

Gaga Slonina<\/h3>\n

Played for the USA U-21s against Serbia in a 1-0 defeat but came away with his head held high. Made four saves, three from inside the box and was capable at playing out from the back.<\/p>\n

Other Impressive Performances<\/h3>\n

Jesse Derry<\/h3>\n

Signed somewhat under the radar from Crystal Palace<\/a> over the summer, the attacker has been impressing at youth level. He had a hat trick for the England U-19s against Latvia and chipped in with an assist against Scotland in a dominant stretch for the team.<\/p>\n

Shumaira Mheuka<\/h3>\n

Another academy standout, Shumaira Mheuka grabbed four goals for the England U-19s across three fixtures, he scored a brace against Lithuania and another against Scotland.<\/p>\n

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