Zain Silcott was born in Hackney and moved to Islington at the age of seven or eight. He had trials at West Ham, Crystal Palace and Barnet but wasn't accepted before joining Norwich at the age of 10. He moved to Chelsea's academy when he was at Under-13 stage. He has since played for England Under-15s.but has also represented Monsterrat. He is described as tall, skilful and with a high level of individual confidence, he likes to attack coming in off the left whether as a wing-back or a more advanced attacker, and will be looking to refine the rest of his game in the months ahead.