Ethan Nwaneri
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ethan Chidiebere Nwaneri | ||
| Date of birth | 21 March 2007 | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arsenal | ||
| Number | 83 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2022 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Arsenal | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2022 | England U16 | 6 | (1) |
| 2022– | England U17 | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2022 | |||
Ethan Chidiebere Nwaneri (born 21 March 2007) is an English footballer who plays for Arsenal. He is born to Nigerian parents and is the youngest player to ever play in the Premier League.
Nwaneri made his Premier League debut against Brentford F.C. in September 2022, becoming the youngest ever player ever to appear in the English top flight of football.[1]
Career
Nwaneri joined up with Arsenal at nine years-old. By the age of 14 he was already playing for their under-18 side. Predominantly he plays as a midfielder.[1]
Nwaneri started the 2022–23 season playing for Arsenal under-18s but such was his form he was progressed up to the Arsenal under-21s.[2] He joined the Arsenal first team for training in September,[3] and made his first Arsenal Premier League match day squad on 18 September for the match against Brentford, and was then included among the match day substitutes for Arsenal.[4] His appearance as a substitute at 15 years, 181 days broke the records for the youngest ever Premier League appearance and youngest ever Arsenal appearance, being younger than Harvey Elliott’s 16 years and 30 days Premier League appearance for Fulham and the 16 years and 256 days of Jack Wilshere Arsenal debut.[5]
Style of play
He has been described as a “number 10” who plays with flair but can also dribble well, and is versatile enough to play wide as well as central.[6]
References
- ^ "Ethan Nwaneri - 14yo turning heads at arsenal wows Arteta with wonder goal". owngoalnigeria.com.
- ^ "UNBELIEVABLE" 15-YEAR-OLD WILL JOIN ARSENAL UNDER-21 SIDE FOR TODAY'S GAME". hitc.com.
- ^ "Mikel Arteta calls 15-year-old up to first-team training". dailycannon.com.
- ^ "Ethan Nwaneri: Arsenal schoolboy, 15, on bench for Premier League game with Brentford". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Arsenal name 15-year-old Ethan Nwaneri on bench to face Brentford and could smash Premier League records with debut – but wasn't born when the Gunners reached Champions League final". Talksport.com.
- ^ "Who is Ethan Nwaneri? The 15-year-old Arsenal wonderkid on the bench for Brentford clash". Goal.com.
External links
- Ethan Nwaneri at Soccerway
- Ethan Nwaneri at WorldFootball.net