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Ethan Chidiebere Nwaneri (born 21 March 2007) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Arsenal.

Ethan Nwaneri

Personal information
Full name	Ethan Chidiebere Nwaneri[1]
Date of birth	(2007-03-21) 21 March 2007 (age 15)
Place of birth	England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Arsenal
Number	83
Youth career
2016–	Arsenal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	Arsenal	1	(0)
National team
2022	England U16	6	(1)
2022–	England U17	9	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:39, 18 September 2022 (UTC)

Nwaneri made his Premier League debut against Brentford in September 2022, becoming the youngest ever Arsenal player, and the youngest player to appear in the top flight of English football.[2][3]

Early life

Nwaneri was born on 21 March 2007 in England.[1] He is of Nigerian descent.[4]

Career

Nwaneri joined 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.[5]

Nwaneri started the 2022–23 season playing for Arsenal under-18s, but he was quickly advanced to the club's under-21 side.[6] Having made a sole appearance in the 2022–23 Premier League 2, he joined the first team for training in September,[7] and made his first senior matchday squad on 18 September when he was named as a substitute for the Premier League match against Brentford.[8] Coming off the bench to replace Fábio Vieira in second-half stoppage time, he became the youngest player to ever appear in the Premier League – breaking both the record previously held by Harvey Elliott,[9][10] and the all-time English top-flight record held since August 1964 by former Sunderland goalkeeper Derek Forster, by three days.[3][11] He also became Arsenal's youngest-ever player in any competition, breaking the previous record of 16 years and 177 days, set by Cesc Fàbregas in the 2003–04 League Cup.[11][12] In the post-match presser, manager Mikel Arteta explained that they had to name Nwaneri and two other under-21 players on the bench because the first team had several injuries, especially the injury of midfielder and captain Martin Ødegaard, and a "gut feeling" was behind his decision to send Nwaneri on.[8][13][14]

Style of play

Nwaneri has been labelled as a player who can operate as a "number 10" but can play every attacking position, with an innate capacity to receive and dribble with the ball at his feet while also contributing defensively. He is comfortable in both wide and central roles.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 September 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Arsenal U21	2022−23[16]	—	—		—		—		—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
Arsenal	2022–23[16]	Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Career total			1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0

References

External links

• Ethan Nwaneri at WorldFootball.net

На других языках

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[de] Ethan Nwaneri

Ethan Chidiebere Nwaneri (* 21. März 2007) ist ein englisch-nigerianischer Fußballspieler, der beim FC Arsenal unter Vertrag steht.

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- [en] Ethan Nwaneri

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[es] Ethan Nwaneri

Ethan Nwaneri (21 de marzo de 2007) es un futbolista británico que juega en la demarcación de centrocampista para el Arsenal F. C. de la Premier League.

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[it] Ethan Nwaneri

Ethan Nwaneri (Londra, 21 marzo 2007) è un calciatore inglese, centrocampista dell'Arsenal.

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[ru] Нванери, Итан

Итан Нванери (англ. Ethan Nwaneri; род. 21 марта 2007, Англия) — английский футболист, полузащитник клуба «Арсенал».

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