Xavier Amaechi has posted an update on social media confirming he’s sustained a foot injury that will keep him out until 2019.

Amaechi picked up an injury in training with the England u18s over the international break, keeping him out of Arsenal’s academy matches since then. Unfortunately it turned out to be more than a knock, with a medical assessment ruling him out until next year:

Xavier Amaechi Injury
Instagram / Xavier Amaechi

It’s a real shame, with Amaechi starting the season so well. The 17-year-old made the step up from the u18s to the u23s earlier this year, after impressing in the FA Youth Cup. He took advantage of his first four starts of the current campaign with a goal and three assists.

The timing of the injury is terrible, given Reiss Nelson’s recent loan departure to Hoffenheim. A gap had opened up in the team, and it could have been the young star’s chance to prove himself in the academy.

Hopefully he’ll recover quickly and return to the action as soon as possible.