18-year-old striker Tyreece John-Jules held a Q&A on his Instagram account this weekend, which might help those who don’t know much about him to get a better idea.
John-Jules has had a very positive season with the Arsenal academy, particularly considering he only very recently turned 18. The teenage striker has 16 goals and eight assists in 29 appearances in all competitions for the youth teams, a goal contribution every 90 minutes on average.
The England u18 international carried that form into the first team for their senior mid-season friendly in Dubai, scoring his first goal at that level against Al-Nasr in March. He also made the squad for a couple of competitive matches in the Europa League group stage, but he’s yet to make his debut competitive appearance.
We’ve compiled the list of questions John-Jules was asked in his recent Instagram Q&A, along with his answers:
- When did you join Arsenal? Age 7
- How tall are you? 6’1″
- When did you sign your first professional contract? 20th February 2018
- What position do you play? Striker
- Arsenal player you look up to? Alexandre Lacazette
- Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi? Lionel Messi
- Footballing idol? Thierry Henry
- Favourite moment as an Arsenal player? Has to be scoring in Dubai. An amazing feeling
- Favourite player of all time? Ronaldinho and Brazilian Ronaldo
- Favourite type of goal? As long as it’s in the back of the net it doesn’t matter
- Favourite song? Chanel (Go Get it) – Young Thug [feat. Gunna & Lil Baby]
- Top 3 UK artists? Yxng Bane, J Hus and D Block Europe
- Favourite celebration? See below:
After taking some time to really get going with the u23s, John-Jules finished the campaign with four goals and one assist in his final four games (three starts). If he can carry that into pre-season and Eddie Nketiah ends up going out on loan, perhaps we could see him get some first-team opportunities in 2019/20. We’ll see.