Arsenal have named their Premier League squad for the coming months of the season, with 21 senior players and a long list of u21s.
On Wednesday, the Premier League confirmed each of their club’s squads for the remainder of 2022, locking in their options after the closure of the summer transfer window.
The Premier League allow you to have a maximum of 17 non-homegrown senior players in the squad, with the total number of senior players adding up to no more than 25.
You can allocate the homegrown players however you want within those restrictions. For example, you could have 17 non-homegrown and 8 homegrown, or 10 non-HG and 15 HG, or 17 non-HG and zero HG.
As long as the total is 25 or under, and the total of non-homegrown players is 17 or under, there are no issues. Contrary to popular belief, there’s no minimum number of homegrown players required, only a maximum on the non-homegrown players.
The other thing to mention is the u21 list. If a player is under-21 (which is specifically defined as being born on or after 1st January 2001, for this season), then they don’t have to be named in the senior squad. You can have as many under-21s as you want.
With all that in mind, let’s take a look at how Arsenal’s squad breaks down.
Senior squad list (*homegrown)
- Alves Soares, Cedric Ricardo
- Dos Santos Magalhães, Gabriel
- Elneny, Mohamed Naser Elsayed
- Fernando De Jesus, Gabriel
- Ferreira Vieira, Fabio Daniel
- Holding, Robert Samuel*
- Igaba-Ishimwe, George Lewis
- Nelson, Reiss*
- Nketiah, Edward Keddar*
- Odegaard, Martin
- Partey, Thomas Teye
- Ramsdale, Aaron*
- Sambi Lokonga, Albert-Mboyo
- Smith, Matthew Gerrard*
- Smith Rowe, Emile*
- Tierney, Kieran
- Tomiyasu, Takehiro
- Turner, Matthew
- White, Benjamin*
- Xhaka, Granit
- Zinchenko, Oleksandr
Arsenal have named 21 senior players, seven of whom are homegrown, meaning they have 14 non-homegrown senior players. That puts them easily within the restrictions.
The rest of Arsenal’s senior players, such as Bukayo Saka and William Saliba, are still young enough to feature on the under-21 list.
U21 list
- Akinola, Timothy Olaoluwa
- Alebiosu, Ryan
- Awe, Zachariah Olumide Ebunoluwa
- Azeez, Miguel
- Balogun, Folarin Jerry
- Benjamin, Omari Kai
- Biereth, Mika
- Brown, Luis
- Butler-Oyedeji, Nathan
- Cirjan, Catalin-Ionut
- Clarke, Harrison Thomas
- Cooper, Noah Kailen
- Cottrell, Ben
- Cozier-Duberry, Amario Oswald Gerardo
- Da Cruz Sousa, Lino Goncalo
- Davies, Henry Oluwadurotimi Olakitan
- Dudziak, Harrison James Edward
- Edwards, Khayon
- Ejeheri, Ovie Prince
- Ferdinand, Sebastian Reece
- Flores, Marcelo
- Foran, Taylor
- Forde, Romari Kanye
- Gomes Bandeira, Mauro
- Gower, Jimi Mark
- Graczyk, Hubert
- Green, Kaleel Shai
- Hein, Karl Jakob
- Henry-Francis, Jack
- Hillson, James Andrew
- Ibrahim, Bradley Ryan
- Ideho, Joel
- Jeffcott, Henry
- John-Jules, Tyreece Romayo
- Kabia, Ismeal
- Kacurri, Maldini
- Kamara, Osman
- Kirk, Alexander Michael
- Kovacevic, Alexandar
- Lannin-Sweet, James
- Moller, Nikolaj Duus
- Monlouis, Zane
- Nichols, Joshua
- Norton-Cuffy, Brooke Dion Nelson
- Ogungbo, Mazeed
- Okonkwo, Arthur
- Okonkwo, Brian Chukweudozie
- Oliveira Alencar, Marcus Vinicius
- Oulad M’Hand, Ismail
- Oulad M’Hand, Zine-Eddine
- Patino, Charlie Michael
- Quamina, Tinochika Chukwu
- Quesada Thorn, Kristopher Elian
- Rekik, Omar
- Roberts, Mathaeus Andrew
- Robinson, Joshua Noah Lynnford
- Rojas Fedorushchenko, Alexei
- Rosiak, Michal
- Ryan, Kamarni Anthony
- Sagoe Jr, Charles
- Saka, Bukayo
- Saliba, William
- Small, Coby David
- Smith, Thomas Andrew Salvatore
- Taylor-Hart, Kido
- Teodoro Martinelli Silva, Gabriel
- Vigar, Billy
- Walters, Reuell Joshua
As you can see, Arsenal have included some players on loan, such as Tim Akinola and Marcelo Flores. This is standard practice, ensuring those players get their homegrown and club-trained status with Arsenal.
The good news is that Arsenal haven’t had to leave anyone out of their Premier League squad, unlike with the Europa League squad.