Arsenal academy striker Chido Obi-Martin has added another goal to his strong record as a youth international for Denmark, scoring against Switzerland.

Chido Obi (#9) with the Denmark u17s (Photo via Obi on Instagram)
Chido Obi (#9) with the Denmark u17s (Photo via Obi on Instagram)

The Denmark u17s are currently holding a training camp at the Pinatar Arena in Spain, and they kicked things off with a friendly match against Switzerland on Wednesday.

Arsenal’s Chido Obi-Martin is a Denmark u17 international, and the young striker started and played 76 minutes of the midweek match.

Obi-Martin ended up opening the scoring for his national team, firing into the top corner from the edge of the area for 1-0.

The match finished in a comfortable 4-0 win for Obi-Martin’s side.

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Chido Obi playing for the Denmark u16s (Photo via Obi on Instagram)
Chido Obi playing for the Denmark u16s (Photo via Obi on Instagram)

The goal was Obi-Martin’s eighth in 10 games for the Denmark u17s, and his third in his last three starts for the side.

The 16-year-old might get a chance to add to that tally on Saturday, February 17th at 13:00 GMT, when Denmark take on the Republic of Ireland in another friendly at the same venue.

Chido Obi-Martin (2nd R) with the Arsenal u18s (Photo via Arsenal.com)
Chido Obi-Martin (2nd R) with the Arsenal u18s (Photo via Arsenal.com)

With Arsenal, Obi-Martin has represented various youth teams this season.

The striker has played for the u18s in the FA Youth Cup and the u18 Premier League, the u19s in the UEFA Youth League, and even the u21s in the Premier League 2.

Obi-Martin has three goals and two assists in his 538 minutes across those competitions, with all five goal contributions coming in the u18 Premier League.

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