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Arsenal’s Marli Salmon receives England promotion

Arsenal’s Marli Salmon has been promoted to the England u19s, receiving the call-up before making his debut for the u18 side.

Marli Salmon of Arsenal reacts during the Carabao Cup Third Round match between Ipswich Town and Arsenal at Portman Road on September 15, 2026 in Ipswich, England. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images

Arsenal youngster Marli Salmon has been promoted to the England u19s for the upcoming international break, with England confirming on their website that he’ll be replacing Tottenham Hotspur’s Malachi Hardy – who has withdrawn due to injury.

Salmon had initially been called up for the England u18s this month, but he’ll now prepare to play for the u19s instead.

This is the second time Salmon has been called up by the England u18s without going on to play for them. He was included in their squad for the September-October break, but he had to pull out with an injury issue.

As a result, he’s now set to debut for the u19s before debuting for the u18s.

Marli Salmon of Arsenal FC is challenged by Isco of Real Betis Balompie during the pre-season friendly match between Arsenal FC and Real Betis Balompie at Aviva Stadium on August 05, 2026 in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)
Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images

Salmon is one of a number of Arsenal youngsters involved in the current break. Max Dowman, Ethan Nwaneri, and Tommy Setford have all been included in the England u21 squad, whilst Charlie Phillips, Mylo Bernard, and Vincent Joseph have all been called up to the England u17 squad.

The England u21s will be playing a couple of friendly matches in Bristol over the November break, facing Portugal and France.

The u19s will be playing their second round of u19 European Championship qualifiers, taking on Austria, Slovenia, and Belarus in Austria.

Then the u17s will be playing u17 European Championship qualifiers, facing Montenegro, Poland, and Ukraine at St. George’s Park. The full fixture list is below.

Arsenal England youth international November fixtures

Marli Salmon of Arsenal inspects the pitch prior to the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Round of 16 First Leg match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Arsenal FC at BayArena on March 11, 2026 in Leverkusen, Germany. (Photo by Pau Barrena/Getty Images)
Photo by Pau Barrena/Getty Images

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Marli Salmon in pre-season training with the Arsenal u21s (Photo via Arsenal.com)
Photo via Arsenal.com
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