Tag: Ainsley Maitland-Niles

Ainsley Maitland-Niles plays for Arsenal Football Club. The English midfielder is a product of the Arsenal Academy system, joining the club at age 6. He earns around £35,000-per-week or £1,820,000-per-year. Maitland-Niles wears the number 15 shirt for Arsenal. He was born on August 29, 1997.

Ainsley Maitland-Niles receives England u21 call-up

Ainsley Maitland-Niles has been called up to the England u21 squad.

5 things we learned from Arsenal’s record-breaking September

Now that the September matches have drawn to a close, we're taking a look back at the month and what we can learn from it.

Maitland-Niles: Playing for Arsenal every week would mean everything

Ainsley Maitland-Niles continued his steady rise from the academy to the first team with his fourth appearance of the season on Thursday. Ahead of the game he talked about how it's all going for him.

Wenger: Young players need to make the most of their minutes

Arsène Wenger says that young players need to take their chances when given first-team football for Arsenal, ahead of tonight's Europa League meeting with BATE Borisov.
Reiss Nelson (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)

The 10 Arsenal players looking to impress against BATE Borisov

Arsenal have taken a number of youngsters to Belarus for tonight's European encounter with BATE Borisov, with Arsene Wenger rotating the side ahead of a fixture pile-up.

Wenger: Central midfield is Maitland Niles’ best position

Arsene Wenger has heaped praise on Ainsley Maitland-Niles ahead of Arsenal's Europa League clash against BATE Borisov on Thursday night and revealed where he thinks the 20-year-old plays best.
Reiss Nelson (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)

These seven youngsters could feature in Thursday’s meeting with BATE Borisov

Seven youngsters seem set to travel to Belarus to feature in Arsenal's Europa League match against BATE Borisov on Thursday.

How excited should Arsenal fans be about the latest crop of youngsters?

Reiss Nelson, Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Josh Dasilva all featured for Arsenal against Doncaster Rovers on Wednesday so how excited should we be about this latest crop of youngsters judging by their performances?

Do Arsenal really have a good record for bringing through young players?

After Arsenal's first League Cup match of the season against Doncaster Rovers, we're looking at whether the Gunners really do have such a good record bringing through youth.

Wenger: Current youth players among the best I’ve had

Arsène Wenger claims that his current set of young players are among some of the best he's had in his 21 years at Arsenal.

Wenger: Chambers and Wilshere will be involved against Doncaster

Arsène Wenger revealed defender Calum Chambers and Jack Wilshere will feature in Wednesday's Carabao Cup clash with Doncaster Rovers.

Video: Sanchez shakes hands of the youth players arriving into training

Alexis Sanchez made a point to shake the hands of all of the youth players involved in first-team training as he arrived at London Colney.

Maitland-Niles says Kolasinac is nightmare to play against

Ainsley Maitland-Niles has said that Sead Kolasinac is a nightmare to play against. 
Arsenal tactics

How Wenger’s tactical tweaks inspired Arsenal’s comeback against Cologne

Arsene Wenger’s half time adjustment proved the difference as a stuttering Arsenal overturned a first half deficit en route to a 3-1 win over a Cologne team who were lacking the enthusiasm of their supporters.

Alexis named in Arsenal Europa League squad

Alexis Sanchez has been named in Arsenal's Europa League squad for this season, along with 41 other players.

Arsenal U23 vs Manchester U23 Preview: Nelson, Gibbs and Wilshere could feature

Arsenal U23s take on Manchester City U23s at the Emirates Stadium tonight in the Premier League 2.

Jack’s back but admirable Nelson steals the show

Jack Wilshere made his long-awaited return after a leg break, but it was overshadowed as Reiss Nelson stole the headlines.

Coquelin and Maitland-Niles help with Centrepoint charity project

Francis Coquelin and Ainsley Maitland-Niles helped launch new football programme by youth homeless charity Centrepoint.

Coquelin and Maitland-Niles help launch new Arsenal community scheme

Francis Coquelin has talked about the benefits of community work as Arsenal launched a new scheme for the homeless.

Five things we learned from Arsenal’s 5-2 win over Benfica

Although it's only pre-season, it's still nice to beat any team 5-2.

Youngsters train with first team as senior stars return to fold ahead of Emirates...

Reiss Nelson and Joe Willock have continued to train with Arsenal's first team ahead of the Emirates Cup this weekend.

10-minute read: Ainsley Maitland-Niles – Arsenal’s next breakthrough prospect?

This summer, with most fans pre-occupied by the excitement and fear surrounding the comings and goings of established first teamers, it’s easy to forget those players who are trying to create a foothold for themselves at the top level.

5 things we learned from Arsenal’s uninspiring 3-0 loss to Chelsea

Apart from the fact that Arsenal need to go back to the drawing board on a number of issues ahead of the new season, what else did we learn from the Gunners' 3-0 pre-season loss against Chelsea?

Arsenal player ratings: Cech and Martinez solid between the sticks in shootout win

Arsenal goalkeepers Petr Cech and Emi Martinez both shone in Wednesday's win over Bayern Munich.

Maitland-Niles promoted to the Arsenal first-team

Arsenal midfielder Ainsley Maitland-Niles has been promoted to the first-team ahead of the new season.

Which of Arsenal’s youth players will step up to the first team?

One of the more exciting parts of pre-season every year, for me at least, is seeing youth players get a chance to show what they can do against senior sides.

Pictures: Arsenal travel to Sydney’s Taronga Zoo

Arsenal have kicked off their pre-season tour with a visit to Sydney's Taronga Zoo.

16 players fans say ‘need to leave’ Arsenal

Apparently there are 16 players Arsenal fans want out of their club.

International round-up: Ramsey scores pen, Maitland-Niles involved as England u20s win World Cup

It was another mixed evening for Arsenal players on international duty yesterday. How did they fare?

Maitland-Niles on reaching World Cup final: It feels fantastic

Ainsley Maitland-Niles is aiming to make history after helping the England U20s reach the World Cup final.

Wenger names 2 youngsters who will join Arsenal squad next season

Arsene Wenger has revealed that Reiss Nelson and Ainsley Maitland-Niles are two Arsenal youth players who will be joining the first team next season.

Arsenal international round-up

Three players featured for their respective countries on international duty, representing Arsenal.

Maitland-Niles starts as England u20s earn World Cup final place

Arsenal midfielder Ainsley Maitland-Niles started and completed the full 90 minutes as England u20s beat Italy 3-1 to reach this year's World Cup final.

Arsenal’s end of season Player Power Rankings

With the 2016/17 season having come to a close, it's time to look at which Arsenal players were the most influential over the course of the campaign, as well as those who left a lot to be desired.

16 players fans think ‘need to leave’ Arsenal

Apparently there are 16 players Arsenal fans want out of their club.

Ankle injury could rule Maitland-Niles out of England match

Midfielder Ainsley Maitland-Niles is a doubt ahead of England’s Toulon Tournament opener tonight, having picked up an ankle injury in Friday’s U20 World Cup victory over South Korea.

Ankle injury sees Maitland-Niles forced off against South Korea

Ainsley Maitland-Niles started but played just under 30 minutes of England u20s' 1-0 win over South Korea in their FIFA u20 World Cup group stage fixture.

Only Chelsea have been worse at playing teenagers than Arsenal this season

Arsenal are usually applauded for giving their younger players a chance but this season there's only been one team worse at it: Chelsea.
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 25: Maitland-Niles got forward where possible and was effective on the ball in midfield with Reading's backline always a step or two behind him. (Photo by David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

Arsenal youngsters overlooked as only 1 selected for U20 World Cup

With the FIFA U20 World Cup approaching, England's U-20 head coach Paul Simpson announced his squad selection to travel to South Korea and Ainsley Maitland-Niles is the only Arsenal player featured in the squad.

Alexis Sanchez stars, Calamity Kos, Elneny scores & more: Arsenal international round up [with...

Alexis Sanchez, Laurent Koscielny, Olivier Giroud, Mohamed Elneny, David Ospina, Joel Campbell and Ainsley Maitland-Niles have all been in action for the respective countries.