Arsenal Youth Archives: 05/2016

Calum Chambers was part of the England u21 side that beat France 2-1 at the weekend to win the Toulon Tournament for the first time since before Calum was born.

Chuba Akpom was understandably ecstatic after his loan club, Hull City, won promotion to the Premier League on Saturday afternoon and took to Twitter to thank them for everything they’ve done for him over the past season.

Chuba Akpom was part of the Hull squad that won promotion back to the Premier League on Saturday at Wembley.

Alex Iwobi has been included in the Nigeria squad for their friendly against Mali that will take place in France on 27 May in the Stade Robert Diochon.

Gedion Zelalem has thanked Rangers for his season-long loan deal in Scotland.

Gedion Zelalem missed out on a winner’s medal as Rangers lost the Scottish FA Cup Final on Saturday at Hampden Park despite leading 2-1 with just 11 minutes left in the game.

Robert Pires’ son, Theo, has signed official registration papers with Arsenal.

Gedion Zelalem will start for Rangers when they meet Hibs in the Scottish FA Cup Final this afternoon.

Ainsley Maitland-Niles’ loan spell at Ipswich started off promisingly but petered off towards the end.

23-year-old Wellington Silva spent this season on loan at Bolton.

18-year-old forward, Chris Willock, has been crowned Daily Cannon’s youth player of the season.

A first full season in the professional game was one to remember for Jon Toral.

A strong 2-0 win in the final four saw Portugal head into the UEFA Euro u17s final at the expense of the Netherlands, who featured Arsenal’s Donyell Malen.

Hull City saw off Derby County on Tuesday evening to secure a place in the Championship play-off final.

Arsenal u19s lost the final of the prestigious Spax Cup on Monday, falling to a 3-0 defeat against FC Schalke 04.

After a superb season at Birmingham City, Jon Toral is hoping to return to Arsenal in the summer to earn a place in the first team.

Spending the season on loan at Rangers, Gedion Zelalem has had a successful first campaign in professional football.

Young Arsenal winger Reiss Nelson was on the scoresheet as England u17s won 3-1 against Denmark u17s on Thursday, setting up a quarter-final tie with Spain.

Arsenal u21s secured promotion via the play-offs on Tuesday evening, beating Aston Villa 3-1 at the Emirates Stadium to return to the top flight of u21 football in England.

Tuesday night was important for the club in more ways than one: the headline grabber was West Ham signing off at Upton Park with a win over Manchester United that guaranteed Champions League football for Arsenal next year.