Arsenal Youth Archives: 12/2017

When Vlad Dragomir travelled to Belarus back in September, it was his first taste of the first-team with the Gunners, but he’d already made his senior debut two years earlier.

Arsenal’s u23s claimed a second consecutive win in the Premier League 2, completing a league double over Manchester City with a 1-0 victory.

Former Arsenal academy graduate, Ömer Riza, who was most recently manager of Leyton Orient, has been talking about his love for the Gunners in a recent interview.

Arsenal’s u18s continued their winning run with a 3-0 victory over Swansea City on Saturday.

Arsenal’s u23s face Manchester City at the City Football Academy on Sunday, in the next match of their Premier League 2 season.

Jordi Osei-Tutu has signed a contract extension with Arsenal as Joseph Olowu signs his first professional contract.

Barking academy director Mick O’Shea is looking to put on more tournaments in the area as part of their partnership with Arsenal.

Eddie Nketiah, Ben Sheaf and Matt Macey have all been handed new long-term contracts by Arsenal.

Takuma Asano largely endured an afternoon to forget, while Lucas Perez became the second Arsenal loanee to reach 1,000 minutes of playing time this season.

Arsenal and Barking have entered a partnership that will help hopefully help find the next Alex Iwobi.

Arsenal’s u18s progressed to the knockout stages of the Premier League Cup with a 4-2 win over Stoke City.

Hector Bellerin has been impressed by Reiss Nelson’s transition from attacker to wing back.

Arsenal’s u23s’ second match of the Premier League International Cup ended in a 0-0 draw against Reading.