Tag: Eddie Nketiah

Eddie Nketiah plays for Arsenal Football Club. The English striker joined the Arsenal Academy system after being released from Chelsea‘s youth system in 2015. Nketiah wears the number 30 for Arsenal. He was born on May 30, 1999.

Fans react after Nketiah’s four-goal haul for England u19s

Eddie Nketiah's four goals against the Faroe Islands has excited the Arsenal fans.

Video: Nketiah’s four goals for England u19s in 6-0 win over Faroe Islands

Eddie Nketiah scored four goals for the England u19s as they breezed past Faroe Islands with a 6-0 victory.

Nketiah scores four as England u19s thrash the Faroe Islands

Eddie Nketiah bagged four goals for the England u19s against the Faroe Islands.

Arsenal youngsters rewarded as 7 get England call

Arsenal have a total of seven players called up for England duty at various youth levels, as the young Gunners benefit from their recent senior match experiences.

How Arsenal are ruining their Europa League proving ground and stifling their youngsters

After drawing 0-0 at home to Red Star Belgrade on Thursday night, Arsenal have secured qualification to the knockout stages of the Europa League with two games to spare, and did so without risking any of their big names players in the process. Job done, right?

Nelson, Willock & Nketiah rewarded with international callups

Joe Willock, Reiss Nelson and Eddie Nketiah have all been given England u19 call-ups.
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Episode 119: Let them eat cake…again

In this latest edition of the Daily Cannon podcast, Matthew and Stephen discuss an eventful week, with a tumultuous AGM overshadowing a breakout performance from Eddie Nketiah.

Nketiah hails u23s ‘character’ as they come from behind against Chelsea

Eddie Nketiah hailed the u23s' character after they came from 2-1 behind to draw 2-2 with Chelsea's u23s on Saturday.

Bellerin reveals what Nketiah did in dressing room after announcing himself to the world

Hector Bellerín revealed that after scoring a brace to win the match for Arsenal, Eddie Nketiah went back to the dressing room to deal with a barrage of messages from friends, fans and family.
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Thierry Henry praises Nketiah after coaching him at Arsenal

Thierry Henry claims that coaching Eddie Nketiah at Arsenal was 'a pleasure' and that the 18-year-old is so skilled, he'll be scoring goals when he's 60.

Five stories you may have missed this weekend

Arsenal had a particular busy week this time around, with Norwich on Tuesday, the AGM on Thursday and Swansea at the weekend.

Eddie Nketiah: Over-hyped or the real deal?

Are Arsenal fans over-hyping Eddie Nketiah or is the 18-year-old striker the real deal?

Arsenal to offer Nketiah 650% payrise next month

Arsenal are reportedly set to offer Eddie Nketiah a new five-year deal complete with 650% pay-rise.

Willock grabs dramatic late point for Arsenal against Chelsea

Joe Willock scored a late equaliser for Arsenal u23s as they drew 2-2 with Chelsea.

The reason Chelsea released Eddie Nketiah

Chelsea decided that Eddie Nketiah was too small to play professional football before releasing him.

Wenger: The next step for Nketiah is the Premier League

Arsene Wenger has hinted that Eddie Nketiah could soon get a chance in the Premier League.

Nketiah: Signing for Arsenal was one of the happiest days I can remember

Eddie Nketiah has shed light on how he became an Arsenal player.
Ian Wright

Wright: I hope Nketiah doesn’t fizzle out like Iwobi

Ian Wright admits that Alex Iwobi has fizzled out a bit after breaking into the first team in 2015/16 and hopes that Eddie Nketiah doesn't do the same thing.

Eddie Nketiah: From Chelsea reject to Arsenal’s latest prospect

Arsenal made it through to the fifth round of the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night thanks to a brace from 18-year-old Eddie Nketiah, but who is he?

Wenger questions why Chelsea let Nketiah leave

Arsene Wenger admits that he doesn't have the foggiest notion as to why Chelsea allowed Eddie Nketiah to leave.

Why did Chelsea let Nketiah go?

After Eddie Nketiah's late brace against Norwich City in the League Cup on Tuesday night, many have been questioning why on earth Chelsea let the 18-year-old go two years ago.

Nketiah: I was a childhood Arsenal fan and Henry is my idol

Eddie Nketiah says he was a childhood Arsenal fan, and grew up watching legendary strikers like Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp and Ian Wright.

Wenger: I can’t remember an impact as dramatic as Nketiah’s

Arsène Wenger can't remember the last time an Arsenal player made such a dramatic impact, after Eddie Nketiah's introduction fired the Gunners into the next round of the League Cup.

Arsenal squad shower Nketiah in praise

18-year-old Eddie Nketiah has been showered in praise by his Arsenal teammates after his senior debut brought two goals and saved the Gunners from League Cup elimination.

Arsenal fans update Nketiah’s Wikipedia page after home debut brace

Eddie Nketiah's Wikipedia page was updated by some excited Arsenal fans on Tuesday night, after the 18-year-old scored two goals to turn a League Cup loss into a win.

Charlie Nicholas predicts a win for the Gunners against Norwich

Charlie Nicholas predicts a big win for the Gunners against Norwich City in Tuesday night's League Cup clash.
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Can Eddie Nketiah be our Marcus Rashford?

Eddie Nketiah got his first competitive minutes for Arsenal's senior side against BATE Borisov, and today we're looking at whether he could push on for the first team like Marcus Rashford has for Manchester United.

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.

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.
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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.
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These are the players expected to feature against BATE Borisov

Arsenal look to be taking a young squad to Belarus for Thursday's Europa League meeting with BATE Borisov.
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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.

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.

Lacazette: What I like about Reiss Nelson and Eddie Nketiah

Alexandre Lacazette has been impressed with Reiss Nelson and Eddie Nketiah in his limited time with Arsenal this season.

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.

Lacazette impressed by Nelson and Nketiah

Alexandre Lacazette has been impressed by Reiss Nelson and Eddie Nketiah.

Pictures: Arsenal first-team’s official photoshoot for 2017/18

Arsenal have had their first-team photos taken for the 2017/18 season, which included three junior Gunners who won a competition to also feature in the shoot.

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.
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These five Arsenal wonderkids could be the future of the club

With Arsenal's finances dictating them from making a marquee signing, they'll be forced to look to the academy for inspiration. And there are five players who could well be the future of the club.