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Ethan Nwaneri

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Ethan Nwaneri

Ethan Chidiebere Nwaneri (born 21 March 2007) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Ligue 1 club Marseille, on loan from Premier League club Arsenal, and the England U21 national team. Born in North London, Nwaneri joined Arsenal's Academy at the age of eight. He made his Premier League debut against Brentford on 18 September 2022, becoming the youngest player to appear in the top flight of English football, at 15 years and 181 days old.

Infobox

2022
England U16
Full name
Ethan Chidiebere Nwaneri
Date of birth
(2007-03-21) 21 March 2007
Place of birth
Islington, England
Height
5 ft 9 in (1 m)
Positions
Attacking midfielder winger
Current team
Marseille (on loan from Arsenal)
Number
11
2015–2024
Arsenal
Years
Team
2022–
Arsenal
2026–
→ Marseille (loan)
2022–2024
England U17
2024–
England U19
2025–
England U21

Tables

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
National cup
Apps
National cup
Goals
League cup
Apps
League cup
Goals
Europe
Apps
Europe
Goals
Other
Apps
Arsenal U21
Arsenal U21
Club
Arsenal U21
Season
2022–23
League
—
League
—
League
—
National cup
—
National cup
2
League cup
0
League cup
2
Europe
0
2023–24
2023–24
Club
2023–24
Season
—
League
—
League
—
League
—
National cup
2
National cup
0
League cup
2
League cup
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
—
League
—
League
—
League
—
National cup
4
National cup
0
League cup
4
League cup
0
Arsenal
Arsenal
Club
Arsenal
Season
2022–23
League
Premier League
League
1
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
0
League cup
0
Europe
0
Europe
0
Other
—
2023–24
2023–24
Club
2023–24
Season
Premier League
League
1
League
0
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
0
League cup
0
Europe
0
Europe
0
Other
0
2024–25
2024–25
Club
2024–25
Season
Premier League
League
26
League
4
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
4
League cup
3
League cup
7
Europe
2
Europe
—
Other
37
2025–26
2025–26
Club
2025–26
Season
Premier League
League
6
League
0
League
1
National cup
0
National cup
2
League cup
1
League cup
3
Europe
0
Europe
—
Other
12
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
34
League
4
League
1
League
0
National cup
6
National cup
4
League cup
10
League cup
2
Europe
0
Europe
0
Other
51
Marseille (loan)
Marseille (loan)
Club
Marseille (loan)
Season
2025–26
League
Ligue 1
League
9
League
2
National cup
2
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
11
Other
2
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
43
League
6
League
3
League
0
National cup
6
National cup
4
League cup
10
League cup
2
Europe
4
Europe
0
Other
66
Club
Season
League
National cup
League cup
Europe
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Arsenal U21
2022–23
—
—
—
—
2
0
2
0
2023–24
—
—
—
—
2
0
2
0
Total
—
—
—
—
4
0
4
0
Arsenal
2022–23
Premier League
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
2023–24
Premier League
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2024–25
Premier League
26
4
0
0
4
3
7
2
—
37
2025–26
Premier League
6
0
1
0
2
1
3
0
—
12
Total
34
4
1
0
6
4
10
2
0
0
51
Marseille (loan)
2025–26
Ligue 1
9
2
2
0
—
—
—
11
2
Career total
43
6
3
0
6
4
10
2
4
0
66

References

  1. Includes FA Cup, Coupe de France
  2. Includes EFL Cup
  3. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. "FIFA U-17 World Cup Indonesia 2023™ – Squad List: England (ENG)"
    https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce115/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf
  6. WorldFootball
    https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe757428/ethan-nwaneri/
  7. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/sep/18/brentford-arsenal-premier-league-match-report
  8. The Times
    https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ethan-nwaneri-arsenals-15-year-old-becomes-youngest-top-flight-player-v2ln00f9v
  9. www
    https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1970048/ethan-nwaneri-arsenal-st-johns-senior-school/amp
  10. The Athletic
    https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6221621/2025/03/24/arsenal-myles-lewis-skelly-ethan-nwaneri/
  11. hitc
    https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/09/03/journalist-claims-unbelievable-15-year-old-will-join-arsenal-under-21-side-for-todays-game/
  12. "Mikel Arteta calls 15-year-old up to first-team training"
    https://dailycannon.com/2022/09/ethan-nwaneri-first-team-training/
  13. "Arsenal: Ethan Nwaneri, 15, becomes youngest Premier League player"
    https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62946036
  14. "Brentford 0–3 Arsenal: Fabio Vieira scores first Gunners goal as Mikel Arteta's side go top again"
    https://www.skysports.com/football/brentford-vs-arsenal/report/464706
  15. "Arsenal's 15-year-old wonderkid Ethan Nwaneri smashes Liverpool star's Premier League record with debut against Brentford and wasn't born when Gunners reached Champions League final"
    https://talksport.com/football/1197739/arsenal-ethan-nwaneri-bench-brentford-15-premier-league-record/
  16. "Nwaneri enters the record books"
    https://www.arsenal.com/news/nwaneri-enters-record-books
  17. washingtonpost
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/soccer/arsenals-ethan-nwaneri-becomes-youngest-epl-player-at-15/2022/09/18/38bcf900-3763-11ed-b8af-0a04e5dc3db6_story.html
  18. "Arteta on why he gave Ethan Nwaneri debut"
    https://www.arsenal.com/mikel-arteta-post-match-press-conference-ethan-nwaneri-premier-league-brentford
  19. goal
    https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/why-did-arsenal-give-nwaneri-record-breaking-debut-arteta-explains-gut-feeling/blt2c2197ecbbb36086
  20. The Athletic
    https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4651468/2023/06/29/ethan-nwaneri-arsenal-contract-transfer/
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