Who is Ethan Nwaneri, the Arsenal star who became the youngest player in history to make his Premier League debut

Last moments of the match. The first moments of a promising career. Arsenal 3-0 defeat at Bradford and regain his leadership Premier League, Mikel Artetacoach of Shootershe looks at the bench of substitutes, with an average age of 21, and calls the youngest, Ethan Nwaneri, who at the age of 15 years and 181 days becomes the youngest player in history to make his debut in the first tier of English First Division football.

So a good time to review who he is.

Who is Ethan Nwaneri?

Born on 21 March 2007 in England to Nigerian parents, Nwaneri plays as an attacking midfielder but can play in attacking positions, as a center forward and as a left winger.

In Arsenal’s academy and those who usually follow closely the development of the training departments of the London team, assure that he is without a doubt one of the jewelry of the institution with a future project in English football (he already has minutes with the National U16 and U17). The striker in this campaign with his grassroots teams Shooters He already has four goals and four assists.

When Ethan Nwaneri was born

• Arsenal’s current stadium, The Emirates, had already opened less than a year ago, replacing Highbury.
• Three days earlier, 25-year-old Mikel Arteta, in his third year at Everton, played 90 minutes in a 1-0 win against Arsenal: Andy Johnson scored the goal and Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was in his eleventh season in charge . .
• The injured Thierry Henry had already made his last appearance for Arsenal and was due to leave for Barcelona that summer.

The youngest players in Premier League history

With his income Ethan Nuaneri as a change in the final minutes of his victory Arsenal 3-0 against Brentford, he became the striker the youngest player in Premier League history at 15 years and 181 days.

In this way it was broken the previous record of 16 yearsheld by its then midfielder Fulham, Harvey Elliottmaking Nwaneri the first 15-year-old in Premier League history.

In fact, Nwaneri also becomes the youngest player in the history of Europe’s five major leagues, overtaking Majorca’s Luka Romero, who made his Liga debut aged 15 and 219. days in 2020. To put that into perspective, Romero’s performance surpassed the 60-year-old record held by Kalman Gerencseri of Lens, whose mark of 15 years and 225 days stood from 1960.

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The youngest player to score in the Premier League is Southampton’s Romeo Lavia who, aged 18 and 234 days, scored a goal to help saints to beat Chelsea in August 2022. He also surpassed the mark of Harvey Elliott, who featured in Liverpool’s incredible 9-0 win over Bournemouth just three days earlier.