Arsenal's 15-year-old Nwaneri made a high-profile appearance and became the youngest player in Premier League history

2022-09-19 14:26

Arsenal's 15-year-old Nwaneri made a high-profile appearance and became the youngest player in Premier League history


Arsenal's 15-year-old midfielder Ethan Nwaneri came off the bench in the 8th round of the Premier League 's 3-0 win over Brentford yesterday , becoming the oldest player ever to play in the Premier League and Europe's top five leagues. smallest player.


At 15 years and 181 days, Nwaneri also surpassed the previous record of the youngest player to play in the Premier League at 16 years and 30 days - Harvey Elliott, who is now 19 years old and played for Liverpool. He made his Premier League debut at Fulham in 2019 at the youngest age of 16.


And as the rising star broke the record for the youngest playing age, the outside world also began to pay attention to the teenager who was promoted by Arsenal. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said in an interview that he chose to play the youngest backup striker in that game purely on his instincts.


At the end of the game, Arteta replaced 22-year-old midfielder Fabio Vieira and replaced 15-year-old Nwaneri, allowing the teenager to usher in his Premier League career debut. It also set a historical record for the five major leagues .


Arteta believes that the talented young player should be given a chance to enter the first team. At the same time, he also revealed that Nwaneri had actually trained with the team several times before, although the young and promising Nwaneri still has a lot of There is a long way to go, but the coach believes that he is in good shape and that he is talented enough to take on the task.


Nwaneri played for England's under-16 national team at the age of 14, as well as Arsenal's under-18 youth team, and then jumped to the under-21 youth team, and now his football career exceeds Everyone, made his first-team debut at the age of 15 in the Premier League.


The talented teenager got 1 touch of the ball after playing. Although the playing time was short and the chances of getting the ball were few, this historic scene also marked the first time for Nwaneri in his upcoming football career. milestone.


Following yesterday's battle, Arsenal have secured the top spot in the Premier League standings with a record of 6 wins and 1 loss. It is believed that in the next game, Nwaneri will also get the promotion of coach Arteta and more playing opportunities.