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Arsenal reserve team squad 2004/2005
Last updated 21 December 2004
Linked players are also members of the
1st team squad.
The following players were released in the summer of 2004:
- Alex Bailey - signed for Chesterfield, Jun 2004
- Stephen Bradley - on trial at Birmingham City, Jul 2004
- Liam Chilvers - signed for Colchester Utd, Jun 2004
- Craig Holloway - signed for Farnborough Town, Jun 2004
- Nicky Nicolau - signed for Southend Utd, May 2004
- Ashley Probets - signed for Rochdale, Jun 2004
- Rami Shaaban - on trial at Leeds, Jul 2004
- Dean Shiels - signed for Hibernian Jul 2004
- Igors Stepanovs - signed for Zurich Grasshoppers, Jul 2004
- Stathis Tavlaridis - signed for Lille, June 2004
Mark Howard
- Goalkeeper
- Born: Southwark, 21.09.86
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2003, signed professional contract September 2004
Michael Jordan
- Goalkeeper
- Born: Enfield, 07.04.86
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2002, signed professional contract July 2004
- England U17 International
Graham Stack
- Goalkeeper
- Born: Slough, 26.09.81
- Joined Arsenal summer 1998, signed professional contract July 2000
- Arsenal 1st team debut 28th October 2003 (League cup) vs Rotherham United (h)
- Ireland U21 International
- Bucks schoolboy representative, regular in 2000 FA Youth
cup winning team, and 2000 & 2001 U19 teams
- On loan at SK Beveren, Jul 2002 - May 2003
- On loan at Millwall, season 04/05, Jul 2004 - May 2005
Stuart Taylor
- Goalkeeper
- From Romford. Born 28th November 1980
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 1997
- Arsenal 1st team debut 1st November 2000 (League cup) vs Ipswich Town (h)
- Graduate of FA school at Lilleshall, England U16, U18 and U20
international. First choice keeper in the 1998 FA Premier Youth championship
winning team, and played in 1998 Southern Junior Floodlit Cup winning team.
- On loan at Bristol Rovers, October - November 1999
- On loan at Crystal Palace, August - October 2000
- On loan at Peterborough United, February - March 2001
- On loan at Leicester City, Nov 2004 - Jan 2005
Gaël Clichy
- Left back
- From France, born 26th July 1985
- Joined Arsenal 4th August 2003 from AS Cannes
- Arsenal 1st team debut 28th October 2003 (League cup) vs Rotherham United (h)
Ryan Garry
- Centre back/left back
- From Hornchurch, born 29th September 1983
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2000: signed professional
contract summer 2001
- Arsenal 1st team debut 6th November 2003 (League up) vs Sunderland (h)
- England U19 international
- Regular centre half in the victorious 2001 FA youth cup winning side
- Missed much of season 03/04 through injury
Justin Hoyte
- Centre back/full back
- Born: Waltham Forest , 20.11.84
- Joined Arsenal as trainee summer 2001, signed pro contract summer 2002
- Arsenal 1st team debut 7th May 2003 (League) vs Southampton (h)
- Appeared in the 2001 FA Youth cup winning squad, played in FA Premier Academy U19 winning team
- England U19, U21 international
Frankie Simek
- Centre back
- From Missouri, USA, born 13.10.84
- Joined Arsenal summer 2001, signed pro contract July 2002
- Arsenal 1st team debut 2nd December 2003 (League cup) vs Wolves (h)
- On loan at Queens Park Rangers, Oct - Nov 2004
Sebastian Svärd
- defender/midfield
- Born: Copenhagen, Denmark, 15.01.83
- Joined Arsenal from FC Copenhagen, December 2000 for
undisclosed fee (reported £500000)
- Arsenal 1st team debut 27th November 2001 (League cup) vs Grimsby Town (h)
- Regular in 2001 FA youth cup winning side.
- Danish U18, U21 international
- On loan at FC Copenhagen, Aug - December 2003
- On loan at Stoke City, Jan - May 2004
- On loan at Brondby, season 2004/05
Patrick Cregg
- Midfield
- Born: Dublin, 21.02.86
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2002
- Signed professional contract, January 2003
- Arsenal 1st team debut 9th November 2004 (League cup) vs Everton (h)
- Rep Ireland youth international
Francesc Fabregas
- Midfield
- Born: Vilessoc de Mar, Spain, 04.05.87
- Joined Arsenal Oct 2003 from Barcelona
- Arsenal 1st team debut 28th October 2003 (League cup) vs Rotherham United (h), taking Jermaine Pennant's record as the youngest Arsenal player ever.
- Became Arsenal's youngest ever scorer, 2nd December vs Wolves (h) in the Carling Cup.
- Spanish U18, U21 international, won player of tournament and golden boot in 2003 U18 World Cup
Jordan Fowler
Midfield
- Born: Barking, 01.10.84
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2001, signed pro contract summer 2002
- England U16 international
Sebastian Larsson
- Midfield
- Born: Eskiltuna, Sweden, 06.06.85
- Joined Arsenal, signed as a pro, summer 2001
- Arsenal 1st team debut 27th October 2004 (League cup) vs Manchester City (a)
- Swedish youth international
Stephen O'Donnell
- Midfield
- Born: Galway, Eire, 15.01.86
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2002
- Signed professional contract, January 2003
Olafur-Ingi Skulason
- Defender/midfield
- From Reykyvic, born 1st April 1983
- Joined Arsenal from Fylkir FC, summer 2001
- On loan at Fylkir AC, Iceland, Jan - Jul 2003
- Arsenal 1st team debut 2nd December 2003 (League cup) vs Wolves (h)
John Spicer
- Midfield
- From Romford, born 13th September 1983
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2000: signed professional
contract summer 2001
- England U14, U15 & U16 international
- Missed most of 2001 with broken ankle
- Arsenal 1st team debut 28th October 2003 (League cup) vs Rotherham United (h)
- On loan at Bournemouth, Sep - Dec 2004, transferred permanently to Bournemouth Dec 2004,
for reported £10000
Jermaine Pennant
- Right wing/forward
- Born: Nottingham, 15.01.83
- Nottingham schoolboy, joined Arsenal from Notts County
in 1999 in a blaze of publicity: signed professional
contract January 2000
- Arsenal 1st team debut 30th Nov 1999 (sub, Worthington cup) vs Middlesborough (a),
becoming Arsenal's youngest ever player in the process. Also
Notts County's youngest ever player.
- On loan at Watford, Feb - Mar 2002 and Nov 2002 - Feb 2003
- On loan at Leeds United, Aug 2003 - May 2004
- U15, U16, U18 & U21 international
Jeremie Aliadière
- Forward
- Born: Rambouillet, France, 30.03.83
- Joined Arsenal as trainee summer 1999: signed professional
contract March 2000
- Arsenal 1st team debut 27th November 2001 (League cup) vs Grimsby Town (h)
- French U15, U18 & U21 international, graduate of French National
School at Clairefontaine
- Regular in 2000 U17 Academy league winning team, also
played on occasion in Youth Cup run.
David Bentley
- Forward
- Born: Peterborough, 27.08.84
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2000, signed
professional contract September 2001, just after 17th birthday
- Arsenal 1st team debut 4th Jan 2003 (sub, FA Cup) vs Oxford United (h)
- Member of 2001 youth cup winning squad, England U15, U16 & U19
international
- On loan at Norwich City, season 04/05, Jul 2004 - May 2005
Adam Birchall
- Forward
- Born: Maidstone, 02.12.84
- Joined as trainee, summer 2001, signed professional contract July 2002
- Welsh U21 international
- On loan at Wycombe Wanderers, Aug - Nov 2004
Danny Karbassiyoon
- Forward, seemingly currently being converted to left back
- Born: Virginia, USA, 10.08.84
- Joined Arsenal Aug 29 2003, from Roanoke Star, USA
- Arsenal 1st team debut 27th October 2004 (League cup) vs Manchester City (a)
- USA U17 & U19 international
- On loan at Ipswich Town, Dec 2004 - Jan 2005
Arturo Lupoli
- Forward
- Born: Brescia, 26.06.87
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2004, from Parma
- Signed professional contract, September 2004
- Arsenal 1st team debut 27th October 2004 (League cup) vs Manchester City (a)
- Italian U17 international
Quincy Owusu-Abeyi
- Forward
- Born: Amsterdam, 15.04.86
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, Sep 2002, signed professional contract July 2004.
- Arsenal 1st team debut 28th Oct 2003 (league cup) vs Rotherham United (h)
- Dutch youth international international
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