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Arsenal youth team squad
The official Arsenal web site, AFCi
has a reserve team page
which also has biographical details of some youth team players.
It is hoped that this page
will eventually serve more as a subjective guide to each player. ArseWeb
contributors and Arsenal mailing list members wishing to write profiles
for this page should e-mail me.
All contributions gratefully received.
Triallists and schoolboys who are known to have played for the youth
team are also listed along with such information as we have been able to
find out.
Last update: 20 March 2001
Professionals
The following players have professional contracts at Arsenal, but I
believe are young enough to qualify for one or more of the youth teams. It is
likely though, that some will only play for the youth team when the
reserve team has a gap in the fixture list. See the ArseWeb reserve squad page for
biographical details.
- Graham Stack - goalkeeper (U19)
- Liam Chilvers - defender (U19)
- John Halls - defender (U19)
- Greg Oates - defender (U19)
- Israel da Silva - defender (U18,U19)
- Moritz Volz - defender/midfield (U18,U19)
- Jermaine Pennant - midfield/forward (U18,U19)
- Jeremie Aliadiere - forward (U18,U19)
- Graham Barrett - forward (U19)
- Joe Osei-Kuffour - forward (U19)
As far as I can ascertain, the following have been released or left
the club, having been on scholarship terms last season:
- Keith Fahey (moved to Aston Villa)
- Declan Field (released, reported later to be at Celtic, then Derby County)
- Jay Bothroyd (sent to Coventry, following infamous shirt throwing incident
- Tommy English (released, reported to be now playing in Singapore)
- Cedric Itonga (released?)
- Niccolo Galli (RIP) (loaned to Bologna, sadly killed in a
car accident, 9.2.2001)
2nd year trainees
Defenders
- Ben Chorley
- Centre back
- Born: 30.09.82
- South London schoolboy
Midfielders
- Jermaine Brown
- midfield/forward
- Born: 12.01.83
- South London schoolboy
- Rohan Ricketts
- Midfield/fullback
- Born: 22.12.82
- Joined Arsenal summer 1999
- South London schoolboy
- Regular in 2000 FA youth cup winning team, and 2000 U19 team
- England U18 international
- Stephen Santry
- Midfield
- Born: 09.09.82
- Joined Arsenal summer 1999
- Middlesex schoolboy
- Stephen Sidwell
- Midfield
- Born: 14.12.82
- Joined Arsenal summer 1999
- Surrey schoolboy
- Regular in 2000 FA Youth cup winning team, scoring in both
legs of final, and 2000 U19 team
Forwards
- Carlin Itonga
- Born: Zaire, 11.12.82
- Joined Arsenal 1999
- South London schoolboy
- Regular in U17 Academy league winning team
- Jerome Thomas
- Midfield/forward
- 23.03.83
- Joined Arsenal 1999
- Middlesex schoolboy, joined Arsenal this summer from
Luton Town
- Regular in U17 Academy league winning team, scored in
finals of both FA Youth cup, and U17 playoffs.
1st year trainees
Goalkeepers
- Craig Holloway
- Born: Blackheath, 10.08.84
- Joined Arsenal summer 2000
- Regular U17 keeper last season as schoolboy
Defenders
- Alex Bailey
- Defender
- Born: Newnham, 21.09.83
- Joined Arsenal summer 2000
- Former Highams Park schoolboy, U16 England international.
Regular in U17 team last season as schoolboy
- Ryan Garry
- Full back/midfield
- Born: Hornchurch, 29.09.83
- Joined Arsenal summer 2000
- Former Highams Park schoolboy, U16, U17 England international.
Regular in U17 team last season as schoolboy
- Daniel Hollington
- Defender
- Born: Tower Hamlets, 23.09.83
- Joined Arsenal summer 2000
- Former Highams Park schoolboy, been at Arsenal since age
of 12
- Matthew Rouse
- Defender
- Born: 12.11.83
- Joined Arsenal summer 2000
- Former Highams Park schoolboy, been at Arsenal for 5 years
Midfielders
- Stephen Bradley
- Midfield
- Born: Ireland, ??.??.??
- Joined Arsenal September 2000, from Loures Celtic (Eire),
rumour has it for a fee of around £250000
- Ireland U16 international
- Klebert
- Midfield
- Born: Brazil, 19.03.84
- Joined Arsenal summer 2000
- Full name Klebert Ferreira de Sousa
- Nicky Nicolau
- Midfield
- Born: Camden, 12.10.83
- Joined Arsenal summer 2000
- Former Highams Park schoolboy, played regularly for U17
team last season as schoolboy
- Michael Smith
- Midfield
- Born: Southwark, 27.11.83
- Joined Arsenal summer 2000
- Former Highams Park schoolboy, played for Kent Schoolboys
- John Spicer
- Midfield
- Born: Romford, 13.09.83
- Joined Arsenal 1998
- England U16 international
Forwards
- David Bentley
- Forward
- Born: Peterborough, 27.08.84
- Joined Arsenal summer 2000
- Highams Park schoolboy, England U15 international. Regular
in U17 team last season as schoolboy
- Tafazzul Islam
- Forward
- Born: Bangladesh, 25.12.83
- Joined Arsenal summer 2000
- Raised in NW3, former Highams Park schoolboy, been with
Arsenal since age of 13
- Alex Sesto
- Forward
- Born: Southwark, 28.03.84
- Joined Arsenal summer 2000
- Former Highams Park schoolboy, been at Arsenal since age
of 12
Schoolboys/Triallists
- Justin Hoyte - defender
Born: 20.11.84, England U16 international
- Alfred Kamara - defender/midfield
- Miguel de Souza
- Jordon Fowler - midfield
- Cherno Samba (now returned to Millwall)
- Adam Birchall - forward
- Sam Kanu - midfield
- Michael Gordon - forward
- Ashley Probets - defender
- Darren Pratley - midfield
Born: 22.04.85, England schoolboy (U15) international
- Sam Oji - forward?
- Wayne O'Sullivan - midfield
Irish U16 international
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