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Arsenal youth team squad
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: 1 October 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.
- Moritz Volz - defender/midfield (U19)
- Jermaine Pennant - midfield/forward (U19)
- Jeremie Aliadiere - forward (U19)
- Ben Chorley - defender (U19)
- Olaf Skulason - defender (U19)
- Sebastian Svard - defender (U19)
- Paulinho - midfield (U19)
- Stephen Santry - midfield (U19)
- Stephen Sidwell - midfield (U19)
- Rohan Ricketts - midfield (U19)
- Jerome Thomas - midfield (U19)
- Jermaine Brown - midfield/forward (U19)
- Carlin Itonga - forward (U19)
- Alex Bailey - defender (U18, U19)
- Ryan Garry - defender (U18, U19)
- John Spicer - midfield (U18, U19)
- David Bentley - forward (U17,U18,U19)
As far as I can ascertain, the following have been released or left
the club, having been on scholarship terms last season:
- Klebert - Brasilian midfielder
2nd year trainees
Goalkeepers
- Craig Holloway
- Born: Blackheath, 10.08.84
- Joined Arsenal summer 2000
- Regular U17 keeper in 1999/2000 as schoolboy, regular
keeper in the 2001 FA Youth cup winning team
Defenders
- Daniel Hollington
- Defender
- Born: Tower Hamlets, 23.09.83
- Joined Arsenal summer 2000
- Former Highams Park schoolboy, been at Arsenal since age
of 12
- Nicky Nicolau
- Midfield/left back
- Born: Camden, 12.10.83
- Joined Arsenal summer 2000
- Former Highams Park schoolboy, played regularly for U17
team last season as schoolboy. Established himself as regular left back
in latter part of 2001 FA Youth cup winning team
- Matthew Rouse
- Defender
- Born: 12.11.83
- Joined Arsenal summer 2000
- Former Highams Park schoolboy, been at Arsenal for 5 years
Midfielders
- Michael Smith
- Midfield
- Born: Southwark, 27.11.83
- Joined Arsenal summer 2000
- Former Highams Park schoolboy, played for Kent Schoolboys
Forwards
- 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
1st year trainees
Defenders
- Brett Freeman
- Left back/midfield
- Born: Tunbridge Wells, 06.11.84
- Joined Arsenal as trainee summer 2001
- Justin Hoyte
- Centre back
- Born: Waltham Forest , 20.11.84
- Joined Arsenal as trainee summer 2001
- Appeared in the 2001 FA Youth cup winning squad, regular
for the U17s last season
- England U16 international
- Alfie Kamara
- Centre back/midfield
- Born: Sierra Leone , 17.11.84
- Joined Arsenal as trainee summer 2001
- Ashley Probets
- Centre back
- Born: Bexley, 13.12.84
- Joined Arsenal as trainee summer 2001
- Highams Park schoolboy
Midfielders
- Stephen Bradley
- Midfield
- Born: Ireland, 19.11.84
- Joined Arsenal September 2000, from Lourdes Celtic (Eire),
rumour has it for a fee of around £250000
- Ireland U16 international
- Jordan Fowler
- Midfield
- Born: Barking, 01.10.84
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2001
- England U16 international
- Sam Kanu
- Midfield
- Born: Sierra Leone, 08.09.84
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2001
- England U15 international
- Sebastian Larsson
- Midfield
- Born: Eskiltuna, Sweden, 06.06.85
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2001
- Swedish youth international
- Wayne O'Sullivan
- Midfield
- Born: Brent, 12.12.84
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2001
- Ireland U15 international
Forwards
- Adam Birchall
- Forward
- Born: Maidstone, 02.12.84
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2001
- Michael Gordon
- Forward
- Born: Wandsworth, 11.10.84
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2001
- England U15 international
- Dean Shiels
- Forward
- Born: Magherfelt, N Ireland, 01.02.85
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2001
- Northern Ireland youth international
Schoolboys/Triallists
- Darren Pratley - midfield
Born: 22.04.85, England schoolboy (U15) international
- Sam Oji - forward?
- Dorian Small - defender
England schoolboy (U15) international
- Dean MacDonald - midfield?
- Michael Jordan - goalkeeper
- ? Howard - goalkeeper
- ? Neidzweicki - goalkeeper
- Neil Kilkenny - midfield?
- ? Simek - defender?
- ? O'Donnell - midfield?
- ? Sulaiman - midfield?
- ? Hislop - midfield?
- ? Issa Kadir - forward?
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