Matthew Upson (Former member of first team squad) Position: Defender (Centre back, has also played left back) Born: 18/04/1979 (in Hartismere) Nationality: (U21 international) Nickname: none

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LEFT ARSENAL January 2003 for Birmingham_City A controversial departure, Arsenal letting a highly-rated young English defender go at a time when we were (arguably) short of cover in his position. Height: 185cm / 6'1" Weight: 72kg / 158lb Click here to send us information for this page

Joined Arsenal: 10th May 1997 for £2million Previous clubs: Luton_Town Arsenal debut: 4-1 Hokey-Cokey Cup win over All Souls (Current and former players and staff, by name: THE FULL DATABASE) Name number position born... nationality Adams, Tony 6 Centre-back, club captain 10/10/1966 Romford English: Full international Adebayor, Emmanuel 25 centre-forward 26/02/1984 Lome, Togo Togalese: Full international Aliadiere, Jeremie 30 Centre-forward 30/03/1983 Rambouillet, France French: Youth international Almunia, Manuel 24 goalkeeper 19/05/1977 Pamplona, Spain Spanish: Banfield, Neil   U19s coach 20/01/1962 Poplar English: Youth international Baptista, Julio 9 (on loan) attacking central midfielder 01/10/1981 Sao Paulo, Brazil Brazilian: Full international Bendtner, Nicklas (out on loan) Centre Forward 16/01/1988 Copenhagen, Denmark Danish: Youth international Bentley, David 25 Winger/support striker 27/08/1984 Peterborough English: U21 international Bergkamp, Dennis 10 Likes to play just behind the front man/men 10/05/1969 Amsterdam, Holland Dutch: Full international Bould, Steve   Youth Team Coach 16/11/1962 Stoke English: Full international Brady, Liam   Head of Youth Development 13/02/1956 Dublin, Ireland Irish: Full international Campbell, Sol 23 Centre back 18/09/1974 Newham English: Full international Clichy, Gael 22 Left back 26/07/1985 France French: U21 international Cole, Ashley 3 Left back 20/12/1980 Stepney English: Full international Connolly, Matthew 34 Centre back 24/09/2987 Barnet English: Cygan, Pascal 18 Centre back 29/04/1974 Lens, France French: Denilson 15 spry attacking midfield 16/02/1988 Sao Paulo, Brazil Brazilian: Youth international Diaby, Abou 2 Central midfield 11/05/1986 Paris, France French: Youth international Dixon, Lee 2 Right-back 17/03/1964 Manchester English: Full international Djourou, Johan 20 Centre back 18/01/1987 Ivory Coast Swiss: Youth international Eboue, Emmanuel 27 Right back 04/01/1983 Abidjan, Ivory Coast Ivory Coast: Full international Edu 17 Left-sided central midfielder 15/05/1978 Sao Paulo, Brazil Brazilian: U21 international Fabregas, Cesc 4 Central, sometimes plays on right 04/05/1987 Vilessoc de Mar, Spain Spanish: U21 international Flamini, Mathieu 16 Versatile right-sided midfielder 07/03/1984 Marseille, France French: U21 international Gallas, William 10 Centre back, plays full-back too 17/08/1977 Asnieres, France French: Full international Gilbert, Kerrea (out on loan) right back 28/02/1987 Hammersmith English: Youth international Gilberto 19 Central midfield 07/10/1976 Lahoa da Prata, Brazil Brazilian: Full international Grimandi, Gilles 18 Central defence or midfield 11/11/1970 Gap, France French: Henry, Thierry 14 Centre-forward, used to be a winger 17/08/1977 Paris, France French: Full international Hleb, Alexander 13 Flexible attacking midfielder 01/05/1981 Minsk, Belarus Belarus: Full international Hoyte, Justin 31 Right-sided full-back, also plays centre-back 20/11/1984 Waltham Forest English: U21 international Inamoto, Junichi 19 Attacking midfielder 18/09/1979 Kagoshima, Japan Japanese: Full international Jeffers, Francis 9 Centre-forward, "fox in the box" 25/01/1981 Liverpool English: U21 international Kanu 25 Centre-forward 01/08/1976 Owerri, Nigeria Nigerian: Full international Keown, Martin 5 Centre back 24/07/1966 Oxford English: Full international Larsson, Sebastian (out on loan) Left-sided, has also played at full-back 06/06/1985 Eskiltuna, Sweden Swedish: Youth international Lauren 12 Right-back, can also play midfield (and does so for Cameroon) 19/01/1977 Londi Kribi, Cameroon Cameroon: Full international Lehmann, Jens 1 Goalkeeper 10/11/1969 Essen, Germany German: Full international Ljungberg, Fredrik 8 Attacking midfielder, winger, plays "in the hole" for Sweden 16/04/1977 Vittsjo, Sweden Swedish: Full international Lupoli, Arturo (out on loan) centre forward 26/06/1987 Brescia, Italy Italian: Youth international Luzhny, Oleg 22 Right back, also plays centre and left back 05/08/1968 Ukraine Ukrainian: Full international Muamba, Fabrice (out on loan) central midfield 06/04/1988 Congo English: Youth international Niedzwiecki, Eddie   Reserve Team Manager 03/05/1959 Bangor, Wales Welsh: Full international Owusu-Abeyie, Quincy 26 winger or centre-forward 15/04/1986 Amsterdam, Holland Dutch: U21 international Parlour, Ray 15 Central or right-sided midfielder 07/03/1973 Romford English: Full international Pennant, Jermaine 21 right winger 15/01/1983 Nottingham English: U21 international Pires, Robert 7 Attacking midfielder, winger 29/10/1973 Reims, France French: Full international Poom, Mart 21 bench 03/02/1972 Tallinn, Estonia Estonian: Full international Primorac, Boro   First Team Coach 05/12/1954 Mostar, Yugoslavia (now Bosnia) Yugoslavian: Full international Randall, Mark 43 central midfield 28/09/1989 Milton Keynes English: Youth international Reyes, Jose Antonio (out on loan) Centre-forward, also happy on the wing 01/09/1983 Utrera, Spain Spanish: Full international Rice, Pat   Assistant Manager 17/03/1949 Belfast, N. Ireland Northern Ireland: Full international Rosicky, Tomas 7 Versatile attacking midfielder/playmaker 04/10/1980 Prague, Czech Republic Czech: Full international Seaman, David 1 goalkeeper 19/09/1963 Rotherham English: Full international Senderos, Philippe 6 Centre-back 14/02/1985 Geneva, Switzerland Swiss: Full international Shabaan, Rami 24 goalkeeper 30/06/1975 Stockholm, Sweden Swedish: Song, Alexandre (out on loan) can also play in defence 09/09/1987 Cameroon Cameroon: Youth international Stack, Graham (out on loan) Goalkeeper 26/09/1981 Hampstead, England Irish: U21 international Stepanovs, Igors 26 Centre back 26/01/1976 Ogre, Latvia Latvian: Full international Stokes, Anthony 45 centre-forward 25/07/1988 Dublin Irish: Svard, Sebastian 31 Centre-back or left-back 15/01/1983 Denmark Danish: Youth international Tavlaridis, Stathis 27 Centre back or full-back 25/01/1980 Greece Greek: U21 international Taylor, Stuart 13 goalkeeper 28/11/1980 Romford English: Youth international Toure, Kolo 5 centre back, plus... 19/03/1981 Ivory Coast Ivory Coast: Full international Traore, Armand 45 Left back 08/10/1989 Paris, France French: Youth international Upson, Matthew 20 Centre back, has also played left back 18/04/1979 Hartismere English: U21 international Vieira, Patrick 4 Central midfielder, Club captain 23/06/1976 Dakar, Senegal French: Full international Volz, Moritz 29 Right-back (also plays midfield) 21/01/1983 Siegen, Germany German: Youth international Walcott, Theo 32 Versatile striker 16/03/1989 ??? English: Youth international Wenger, Arsène   Manager 22/10/1949 Strasbourg, France French: Wiltord, Sylvain 11 Centre-forward, also used on both wings by Arsenal 10/05/1974 Neuilly-sur-Marne, France French: Full international Wright, Ian 8 Centre-forward 03/11/1963 Woolwich English: Full international Wright, Richard 24 goalkeeper 05/11/1977 Ipswich English: Full international van Bronckhorst, Gio 16 Midfield, also fills in at left-back 05/02/1975 Rotterdam, Holland Dutch: Full international van Persie, Robin 11 Centre-forward 06/08/1983 Rotterdam, Holland Dutch: Full international