|
|
Arsenal reserve team squad 2002/2003
Last updated 13 Mar 2003
Linked players are also members of the
1st team squad.
The following players were released in the summer of 2002:
- Joe Kuffour - now at Torquay
- Carlin Itonga
- Greg Oates - now at Margate FC
- Stephen Santry
Craig Holloway
- Goalkeeper
- Born: Blackheath, 10.08.84
- Joined Arsenal summer 2000, signed professional contract summer 2002
- Regular U17 keeper in 1999/2000 as schoolboy, regular
keeper in the 2001 FA Youth cup winning team, 2002 FA Prem Academy U19 winning team
Graham Stack
- Goalkeeper
- Born: Slough, 26.09.81
- Joined Arsenal summer 1998, signed professional contract July 2000
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
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
Alex Bailey
- Right back
- From Newham, born 21st September 1983
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2000: signed professional
contract summer 2001
- Regular right back in victorious 2001 FA youth cup winning side
- England U16 international
Liam Chilvers
- Centre back
- Born: Chelmsford, 06.11.81
- Joined Arsenal summer 1998: signed professional contract July 2000
- Essex schoolboy representative, regular in 2000 FA Youth
cup winning team, and 2000 U19 team
- On loan at Northampton Town, Dec 2000 - Jan 2001
- On loan at Notts County, Nov 2001
- On loan at SK Beveren, Jul - Dec 2002
- On loan at Colchester United, Jan - May 2003
Ben Chorley
- Centre back
- From Sidcup, born 30th September 1982
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 1999: signed professional
contract summer 2001
- Captain of the victorious 2001 FA youth cup winning side
- On loan at Brentford, Aug - Sep 2002
- Transferred to Wimbledon, February 2003, free transfer
Ryan Garry
- Centre back/left back
- From Hornchurch, born 29th September 1983
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2000: signed professional
contract summer 2001
- England U19 international
- Regular centre half in the victorious 2001 FA youth cup winning side
David Grondin
- Left back
- From Paris, born 8th May 1980
- Joined Arsenal in the summer of 1998 from St Etienne.
- Arsenal 1st team debut 28th Oct 1998 (League cup) vs Derby County (a)
- French U17 and U18 international. Played for St Etienne side which
won the French equivalent of the FA Youth cup in 1998
- On loan at St Etienne, 1999/2000 season
- On loan at Cannes, 2000/2001 season
- On loan at SK Beveren, 2001/2002 season
- On loan at Dunfermline Athletic, Feb 2003
- Transferred to Dunfermline Athletic, Feb 2003, free transfer
John Halls
- Centre back
- Born: Islington, 14.02.82
- Joined Arsenal summer 1998: signed professional contract
July 2000
- Arsenal 1st team debut 5th November 2001 (League cup) vs Manchester United (h)
- Played for Islington/Camden in 1997 English schools trophy
final, regular in 2000 FA Youth cup winning team, and the
2000 U19 team. Made the bench for first team games in the middle of last
season, before a knee injury put him out for the remainder
- England U18,U19 international
- On loan at SK Beveren, Jul 2002 - May 2003
Justin Hoyte
- Centre back/full back
- Born: Waltham Forest , 20.11.84
- Joined Arsenal as trainee summer 2001, signed pro contract summer 2002
- Appeared in the 2001 FA Youth cup winning squad, played in FA Premier Academy U19 winning team
- England U19 international
Juan
- Left back
- Born: Sao Paolo, Brazil, 06.02.82
- Joined Arsenal from Sao Paolo, May 2001
- Full name Juan Maldondo Duarte
- Arsenal 1st team debut 27th November 2001 (League cup) vs Grimsby Town (h)
Nicky Nicolau
- Midfield/left back
- Born: Camden, 12.10.83
- Joined Arsenal summer 2000, signed pro contract summer 2002
- 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
Frankie Simek
- Centre back
- From Missouri, USA, born 13.10.84
- Joined Arsenal summer 2001, signed pro contract July 2002
Igors Stepanovs
- Centre back
- Ogne, Latvia, born 21st January 1976
- Arsenal 1st team debut 1st November 2000 (League cup) vs Ipswich Town (h)
- Joined Arsenal from Skonto Riga, September 2000, for undisclosed
fee (reported £1m.
- Latvian international
Sebastian Svard
- 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 international
Stathis Tavlaridis
- centre back
- From Greece, born 25th January 1980
- Joined Arsenal from Iraklis Saloniki, 24 September 2001
- Arsenal 1st team debut 5th November 2001 (League cup) vs Manchester United (h)
- Greek U21 international
- On loan at Portsmouth, Jan - Mar 2003
Matthew Upson
- Centre back
- From Hartismere, born 18th April 1979
- Arsenal 1st team debut 14th Oct 1997 (League cup) vs Birmingham City (h)
- Joined Arsenal from Luton Town in May 1997. Member of England
squad for World Youth championships in Malaysia in 1997
- England U18 & U21 international
- Out for much of last season and start of this with cruciate
knee ligament injury.
- On loan at Nottingham Forest, Dec 2000 - Jan 2001
- On loan at Crystal Palace, February - March 2001
- On loan at Reading, September - December 2002
- Transferred to Birmingham City, January 2003, for reported £1m rising to £3m pounds
Moritz Volz
- Midfield/defender
- Arsenal 1st team debut 1st November 2000 (League cup) vs Ipswich Town (h)
- Born: Siegen, Germany, 21.01.83
- German U15, U19 international, joined Arsenal summer 1999 from
Schalke 04: signed professional contract January 2000
- Regular in 2000 FA Youth cup winning team, and 2000 U17
Academy league winning team.
- On loan at Wimbledon, February - April 2003
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, signed pro contract summer 2002
- Ireland U16 international
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
- Swedish youth international
David Noble
- Midfield
- Born: Hitchin, 02.02.82
- Joined Arsenal summer 1998: rumoured to be on a week to
week contract holding out for more than Arsenal are offering
- Graduate of FA school at Lilleshall, England U16 international
- Regular in 2000 FA Youth cup winning team, and 2000 U19 team
- England U18 international
- On loan at Watford, 2001/2002 season
- Transferred to West Ham United, January 2003, free transfer
Paulinho
- Midfield
- From Sao Paolo, Brasil, born March 2nd 1983
- Joined Arsenal from Sao Paolo, summer 2001
- Full name Paulo Roberto Nagamura
Stephen Sidwell
- Midfield
- From Wandsworth, born 14th December 1982
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 1999: signed professional
contract summer 2001
- Midfield regular in both 2000 and 2001 FA Youth cup winning teams
- On loan at Brentford, Nov - Dec 2002
- On loan at Brighton & Hove Albion, Dec 2002 -May 2003
- Transferred to Reading, January 2003, for undisclosed fee
Olaf-Ingur Skulason
- Right back/midfield
- From Reykyvic, born 1st April 1983
- Joined Arsenal from Fylkir FC, summer 2001
- On loan at Fylkir AC, Iceland, Jan - Jul 2003
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 last two seasons with broken ankle
Jerome Thomas
- Midfield
- From Brent, born 23rd March 1983
- Joined Arsenal as trainee from Luton Town, summer 1999: signed professional
contract summer 2001
- England U19 international
- Regular in 2001 FA Youth cup winning team
- On loan at QPR, Mar - Apr 2002, and Aug - Oct 2002
Jermaine Brown
- Midfield/forward
- From Lambeth, born 12th January 1983
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 1999: signed professional
contract summer 2001
- Featured in 2001 FA youth cup winning team
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
- U15, U16, U18 & U21 international
Jeremie Aliadiere
- 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.
Graham Barrett
- Forward
- From Dublin, born 6th October 1981
- Joined Arsenal as trainee in 1997
- Arsenal 1st team debut 4th Dec 1999 (sub, League) vs Leicester City (a)
- Republic of Ireland U15, U16, U17, U18 and U21 international.
- Republic of Ireland full international, debut September 2002
- On loan at Bristol Rovers, Dec 2000 - Jan 2001
- On loan at Crewe Alexander, Sep - Oct 2001
- On loan at Colchester United, Dec 2001 - Feb 2002
- On loan at Brighton and Hove Albion, Aug 2002 - May 2003
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
Dean Shiels
- Forward
- Born: Magherfelt, N Ireland, 01.02.85
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2001, signed pro contract summer 2002
- Northern Ireland youth international
copyright belongs to original author where credited. otherwise © Rupert Ward, ArseWeb MMV
ArseWeb is NOT the official Arsenal site. The (excellent) official site is here
|