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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: 16 Sep 2002
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.
- Alex Bailey - defender (U19)
- Ryan Garry - defender (U19)
- Nicky Nicolau - defender/midfield (U19)
- John Spicer - midfield (U19)
- David Bentley - forward (U18,U19)
- Adam Birchall - forward (U18,U19)
- Stephen Bradley - midfield (U18,U19)
- Jordan Fowler - midfield (U18,U19)
- Craig Holloway - goalkeeper (U18,U19)
- Justin Hoyte - defender (U18,U19)
- Sebastian Larsson - midfield (U18,U19)
- Dean Shiels - forward (U18,U19)
- Frankie Simek - defender (U18,U19)
As far as I can ascertain, the following have been released or left
the club, having been on scholarship terms last season:
- Daniel Hollington - midfield/defender
- Matthew Rouse - defender
- Michael Smith - midfield/forward
- Taffazul Islam - forward
- Alex Sesto - forward
2nd year trainees
Defenders
- Brett Freeman
- Left back/midfield
- Born: Tunbridge Wells, 06.11.84
- Joined Arsenal as trainee summer 2001
- Alfie Kamara
- Centre back/midfield
- Born: Sierra Leone , 17.11.84
- Joined Arsenal as trainee summer 2001
- England U15 international
- Ashley Probets
- Centre back
- Born: Bexley, 13.12.84
- Joined Arsenal as trainee summer 2001
- Highams Park schoolboy
Midfielders
- Wayne O'Sullivan
- Midfield
- Born: Brent, 12.12.84
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2001
- Ireland U15 international
- Sam Kanu
- Midfield
- Born: Sierra Leone, 08.09.84
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2001
- England U15 international
Forwards
- Michael Gordon
- Forward
- Born: Wandsworth, 11.10.84
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2001
- England U15 international
- Signed for Wimbledon, March 2003
1st year trainees
Goalkeepers
- Michael Jordan
- Born: Enfield, 07.04.86
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2002
- England U17 international
Defenders
- Sam Oji
- Born: Westminster, 09.10.85
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2002
- Central defender
- Dorian Small
- Born: Stevenage, 05.10.85
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2002
- England U17 international
- Hassan Sulaiman
- Born: Lambeth, 26.09.85
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2002
- Full back, converted from striker
Midfielders
- Marcus Arty
- Born: Hammersmith, 26.09.85
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2002
- Patrick Cregg
- Born: Dublin, 21.02.86
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2002
- Rep Ireland youth international
- Ingi Hojsted
- Born: Torshvan, Faroe Islands, 12.11.85
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2002
- Faroe Islands youth international
- Neil Kilkenny
- Born: Enfield, 19.12.85
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2002
- Stephen O'Donnell
- Born: Galway, Eire, 15.01.86
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2002
Forwards
- Dean MacDonald - midfield?
- Born: Lambeth, 19.02.86
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2002
Schoolboys/Triallists
- Mark Howard - goalkeeper
- Chris Wright - goalkeeper
- Matthew Neidzweicki - goalkeeper
- Matthew Hislop - midfield?
- Issa Kadir - midfield?
- Billy Nott - midfield
- Jamie O'Hara - midfield (signed for Tottenham, Jan 2003)
- Issa Kadir - midfield?
- Aaron Samuel - defender?
- ? Gilbert - defender
- ? Hurlock - midfield?
- Ryan Smith - midfield?
- ? Muamba - midfield?
- ? Lewis - midfield?
- ? Murphy - midfield?
- ? Hill - midfield?
- ? Baidoo - forward?
- R Kamara - midfield?
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