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Arsenal youth team squad 2003/04
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 Jan 2004
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.
- David Bentley - forward (U19)
- Adam Birchall - forward (U19)
- Stephen Bradley - midfield (U19)
- Gaël Clichy - defender (U19)
- Patrick Cregg - midfield (U18/U19)
- Francesc Fabregas - midfield (U17/U18/U19)
- Jordan Fowler - midfield (U19)
- Ingi Hojsted - midfield (U18/U19)
- Craig Holloway - goalkeeper (U19)
- Justin Hoyte - defender (U19)
- Sebastian Larsson - midfield (U19)
- Danny Karbassiyoon - forward (U19)
- Stephen O'Donnell - midfield (U18/U19)
- Michal Papadopulos - forward (U19)
- Ashley Probets - defender/midfield (U19)
- Philippe Senderos - defender (U19)
- Dean Shiels - forward (U19)
- Frankie Simek - defender (U19)
As far as I can ascertain, the following have been released or left
the club, having been on scholarship terms last season:
- Wayne O'Sullivan - midfield/defender
- Alfie Kamara - defender/midfield
- Brett Freeman - defender, now at Barnet
- Michael Gordon - striker, joined Wimbledon April 2003
- Marcus Artry - midfielder, currently serving a 9 year prison sentence after being convicted of rape and indecent assault in November 2003
3rd year trainees
- Sam Kanu
- Midfield
- Born: Sierra Leone, 08.09.84
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2001
- England U15 international
2nd 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
- Neil Kilkenny
- Born: Enfield, 19.12.85
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2002
- England U18 international
Forwards
- Dean MacDonald
- Born: Lambeth, 19.02.86
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2002
- Quincy Owusu-Abeyi
- Born: Amsterdam, 15.04.86
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, September 2002
1st year trainees
Goalkeepers
- Chris Wright
- Born: Colchester, 27.09.86
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2003
- Mark Howard
- Born: Southwark, 21.09.86
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2003
Defenders
- Shaun Clohessy
- Born: Croydon, 12.12.86
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2003
- Right back
- Kerrea Gilbert
- Born: Hammersmith, 28.02.87
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2003
- Right back
- Matthew Hislop
- Born: Wolverhampton, 31.01.87
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2003
- England schoolboy international
- Left back, can play in midfield
- Issa Abdul Kadir
- Born: Somalia, 12.12.86
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2003
- Centre half
Midfielders
- Billy Nott
- Born: Barking, 19.09.86
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2002
- Ryan Smith
- Born: Islington, 10.11.86
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2003
- England youth international
- Daniel Spaul
- Born: Barnet, 07.10.86
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2003
- Luke Webb
- Born: Nottingham, 12.09.86
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2003
- Son of former England international, Neil Webb
Forwards
- Aaron Samuel
- Born: Brent, 13.11.86
- Joined Arsenal as trainee, summer 2003
Schoolboys/Triallists
- Sean Thomas - goalkeeper
- Dominic Shimmin - defender
- Johannes Djourou - defender
- Fabrice Muamba - defender?
- Moses Barnett - ?
- Rene Steer - ?
- Leslie Thompson - ?
- Mitchell Murphy - midfield
- Lee Martin - ?
- Matthew Connelly - ?
- Tom Moncur - ?
- Jay Simpson - ?
- Ben Gill - midfield?
- Shabbaz Baidoo - forward
- Rashid Kamara - ?
- Anthony Stokes - striker
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