Nigeria’s Nwaneri Signs First Professional Contract At Arsenal

Midfielder Ethan Nwaneri has signed his first professional contract with at Arsenal, the north London club announced.

A club statement read: “Our England youth international joined us in May 2015 and has developed through our academy, being a vital player in all our age categories ever since. The 17-year-old midfielder has made 14 appearances in all competitions across our academy this season, scoring 14 goals in the process. ”

“Ethan has also continued his development into first team football this season, featuring as a substitute in our 6-0 Premier League victory at West Ham United in February 2024. Ethan made history in September 2022 when aged 15 years and 181 days he became the youngest player to ever feature in an English top-flight match, and the youngest player ever to represent our men’s first team when he came on in our 3-0 win at Brentford ,” it added.