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Peter Marinello scored on his Arsenal debut against Manchester United in January 1970. [15] Rémi Garde, who played 45 times for Arsenal, was the club's first foreign captain. [16] Eduardo made 67 appearances for Arsenal between 2007 and 2010, scoring 22 times. Joel Campbell made his debut for Arsenal as a substitute in the 2014 FA Community ...
Cesc Fàbregas is Arsenal's youngest-ever goalscorer, and captained the side from 2008 to 2011. Per Mertesacker made 221 appearances for Arsenal and is the current Arsenal Academy manager. Mikel Arteta made 150 appearances for Arsenal and is the current manager. Players highlighted in bold are still actively playing at Arsenal.
Arsenal and Chelsea are the most supported football clubs in Africa. [37] Arsenal are the most popular club in East and North Africa, with Twitter research from 2015 conducted by the BBC finding that Arsenal were the most popular club in Algeria, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Morocco, Nigeria, Tanzania, Tunisia and Uganda. [38]
Since Arsenal's first competitive match, more than 500 players have failed to reach 25 appearances for the club. Many of these players have spent only a short period of their career at Arsenal before seeking opportunities in other teams; some players had their careers cut short by injury, while others left for other reasons.
White describes his own style as a "cool" and "calm" player. [86] White is also known for his surging forward runs with the ball helping create quick counterattacks from deep. [ 87 ] Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta described White as "brave", "really talented" and a "fighter", adding: "He trains like he's playing the Champions League final.
Rice playing for Arsenal in 2023. On 15 July 2023, Rice signed for Premier League club Arsenal on a long-term contract. [49] It was reported that the transfer fee was a club-record initial £100m, potentially rising by £5m, in add-ons, making him the most expensive English player, equalling the previous record held by Jack Grealish. [50]
Arsenal led the league for a long time, but ultimately their challenge collapsed, as they collected just twelve points from their final nine matches (three wins, three draws and three losses). [4] Arteta's side finished second in the Premier League, returning to Champions League football for the first time since the 2016–17 season. [5]
In the 2016–17 season, Arsenal won the FA Cup for a record thirteenth time-and a record seventh under Arsène Wenger, [8] who became the most successful manager in the history of the competition, but fell out of the top four in the Premier League for the first time since before Wenger arrived in 1996, finishing fifth to end their 19-year run in the UEFA Champions League.