1. Ethan Chidiebere Nwaneri was born on 21 March 2007 and is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Premier League club Arsenal.
15 Facts About Ethan Nwaneri
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Ethan Nwaneri made his Premier League debut against Brentford on 18 September 2022, becoming the youngest player to appear in the top flight of English football, at 15 years and 181 days old.
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Ethan Chidiebere Nwaneri was born on 21 March 2007 in Enfield, London to a Nigerian father, of Igbo origin, and an English mother.
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Ethan Nwaneri developed alongside friend and fellow teammate Myles Lewis-Skelly at the academy.
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In June 2023, with his schoolboy terms ending, Ethan Nwaneri agreed to a new deal with Arsenal on scholarship terms with an agreement for a professional contract upon his seventeenth birthday on 21 March 2024.
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Ethan Nwaneri scored an outside-the-box shot against Preston North End in the following round.
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Ethan Nwaneri is eligible to represent Nigeria through his parents, but has chosen to represent England at the youth level.
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Ethan Nwaneri scored the winner in the opening match against Croatia at Balmazujvarosi Varosi Sportpalya.
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On 2 November 2023, Ethan Nwaneri was included in the England squad for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
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Ethan Nwaneri scored his only goal of the tournament in their opening group game against New Caledonia in Jakarta.
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Ethan Nwaneri played in the other group fixtures against Iran and Brazil.
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Ethan Nwaneri came off the bench as a substitute during their round of sixteen defeat against Uzbekistan.
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On 20 May 2024, Ethan Nwaneri was included in the England squad for the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
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Ethan Nwaneri has been labelled as a player who can operate as a "number 10" but can play every attacking position, with an innate capacity to receive and dribble with the ball at his feet while contributing defensively.
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Ethan Nwaneri is comfortable in both wide and central roles.