english football player

Edward Keddar Nketiah ( have a bun in the oven 30 May 1999 ) is an english professional football player who plays as a striker for Premier League club Arsenal .

Club career [edit ]

early career [edit ]

Born in London and raised in Lewisham, Nketiah started his career with Chelsea after being scouted at the old age of nine while playing for southeast London Sunday team Hillyfielders. He was released by Chelsea in 2015. [ 4 ]

arsenal [edit ]

He then joined the Arsenal Academy and played for the club at youth levels. [ 4 ] During the 2016–17 temper, Nketiah scored 15 goals in 16 appearances for the under-18s while besides scoring 12 goals in 26 appearances for the under-23 side. [ 5 ] After that season, Nketiah was called up by Arsène Wenger for the senior side ‘s pre-season trip to Australia and China. [ 6 ] On 28 September 2017, Nketiah was called up again to the senior side, this time for Arsenal ‘s Europa League match against BATE Borisov. He came on as an 89th-minute substitute for Joe Willock as Arsenal won 4–2. [ 7 ] His future appearance came closely a month late against Norwich City in the League Cup as an 85th-minute alternate. He scored after 15 seconds with his beginning touch to tie the match, adding another in extra time to win it for the Gunners. [ 8 ] Nketiah was set for a loan motivate to german Bundesliga side FC Augsburg in January 2019 transfer window, but due to an injury to Danny Welbeck, Nketiah stayed at Arsenal. [ 9 ] He scored his first base goal in the Premier League on the last day of the season at Burnley on 12 May 2019. [ 10 ] Nketiah was an unused alternate in the UEFA Europa League final 4–1 frustration against Chelsea in the 2018–19 final examination, with him receiving a runner-up decoration. [ 11 ] He started the 2019–20 pre-season regularly involved in the Arsenal first team, scoring four goals, including scoring in pre-season friendlies against Bayern Munich and Fiorentina. [ 12 ] [ 9 ]

loanword to Leeds United [edit ]

On 8 August 2019, the summer deadline sidereal day for Championship clubs, Nketiah joined Leeds United on loanword for the 2019–20 season. [ 13 ] He chose the police squad number 14 in court to one of his former Arsenal youth coaches, Thierry Henry. [ 14 ] Leeds head coach Marcelo Bielsa described Nketiah upon signing as a “ young, important musician in English football ”. [ 15 ] He made his debut for the club on 13 August in the EFL Cup against Salford City, scoring his side ‘s first finish during a 3–0 victory. [ 16 ] He then scored on his championship debut the follow week, netting the only goal of the game against Brentford. [ 17 ] He continued his goal-scoring shape on 27 August 2019, with his one-third of the season, scoring in Leeds ‘ EFL Cup catch against Stoke City in a 2–2 draw in normal time, with Nketiah scoring besides in the ensuing penalty gunfight, with Leeds losing 4–5 on penalties. [ 18 ] After scoring his fourth goal of the season in Leeds 2–0 winnings against Barnsley on 15 September 2019, Bielsa described Nketiah as a “ accomplished player ”. [ 19 ] After being behind Patrick Bamford in the smack order, Marcelo Bielsa revealed Nketiah would have his prospect to become the first choice striker against Queens Park Rangers, however the day before the game Nketiah picked up a lower abdomen injury, which kept him out of action for one month. [ 20 ] He returned from injury after one calendar month out injured on 7 December, as a substitute in Leeds ‘ 2–0 victory against Huddersfield Town. [ 21 ] His first league start for Leeds came on 29 December 2019, in a dramatic 4–5 victory over Birmingham City. [ 22 ] Nketiah besides started the next plot on New Year ‘s Day 2020, in what would prove to be his final crippled for Leeds at West Bromwich Albion in a 1–1 tie. The resultant role kept Leeds on exceed of the table on finish dispute. [ 23 ]

return to Arsenal [edit ]

After that match on the first day of 2020, Nketiah was recalled from his loanword spell early by Arsenal. [ 24 ] He was on the starting lineage up in Arsenal ‘s FA Cup Fourth Round victory against A.F.C. Bournemouth on 27 January. Nketiah scored the second goal of the match which Arsenal won 2–1 at the Vitality Stadium, progressing to the fifth round. [ 25 ] Nketiah made his first Premier League begin, at home to Newcastle United, before scoring in the following game against Everton, sliding a volley into the corner. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] He then scored at Portsmouth in the FA Cup one-fifth cycle, sealing a 2–0 winnings. [ 28 ] He became a regular in Arsenal ‘s return to league free rein after the COVID-19 foramen, starting in the team ‘s 3–0 loss at Manchester City, being replaced in the 67th minute by Alexandre Lacazette. [ 29 ] On 7 July 2020, Nketiah received the beginning bolshevik tease of his playing career, in a league game against Leicester City. [ 30 ] In July, Nketiah picked up his first base major decoration of his career as Leeds United were declared winners of the English Championship. The 19 games Nketiah participated in at the beginning of the season were enough to be eligible for a winners medal. [ 31 ] Two weeks former, Nketiah lifted his first major trophy of his career with Arsenal, coming on as a substitute in the 82nd moment in the 2–1 victory over London rivals Chelsea in the FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium. [ 32 ]

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On 28 August 2020, Nketiah was in the starting 11 in the 2020 FA Community Shield, which Arsenal clinched a 5–4 victory over Liverpool in the penalty gunfight after the equal was 1–1 after 90 minutes. [ 33 ] On 19 September, he came on as a utility in the 77th infinitesimal and scored the late gain goal in a 2–1 succeed against West Ham United in the Premier League, that was besides his first goal in the 2020–21 season. [ 34 ] On 21 December 2021, Nketiah scored the first base hat-trick of his career in a 5-1 succeed against Sunderland in the EFL Cup quarter-finals. [ 35 ]

International career [edit ]

Nketiah is eligible for both England and Ghana national sides at external level. [ 36 ] Nketiah made his international debut for England at the U18 level, playing a match against Saudi Arabia U19 on 22 March 2017. He scored the second finish for England in the 58th moment as they won 2–0. [ 37 ] In his following match, against Qatar U19, Nketiah scored a hat-trick as England won 4–0. [ 38 ] In November 2017, Nketiah scored four goals for the England under-19 team in a modifier for the 2018 UEFA european Under-19 Championship against the Faroe Islands. [ 39 ] Nketiah was one of a number of players withdrawn from survival for the tournament by their baseball club. [ 40 ] On 18 May 2018, Nketiah received his first call up to the England U21 team by director Aidy Boothroyd for the Toulon Tournament. [ 41 ] Nketiah scored twice in the semi-final against Scotland and provided the aid for Kieran Dowell to score the winning finish against Mexico in the final examination. [ 42 ] [ 43 ] In January 2019, Nketiah reportedly turned down a call up from Ghana coach James Kwesi Appiah to the aged Ghana national side, with Nketiah favouring England. [ 44 ] In September of the next year, Nketiah captained England U21s for the first base time and scored a hat-trick during a 6–0 victory over Kosovo U21s. [ 45 ] In August 2020, Ghana reportedly approached Nketiah again, making contact with his syndicate and talk with his parents in an undertake to persuade him to switch commitment to Ghana. [ 46 ] however, Nketiah late stated that he was “ grateful ” for the opportunity to play for England. [ 47 ] On 7 October 2020, Nketiah equalled Alan Shearer ‘s goalscoring record of 13 for the England U21s by scoring in a 3–3 draw against Andorra. [ 48 ] Nketiah went on to break that phonograph record with the moment finish of a 2–1 win over Turkey at Molineux Stadium on 13 October 2020 ; a victory that secured England ‘s plaza at the 2021 UEFA european Under-21 Championship. [ 49 ] Nketiah was ultimately named as England captain for that tournament [ 50 ] which ended with a group stage exit .

style of play [edit ]

Nketiah is known for his pace, apparent motion and end ability, his stylus has been compared to former Arsenal striker Ian Wright. [ 51 ] In August 2019 he described Wright as his “ mentor ”. [ 52 ] His playing style was besides compared to Jermain Defoe, due to his drift to play off the final defender ‘s shoulder and his crisp tear ability from all angles. [ 53 ] [ 54 ] Nketiah can play as a striker or as a wide forward, with Nketiah describing his own act stylus as ‘I ‘m a hitter, I ‘m brave, I like to put myself in the places where the chances are going to fall ‘. [ 14 ]

career statistics [edit ]

golf club [edit ]

As of match played 21 December 2021

Honours [edit ]

Arsenal
Leeds United

England U21

References [edit ]

  • Profile at the Arsenal F.C. website
  • Profile at the Football Association website
  • Profile at the Premier League website