Squad

Arsenalinsider are proud to present the first team squad list for the 2011/12 season.

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Name:	Manuel Almunia
Nationality:	Spanish
Date of Birth:	19 May 1977
Height:	6ft 4in
Weight:	13st 7lb
Previous Clubs:	Cartagonova, Celta Vigo, Eibar, Recreativo Huelva, Albacete
International:
Position:	Goalkeeper
Squad Number:	1

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Name:	Abou Diaby
Nationality:	French
Date of Birth:	11 May 1986
Height:	6ft 3in
Weight:	11st 11lb
Previous Clubs:	Auxerre
International:	Under 19
Position:	Midfielder
Squad Number:	2

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Name:	Bacary Sagna
Nationality:	French
Date of Birth:	14 February 1983
Height:	5ft 11in
Weight:	11st 5lb
Previous Clubs:	Auxerre
International:	Full
Position:	Defender
Squad Number:	3

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Name:	Mikel Arteta
Nationality:	Spanish
Date of Birth:	26 March 1982
Height:	5ft 9in
Weight:	11st 0lb
Previous Club:	Everton
International:	Full
Position:	Midfielder
Squad Number:	8

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Name:	Thomas Vermaelen
Nationality:	Belgian
Date of Birth:	14 November 1985
Height:	6ft
Weight:
Previous Clubs:	KFC Germinal Beerschot, AFC Ajax Amsterdam, RKC Waalwijk
International:	Full
Position:	Defender
Squad Number:	5

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Name:	Marouane Chamakh
Nationality:	French
Date of Birth:	10 January 1984
Height:
Weight:
Previous Clubs:	Bordeaux
International:
Position:	Striker
Squad Number:	29

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Name:	Tomas Rosicky
Nationality:	Czech
Date of Birth:	4 October 1980
Height:	5ft 9in
Weight:	10st 7lb
Previous Clubs:	CKD Kompensory, Sparta Prague, Borussia Dortmund
International:	Full
Position:	Midfielder
Squad Number:	7

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Name:	Per Mertesacker
Nationality:	German
Date of Birth:	29 September 1984
Height:	6ft 5in
Weight:	11st 11lb
Previous Clubs:	Werder Bremen
International:	Full
Position:	Defense
Squad Number:	4

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Name:	Laurent Koscielny
Nationality:	French
Date of Birth:	10 September 1985
Height:
Weight:
Previous Clubs:	En Avant Guingamp, Tours, Lorient
International:
Position:	Defender
Squad Number:	6

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Name:	Sebastien Squillaci
Nationality:	French
Date of Birth:	11 August 1980
Height:
Weight:
Previous Clubs:	Sevilla
International:
Position:	Defender
Squad Number:	18

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Name:	Robin van Persie
Nationality:	Dutch
Date of Birth:	6 August 1983
Height:	6ft
Weight:	11st 2lb
Previous Clubs:	Feyenoor
International:	Full
Position:	Striker
Squad Number:	11

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Name:	Carlos Alberto Vela
Nationality:	Mexican
Date of Birth:	1 March 1989
Height:	5ft 8in
Weight:	11st 2lb
Previous Clubs:	Guadalajara, Osasuna, Celta Vigo
International:	Under 17
Position:	Striker
Squad Number:	12

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Name:	Theo Walcott
Nationality:	English
Date of Birth:	16 March 1989
Height:	5ft 9in
Weight:	10st 10lb
Previous Clubs:	Southampton
International:	Full
Position:	Striker
Squad Number:	14

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Name:	Carl Jenkinson
Nationality:	English
Date of Birth:	8 February 1992
Height:	5ft11in
Weight:	10st 10lb
Previous Clubs:	Charlton Athletic
International:	Full
Position:	Defender
Squad Number:	25

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Name:	Aaron Ramsey
Nationality:	Welsh
Date of Birth:	26 December 1990
Height:	5ft 9in
Weight:	10st 7lb
Previous Clubs:	Cardiff City
International:	Full
Position:	Midfielder
Squad Number:	16

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Name:	Alexandre Song
Nationality:	Cameroonian
Date of Birth:	9 September 1987
Height:	6ft 1in
Weight:	11st 9lb
Previous Clubs:	Bastia
International:
Position:	Defender
Squad Number:	17

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Name:	Yossi Benayoun
Nationality:	Israel
Date of Birth:	5th May 1980
Height:	6ft 1in
Weight:	11st 9lb
Previous Clubs:	Chelsea
International:
Position:	Midfielder
Squad Number:	30

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Name:	Jack Wilshere
Nationality:	English
Date of Birth:	1 January 1992
Height:	5ft 7in
Weight:
Previous Clubs:	Auxerre
International:	Full
Position:	Midfielder
Squad Number:	19

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Name:	Johan Djourou
Nationality:	Swiss
Date of Birth:	18 January 1987
Height:	6ft 4in
Weight:	14st
Previous Clubs:	Etoile, Carouge FC
International:	Full
Position:	Defender
Squad Number:	20

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Name:	Lucasz Fabianski
Nationality:	Polish
Date of Birth:	18 April 1985
Height:	6ft 3in
Weight:	13st
Previous Clubs:	Lech Poznan, Legia Warsaw
International:	Full
Position:	Goalkeeper
Squad Number:	21

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Name:	Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Nationality:	English
Date of Birth:	15 August 1993
Height:	6ft
Weight:	11st 2lb
Previous Clubs:	Southhampton
International:
Position:	Forward
Squad Number:	15

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Name:	Andrey Arshavin
Nationality:	Russian
Date of Birth:	29 May 1981
Height:	5ft 8in
Weight:	10st 12lb
Previous Clubs:	Zenit-2, Zenit St Petersburg
International:	Full
Position:	Midfielder
Squad Number:	23

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Name:	Vito Mannone
Nationality:	Italian
Date of Birth:	2 March 1988
Height:	6ft
Weight:	11st 6lb
Previous Clubs:	Atalanta
International:
Position:	Goalkeeper
Squad Number:	24

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Name:	Andre Santos
Nationality:	Brazil
Date of Birth:	8 March 1983
Height:	5ft 10in
Weight:	11st 5lb
Previous Clubs:	Fenerbahce
International:	Full
Position:	Defender
Squad Number:	11

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Name:	Kieran Gibbs
Nationality:	English
Date of Birth:	26 September 1989
Height:	5ft 10in
Weight:	10st 1lb
Previous Clubs:	Wimbledon
International:
Position:	Defender
Squad Number:	28

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Name:	Armand Traore
Nationality:	French
Date of Birth:	8 October 1989
Height:	6ft 1in
Weight:	10st 12lb
Previous Clubs:	Monaco
International:	Under 19
Position:	Defender
Squad Number:	30

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Name:	Ryo Miyaichi
Nationality:	Japanese
Date of Birth:	14 December 1992
Height:
Weight:
Previous Clubs:	Feyenoord (loan)
International:
Position:	Striker
Squad Number:	31

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Name:	Nicklas Bendtner
Nationality:	Danish
Date of Birth:	16 January 1988
Height:	6ft 2in
Weight:	13st
Previous Clubs:	FC Copenhagen
International:	Full
Position:	Striker
Squad Number:	52

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Name:	Wojcieh Szczesny
Nationality:	Polish
Date of Birth:	18 April 1990
Height:	6ft 5in
Weight:	11st 11lb
Previous Clubs:	Legia Warsaw
International:	Under 18
Position:	Goalkeeper
Squad Number:	53