Arsenal’s squad for the 2022/23 season has 47 players at manager Mikel Arteta’s disposal at Emirates Stadium. The Gunners’ team features six goalkeepers, 14 defenders, 14 midfielders and 13 forwards. Arsenal have also sent a number of senior players out on loan.
Arsenal goalkeepers

Aaron Ramsdale
Name: | Aaron Christopher Ramsdale |
DOB: | 14/05/1998 |
Joined Arsenal: | August 2021 |
Joined From: | Sheffield United |
Kit Number: | 1 |
Arsenal signed Aaron Ramsdale from Sheffield United for £24m, rising £6m with add-ons, in August 2021. He initially arrived at Emirates Stadium as Bernd Leno’s understudy but quickly took over the starting role. The Gunners’ charismatic No1 is also an England international.
Runar Alex Runarsson (on loan to Alanyaspor)

Name: | Runar Alex Runarsson |
DOB: | 18/02/1995 |
Joined Arsenal: | September 2020 |
Joined From: | FC Dijon |
Kit Number: | 13 |
Arsenal paid FC Dijon £2m in September 2020 for Runar Alex Runarsson to join as the club’s No2 goalkeeper. He is now out on loan to Super Lig side Alanyaspor for the 2022/23 season.
Matt Turner

Name: | Matthew Charles Turner |
DOB: | 24/06/1994 |
Joined Arsenal: | July 2022 |
Joined From: | New England Revolution |
Kit Number: | 30 |
Arsenal paid New England Revolution £7.5m to sign Matt Turner in July 2022. The USA star moved to north London to replace Leno at the Emirates and act as Ramsdale’s understudy.
Karl Hein

Name: | Karl Jakob Hein |
DOB: | 13/04/2002 |
Joined Arsenal: | July 2018 |
Joined From: | FC Nomme United |
Kit Number: | 31 |
FC Nomme United sold their academy product Karl Hein to the Gunners in July 2018. He first joined Arsenal’s youth side before rising their ranks and also joined Reading on loan in 2022.
Arthur Okonkwo (on loan to Sturm Graz)

Name: | Arthur Chukwuezugo Okonkwo |
DOB: | 09/09/2001 |
Joined Arsenal: | September 2018 |
Joined From: | Academy |
Kit Number: | 33 |
Arsenal gave Hale End graduate Arthur Okonkwo his first professional contract in September 2018. The goalkeeper had long been in their academy and is now out on loan to Sturm Graz.
James Hillson

Name: | James Hillson |
DOB: | 14/01/2001 |
Joined Arsenal: | July 2019 |
Joined From: | Reading |
The Gunners kept James Hillson in July 2019 after a short-term loan from his previous team, Reading. He is an experienced youth goalkeeper now forging a first-team path under Arteta.
Arsenal defenders
Kieran Tierney

Name: | Kieran Tierney |
DOB: | 05/06/1997 |
Position: | Left-back |
Joined Arsenal: | August 2019 |
Joined From: | Celtic |
Kit Number: | 3 |
Celtic banked a Scottish record £25m as Kieran Tierney joined Arsenal in 2019. The left-back would emerge as the Gunners’ first-choice in the role but has suffered a number of injuries.
Ben White

Name: | Benjamin William White |
DOB: | 08/10/1997 |
Position: | Centre-half |
Joined Arsenal: | SeptemJuly 2021 |
Joined From: | Brighton & Hove Albion |
Kit Number: | 4 |
Arsenal completed the £50m signing of Ben White from Brighton & Hove Albion in 2021. He quickly emerged as one of Arteta’s first-choice centre-backs but also shines as a right-back.
Gabriel Magalhaes

Name: | Gabriel dos Santos Magalhaes |
DOB: | 19/12/1997 |
Position: | Centre-half |
Joined Arsenal: | September 2020 |
Joined From: | LOSC Lille |
Kit Number: | 6 |
Arsenal edged competition from Everton and Manchester United to sign Gabriel from Lille for £27m in 2020. While he can be rash, the Brazilian is one of their most important players.
William Saliba

Name: | William Alain Andre Gabriel Saliba |
DOB: | 24/03/2001 |
Position: | Centre-half |
Joined Arsenal: | July 2019 |
Joined From: | Saint-Etienne |
Kit Number: | 12 |
Arsenal signed William Saliba from Saint-Etienne for £27m back in 2019 for Unai Emery. But the defender did not make his Gunners debut until August 2022 following loan spells back at Saint-Etienne plus OGC Nice and Marseille. Yet he is now among the Premier League’s best.
Jakub Kiwior

Name: | Jakub Piotr Kiwior |
DOB: | 15/02/2000 |
Position: | Centre-half |
Joined Arsenal: | January 2023 |
Joined From: | Spezia Calcio |
Kit Number: | 15 |
Arteta raided Serie A to sign Jakub Kiwior from Spezia in January 2023 for £21m. The Poland enforcer added valuable depth to the Spaniard’s defensive options, plus defensive midfield.
Rob Holding

Name: | Robert Samuel Holding |
DOB: | 20/09/1995 |
Position: | Centre-half |
Joined Arsenal: | July 2016 |
Joined From: | Bolton Wanderers |
Kit Number: | 16 |
Bolton sold Rob Holding to Arsenal for £2m at the age of 20 following his first year as a first-team player in 2015/16. He has proven to be a valuable squad player for the Gunners since.
Cedric Soares (on loan to Fulham)

Name: | Cedric Ricardo Alves Soares |
DOB: | 31/08/1991 |
Position: | Right-back |
Joined Arsenal: | August 2020 |
Joined From: | Southampton |
Kit Number: | 17 |
Arsenal initially hired Cedric Soares on loan from Southampton in January 2020 before they retained the full-back that summer. He added valuable depth but is now on loan to Fulham.
Takehiro Tomiyasu

Name: | Takehiro Tomiyasu |
DOB: | 05/11/1998 |
Position: | Right-back |
Joined Arsenal: | August 2021 |
Joined From: | Bologna FC 1909 |
Kit Number: | 18 |
Bologna sold Takehiro Tomiyasu to Arsenal for £15.5m as Arteta replaced Hector Bellerin in August 2021. The Japan dynamo proved a shrewd signing but has suffered frequent injuries.
Nuno Tavares (on loan to Marseille)

Name: | Nuno Albertino Varela Tavares |
DOB: | 26/01/2000 |
Position: | Left-back |
Joined Arsenal: | July 2021 |
Joined From: | SL Benfica |
Kit Number: | 20 |
Arteta sought to strengthen Arsenal’s left-back options in July 2021 by signing Nuno Tavares from Benfica for £7m, rising to £8.5m. The attacking talent is now out on loan to Marseille.
Pablo Mari (on loan to AC Monza)

Name: | Pablo Mari Villar |
DOB: | 31/08/1993 |
Position: | Centre-half |
Joined Arsenal: | August 2020 |
Joined From: | CR Flamengo |
Kit Number: | 22 |
Arsenal signed Pablo Mari on loan from Flamengo in January 2020 for £4m before taking up an £8m option to buy. The Spaniard would be a squad player and is now on loan to Monza.
Oleksandr Zinchenko

Name: | Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Zinchenko |
DOB: | 15/12/1996 |
Position: | Left-back |
Joined Arsenal: | July 2022 |
Joined From: | Manchester City |
Kit Number: | 35 |
Arsenal raided Manchester City to sign Oleksandr Zinchenko for £32m in 2022. The Ukraine star’s extreme technical skill has seen him cut a pivotal presence all over the Emirates pitch.
Auston Trusty (on loan to Birmingham City)

Name: | Auston Levi-Jesaiah Trusty |
DOB: | 12/08/1998 |
Position: | Centre-half |
Joined Arsenal: | January 2022 |
Joined From: | Colorado Rapids |
Colorado Rapids sold Auston Trusty to Arsenal in January 2022 but retained his services until that July. The Gunners also loaned the American to Birmingham City for the 2022/23 term.
Lino Sousa

Name: | Lino da Cruz Sousa |
DOB: | 19/01/2005 |
Position: | Left-back |
Joined Arsenal: | January 2022 |
Joined From: | West Bromwich Albion Under-18s |
Arsenal won a well-fought race to sign Lino Sousa in 2022 after the left-back caught the eye in West Brom’s academy side. He is now one of the Gunners’ most promising young talents.
Reuell Walters

Name: | Reuell Walters |
DOB: | 16/12/2004 |
Position: | Right-back |
Joined Arsenal: | February 2022 |
Joined From: | Academy |
Arsenal gave Reuell Walters his first professional contract in February 2022. The right-back had previously been in Tottenham Hotspur’s academy and is a fringe prospect under Arteta.
Arsenal midfielders
Thomas Partey

Name: | Thomas Teye Partey |
DOB: | 13/06/1993 |
Position: | Defensive midfielder |
Joined Arsenal: | October 2020 |
Joined From: | Atletico Madrid |
Kit Number: | 5 |
Arsenal secured the transfer of Thomas Partey in 2020 after paying the £45m release clause in his contract at Atletico Madrid. The Ghanaian had a steady start to his career at Emirates Stadium and has sustained regular injuries. But he is transformative for Arteta whenever fit.
Martin Odegaard

Name: | Martin Odegaard |
DOB: | 17/12/1998 |
Position: | Attacking midfielder |
Joined Arsenal: | August 2021 |
Joined From: | Real Madrid |
Kit Number: | 8 |
Arsenal paid Real Madrid an initial £30m, plus £4m in add-ons, for Martin Odegaard after an initial loan spell in 2021. The Norway captain would also get the armband at the Emirates in July 2022. He is often a metronome making Arteta’s team click and has added a goal threat.
Emile Smith Rowe

Name: | Emile Smith Rowe |
DOB: | 28/07/2000 |
Position: | Left winger, attacking midfielder |
Joined Arsenal: | July 2017 |
Joined From: | Academy |
Kit Number: | 10 |
Arsenal gave Emile Smith Rowe a first professional contract in 2017 and have seen the Hale Ender rise to first-team prominence. But a persistent groin injury ruined his 2022/23 season.
Ainsley Maitland-Niles (on loan to Southampton)

Name: | Ainsley Cory Maitland-Niles |
DOB: | 29/08/1997 |
Position: | Defensive midfielder, right-back, right midfield |
Joined Arsenal: | October 2014 |
Joined From: | Academy |
Kit Number: | 15 |
Hale End product Ainsley Maitland-Niles signed his first professional deal with Arsenal back in 2014. He has proven to be a vastly versatile operator and is now on loan to Southampton.
Jorginho

Name: | Jorge Luiz Frello Filho Cavaliere |
DOB: | 20/12/1991 |
Position: | Central midfielder |
Joined Arsenal: | January 2023 |
Joined From: | Chelsea |
Kit Number: | 20 |
Chelsea sold Jorginho to Arsenal in 2023 for £10m, up to £12m, with the Italian set to be out of contract. He joined the Gunners having won the Champions League and Europa League at Stamford bridge. He also won Euro 2020 and was UEFA’s Men’s Player of the Year for 2021.
Fabio Vieira

Name: | Fabio Daniel Ferreira Vieira |
DOB: | 30/05/2000 |
Position: | Attacking midfielder |
Joined Arsenal: | June 2022 |
Joined From: | FC Porto |
Kit Number: | 21 |
Arsenal signed Fabio Vieira from FC Porto in 2022 for £30m, up to £34m. The Portuguese is a vastly versatile attacking threat, giving Arteta different options in midfield or on either wing.
Albert Sambi Lokonga (on loan to Crystal Palace)

Name: | Albert-Mboyo Sambi Lokonga |
DOB: | 22/10/1999 |
Position: | Defensive midfielder |
Joined Arsenal: | July 2021 |
Joined From: | RSC Anderlecht |
Kit Number: | 23 |
RSC Anderlecht sold Albert Sambi Lokonga to Arsenal for £15m, up to £17m, in 2021. He was the Belgian giants’ club captain and has vast potential. He is now on loan to Crystal Palace.
Mohamed Elneny

Name: | Mohamed Naser Elsayed Elneny |
DOB: | 11/07/1992 |
Position: | Defensive midfielder |
Joined Arsenal: | January 2016 |
Joined From: | FC Basel |
Kit Number: | 25 |
Arsenal signed Mohamed Elneny from Basel back in January 2016 under Arsene Wenger in a £7.5m deal. The Egyptian is now their longest-serving player and is a valuable squad player.
Granit Xhaka

Name: | Granit Xhaka |
DOB: | 27/09/1992 |
Position: | Central midfielder |
Joined Arsenal: | May 2016 |
Joined From: | Borussia Monchengladbach |
Kit Number: | 34 |
Wenger signed Granit Xhaka from Borussia Monchengladbach for £35m in 2016. The Swiss star would go on to briefly captain the Gunners under Emery in 2019. While Arteta has seen the revival of the midfielder’s career at the Emirates to become a fans’ favourite in 2022/23.
Bradley Ibrahim

Name: | Bradley Ibrahim |
DOB: | 21/10/2004 |
Position: | Defensive midfielder |
Joined Arsenal: | March 2022 |
Joined From: | Academy |
Arsenal handed Bradley Ibrahim his first professional contract in March 2022. The energetic midfielder joined their academy in September 2017 and is on the fringes of their first-team.
Matt Smith

Name: | Matthew Gerrard Smith |
DOB: | 05/10/2000 |
Position: | Central midfielder |
Joined Arsenal: | February 2019 |
Joined From: | Academy |
Hale End product Matt Smith signed his first professional contract with Arsenal in 2019. The impressive youngster first entered their academy in 2009 and has talented passing abilities.
Catalin Cirjan

Name: | Catalin Ionut Cirjan |
DOB: | 01/12/2002 |
Position: | Central midfielder |
Joined Arsenal: | December 2019 |
Joined From: | Academy |
Catalin Cirjan signed his first professional contract with Arsenal back in December 2019. The Romanian had only joined the club’s academy that July and has shown his desire to attack.
Mauro Bandeira

Name: | Mauro Bandeira |
DOB: | 18/11/2003 |
Position: | Central midfielder |
Joined Arsenal: | July 2022 |
Joined From: | Academy |
Arsenal gave Mauro Bandeira his first professional contract in July 2022. The energetic gem first joined the Hale End ranks in August 2016 having been scouted as a schoolboy in Barnet.
Ethan Nwaneri

Name: | Ethan Chidiebere Nwaneri |
DOB: | 21/03/2007 |
Position: | Attacking midfielder |
Joined Arsenal: | 2015 |
Joined From: | Academy |
Arsenal youngster Ethan Nwaneri is yet to sign a professional contract with the Gunners. But the gifted teen set a Premier League record in September 2022 as its youngest-ever player. Arteta gave the midfielder his top-flight debut aged just 15 years, 181 days old at Brentford.
Arsenal forwards
Bukayo Saka

Name: | Bukayo Ayoyinka T. M. Saka |
DOB: | 05/09/2001 |
Position: | Right winger |
Joined Arsenal: | September 2018 |
Joined From: | Academy |
Kit Number: | 7 |
Arsenal star Bukayo Saka is one of the best young forwards in the world and a vital presence at the Emirates. He joined the Gunners aged eight and got his first professional deal in 2018.
Gabriel Jesus

Name: | Gabriel Fernando de Jesus |
DOB: | 03/04/1997 |
Position: | Centre-forward |
Joined Arsenal: | July 2022 |
Joined From: | Manchester City |
Kit Number: | 9 |
Arteta raided Manchester City in July 2022 to sign Gabriel Jesus for £45m to replace Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette. The Brazilian had won four Premier League titles at the Etihad and has had a transformative effect at the Emirates with his dogged style.
Gabriel Martinelli

Name: | Gabriel Teodoro Martinelli Silva |
DOB: | 18/06/2001 |
Position: | Left winger |
Joined Arsenal: | July 2019 |
Joined From: | Ituano FC |
Kit Number: | 11 |
Arsenal secured the signing of Gabriel Martinelli from Ituano in Brazil for £6m in 2019. The fee has proven to be a bargain with the winger a dynamic and essential player under Arteta.
Eddie Nketiah

Name: | Edward Keddar Nketiah |
DOB: | 30/05/1999 |
Position: | Centre-forward |
Joined Arsenal: | September 2016 |
Joined From: | Academy |
Kit Number: | 14 |
Chelsea released Eddie Nketiah in his youth before the forward moved across the capital to join Arsenal. The striker would later pen his first professional contract in 2016. While a new, £100k-a-weel deal in 2022 also saw Nketiah get the No14 jersey Thierry Henry made iconic.
Leandro Trossard

Name: | Leandro Trossard |
DOB: | 04/12/1994 |
Position: | Left winger |
Joined Arsenal: | January 2023 |
Joined From: | Brighton & Hove Albion |
Kit Number: | 19 |
Arsenal paid £20m, up to £27m, to sign Leandro Trossard from Brighton in 2023. The Belgian immediately earned a key role at the Emirates on the left flank and also as a striker. He also became the first Premier League player to get three assists in the first half of an away game.
Nicolas Pepe (on loan to OGC Nice)

Name: | Nicolas Pepe |
DOB: | 29/05/1995 |
Position: | Right winger |
Joined Arsenal: | July 2019 |
Joined From: | LOSC Lille |
Kit Number: | 19 |
Arsenal backed Emery to sign Nicolas Pepe from Lille in 2019 in a club-record transfer worth £72m. The deal saw the Gunners pay just an upfront £20m with the other £52m spread over a five-year contract. The winger is now on loan at Nice and Trossard has taken his No19 top.
Reiss Nelson

Name: | Reiss Luke Nelson |
DOB: | 10/12/1999 |
Position: | Right winger |
Joined Arsenal: | December 2016 |
Joined From: | Academy |
Kit Number: | 24 |
Hale Ender Reiss Nelson joined Arsenal back in 2007 before turning professional in 2016. He is now a fringe player under Arteta following loan spells at TSG Hoffenheim and Feyenoord.
Folarin Balogun (on loan to Stade de Reims)

Name: | Folarin Jerry Balogun |
DOB: | 03/07/2001 |
Position: | Centre-forward |
Joined Arsenal: | February 2019 |
Joined From: | Academy |
Kit Number: | 26 |
Arsenal talent Folarin Balogun turned professional in 2019 after eight years in their Hale End ranks. The New York native also made his senior debut in 2020 and is now enjoying a prolific loan spell in Ligue 1 with Reims. The forward’s contract with the Gunners runs to June 2025.
Marquinhos (on loan to Norwich City)

Name: | Marcus Vinicius Oliveira Alencar |
DOB: | 07/04/2003 |
Position: | Right winger |
Joined Arsenal: | June 2022 |
Joined From: | Sao Paulo |
Kit Number: | 27 |
Sao Paulo sold promising Brazilian forward Marquinhos to Arsenal in 2022 for just £3m. The winger held a backup role under Arteta before joining Norwich City on loan in January 2023.
Khayon Edwards

Name: | Khayon Edwards |
DOB: | 12/09/2003 |
Position: | Centre-forward |
Joined Arsenal: | May 2022 |
Joined From: | Academy |
Khayon Edwards turned professional in May 2022 following 10 years in Arsenal’s famed Hale End academy. The promising forward is also now on the fringes of Arteta’s first-team squad.
Amario Cozier-Duberry

Name: | Amario Cozier-Duberry |
DOB: | 29/05/2005 |
Position: | Right winger, attacking midfielder |
Joined Arsenal: | June 2022 |
Joined From: | Academy |
Arsenal gave Amario Cozier-Duberry his first professional contract in June 2022 after three years in their academy. The forward has shown great versatility and skill from an early age.
Nathan Butler-Oyedeji

Name: | Nathan Jerome Chatoyer Butler-Oyedeji |
DOB: | 04/01/2003 |
Position: | Centre-forward |
Joined Arsenal: | July 2021 |
Joined From: | Academy |
Arsenal awarded Nathan Butler-Oyedeji his first professional contract in 2021 after a decade at Hale End. The dynamic young forward first joined the Gunners in 2011 at the age of eight.
Charles Sagoe Jr

Name: | Charles Kwame Sagoe Jr |
DOB: | 24/07/2004 |
Position: | Left winger |
Joined Arsenal: | July 2022 |
Joined From: | Academy |
Charles Sagoe Jr signed his first professional contract with Arsenal in 2022 after seven years at Hale End. The livewire is now on the fringes of Arteta’s plans for the Gunners’ first-team.