Arsenal’s squad for the 2023/24 season has 43 players at manager Mikel Arteta’s disposal at Emirates Stadium. The Gunners’ team features six goalkeepers, 12 defenders, 13 midfielders and 12 forwards. Arsenal have also sent a number of senior players out on loan this season.

Arsenal goalkeepers

Aaron Ramsdale

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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 Cardiff City)

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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. But he has since left Arsenal for loan spells at Alanyaspor and Cardiff City.

David Raya

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Name: David Raya Martin
DOB: 15/09/1995
Joined Arsenal: July 2023
Joined From: Brentford
Kit Number: 22

Arsenal signed David Raya on loan from Brentford for £3m in the summer of 2023 to boost their goalkeeper options. The Gunners’ deal also included a £27m option to buy the Spain international in 2024. He left Brentford with 20 clean sheets in 62 Premier League games.

Karl Hein

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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 Wrexham AFC)

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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 prospect had long been in their academy and is now out on loan to Wrexham AFC.

James Hillson

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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

William Saliba

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Name: William Alain Andre Gabriel Saliba
DOB: 24/03/2001
Position: Centre-half
Joined Arsenal: July 2019
Joined From: Saint-Etienne
Kit Number: 2

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.

Kieran Tierney (on loan to Real Sociedad)

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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. He would also join Real Sociedad on loan in 2023/24 after falling out of favour.

Ben White

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Name: Benjamin William White
DOB: 08/10/1997
Position: Centre-half
Joined Arsenal: July 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

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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.

Jurrien Timber

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Name: Jurrien David Norman Timber
DOB: 17/06/2001
Position: Centre-half, right-back, left-back
Joined Arsenal: July 2023
Joined From: AFC Ajax
Kit Number: 12

Arsenal raided AFC Ajax to sign Jurrien Timber in 2023 for an initial £34m, plus £4.5m, in add-ons to add vast defensive depth. The Dutchman is naturally suited to a centre-half role but immediately showed his versatility to also play as a left and as a right-back for Arsenal.

Jakub Kiwior

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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.

Cedric Soares

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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 gave valuable depth in defence if ever needed.

Takehiro Tomiyasu

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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 Nottingham Forest)

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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 defender is now on loan to Nottingham Forest.

Oleksandr Zinchenko

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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.

Lino Sousa

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

Jorginho

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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

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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 Luton Town)

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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 Luton Town.

Mohamed Elneny

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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.

Kai Havertz

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Name: Kai Lukas Havertz
DOB: 11/06/1999
Position: Attacking midfielder
Joined Arsenal: June 2023
Joined From: Chelsea
Kit Number: 29

Kai Havertz switched west for north London in 2023 as he quit Chelsea to join Arsenal. The Gunners paid an initial £62.5m, rising up to £67.5m, for the German who scored the winning goal in the 2020/21 Champions League final. Chelsea beat Manchester City 1-0 in Porto.

Declan Rice

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Name: Declan Rice
DOB: 14/01/1999
Position: Defensive midfielder
Joined Arsenal: July 2023
Joined From: West Ham United
Kit Number: 41

Stan Kroenke, Arsenal’s owner, sanctioned the club-record signing of Declan Rice from West Ham in 2023. The Gunners paid an initial £100m, plus £5m in add-ons, to land the Irons’ club captain. He also left the Hammers after lifting the 2022/23 Europa Conference League title.

Bradley Ibrahim

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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.

Catalin Cirjan (on loan to FC Rapid Bucuresti)

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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 (on loan to Colchester United)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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, for 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

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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 joined Nice on loan in 22/23 and Trossard took his No19 top.

Reiss Nelson

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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.

Marquinhos (on loan to FC Nantes)

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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 in January 2023. He also then moved to FC Nantes on loan for the 2023/24 season to gain further first-team games.

Khayon Edwards

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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

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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 (on loan to Cheltenham Town)

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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

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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.

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