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Liam Brady
Brady is one of the most talented players to ever play for Arsenal. He joined the team when he was 15 years old, and spent an impressive time with the youth team before being promoted to the first team at the age of 17.
The Irish player spent 7 years playing for the Gunners, appearing more than 300 times and bringing home the FA Cup championship in 1979.
Brady then moved to Juventus in 1980 and spent 7 years in Italy with the following clubs: Sampdoria, Inter Milan and Ascoli.
Brady returned to England in 1987, and saw out his final playing days at West Ham.
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David Rocastle
David Rocastle tragically passed away from cancer at the age of 33. Before that, he left behind an illustrious career.
Rocastle joined the Gunners academy in 1982 and made his first appearance for the first team in three years. He won two Premier League titles and one League Cup, before being sold to Leeds United in 1991.
This player also had time for Manchester City and Chelsea before moving to Malaysia.
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Michael Thomas
Thomas, who joined the club as a schoolboy in 1982, made history when he scored a last-minute winner against Liverpool at Anfield to help Arsenal become champions in the 1988 season. -89.
The midfielder then won another trophy in 1991 before moving to Liverpool, where he won the FA Cup in 1992.
Thomas then moved to Benfica before finishing his career at Wimbledon.
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Tony Adams
Adams signed as a trainee and made his first team debut three years later, shortly after his 17th birthday.
He was honored to receive the captain’s armband when he was only 21 years old and has made 669 appearances, helping the Gunners reap a huge collection of titles, including: 4 Premier League titles, 2 FA Cups, 2 League Cups and UEFA Cup Winners Cup.
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Paul Merson
He joined the Arsenal academy in 1984, and after just two years was given the opportunity to make his first team debut.
Merson was a key cog in Arsenal winning the Division One title in 1989 and 1991. He also won the FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup Winners Cup during his time in north London.
The striker scored 99 goals in all competitions before joining Middlesbrough in 1997. He then had spells with Aston Villa and Portsmouth.
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Andy Cole
In fact, Cole did not make much of an impact at Arsenal, but the experience he gained at this team helped him continue to make a name for himself in the Premier League.
After coming through the youth ranks at Highbury, he made just one appearance with the Gunners’ first team before being sold to Bristol City after a successful loan spell.
Cole then moved to Newcastle before making a shock £7m transfer to Manchester United in 1995.
Parting ways with MU, Cole continued to try his hand at Fulham, Manchester City and Blackburn Rovers before moving on to a coaching career.
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Ray Parlour
No player has appeared more times in the Premier League for Arsenal than the 333 made by Ray Parlour.
This player has been the mainstay of the London team for more than a decade, winning 3 Premier League championships, 4 FA Cups, League Cup and UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup.
In 2004, he said goodbye to Arsenal and moved to Middlesbrough.
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Nicolas Anelka
Anelka stuck with Arsenal for a relatively short time, but that was enough for him to show his class.
Moving to Arsenal in 1997, this player soon had the opportunity to play for the first team when Ian Wright was injured. He quickly showed his talent and became an important part of helping the Gunners win the double in the 1991/98 season.
But he only continued to stay with the club for another year before being sold to Real Madrid for 22.5 million pounds.
Anelka went on to have successful seasons with Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City before ending his career in India in 2015.
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Ashley Cole
Growing up at the Arsenal academy, Cole debuted for the first team in 1999 and quickly became one of the best left backs in Europe.
During his time with the Gunners, he won two Premier League titles and three FA Cups before moving to Chelsea in 2006.
At Stamford Bridge, Cole continued to shine brightly and brought home an impressive collection of titles.
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Jack Wilshere
Wilshere is considered a prodigy of Arsenal in particular and of English football in general. He was given the opportunity to play in the first team by coach Arsene Wenger when he was only 16 years old. However, this player’s development steps did not meet expectations.
Injuries combined with his drinking habits caused his performance to decline. Leaving Arsenal in 2016, Wilshere drifted through West Ham, Bournemouth and AGF.
Recently, this player officially retired and returned to Arsenal as coach of the U18 team.
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Wojciech Szczesny
Szczesny joined Arsenal’s youth academy when he was just 16 years old, and quickly made great progress to become the Gunners’ number one goalkeeper.
However, the Polish goalkeeper is said to have had conflicts with coach Wenger and was sold to Juventus in 2017. Here, Szczesny still maintains his impressive form, and is increasingly improving in terms of performance. skill.
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Kieran Gibbs
Gibbs joined the Arsenal academy from Wimbledon in 2004 and signed his first professional contract three years later. In September 2007, he was given the opportunity to make his first team debut and became the preferred choice at left-back after Gael Clichy left.
During a decade with Arsenal, Gibbs brought home 3 FA Cup titles before leaving in 2017. He spent 4 years playing at West Brom before moving to Inter Miami and has remained until now. in.
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Cesc Fabregas
Fabregas was brought to Arsenal by coach Arsene Wenger when he was just 16 years old. After a period of practice at the academy, he became the Gunners’ youngest player to debut for the first team, at just 16 years and 177 days old.
After that, Fabregas had promotions and became the captain of Arsenal. He made more than 300 appearances for this team before returning to Barcelona in 2011.
Fabregas stayed with Camp Nou for 3 years and then returned to England to play for Chelsea. Here, he won two more Premier League championships, FA Cup, League Cup and Europa League before moving to Monaco.
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Hector Bellerin
Bellerin moved to Arsenal from Barcelona in 2011. After training in the youth team and being loaned to Watford, he was given the opportunity to join the first team by coach Arsene Wenger.
Over the course of a decade, Bellerin became an irreplaceable face in the defense of the home team at Emirates Stadium.
However, at the present time, it is likely that this defender is about to say goodbye to the Gunners after reaching the age on the other side of the slope of his career.
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Serge Gnabry
Serge Gnabry joined Arsenal from Stuttgart when he was just 16 years old and quickly shone brightly in youth teams. Impressive performances helped him make his first team debut in a match against Coventry in the English League Cup, when he was just 17 years old.
It seemed like there would be great advancement, but injuries became a barrier preventing this player’s development.
Parting ways with Arsenal, Gnabry moved to Werder Bremen in 2016, before joining Bayern Munich and once again proving his talent.
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Alex Iwobi
Iwobi progressed quickly from Hale End and was released to the first team by coach Arsene Wenger in 2015. After that, he became an important part of the Arsenal squad with a total of 149 appearances.
However, after coach Wenger left, Iwobi quickly became “redundant” and was sold to Everton in 2019 for a price of up to 35 million pounds.
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Joe Willock
Willock is the youngest child in a family of three brothers who were all involved in Arsenal’s youth training system. He was promoted to the first team under Wenger, but then could not compete for a position under Unai Emery and Mikel Arteta.
In the summer of 2020, Willock said goodbye to Arsenal to join Newcastle United for about 25 million pounds.
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Bukayo Saka
Saka is one of Arsenal’s brightest faces at the present time. He has been with the Gunners since he was 7 years old and began to make a special mark in the 2019/20 season. Saka even took home the Gunners’ Best Player of the Season title for two consecutive years.
Even though he is only 20 years old, the English player is an irreplaceable link in the Arsenal squad at the present time.
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Emile Smith Rowe
Like Saka, Smith Rowe has been with Arsenal for more than a decade, and has become a mainstay for the Gunners in recent seasons.
Last year, Smith Rowe delivered sublime performances and finished the season as the club’s second-highest scorer.