| General |
| Bukayo Saka | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name: | Bukayo Saka | |
| Date of birth: | 5 September 2001 | |
| Place of birth: | Ealing,  England
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| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |
| Playing position: | Winger | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Arsenal
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| Number: | 7 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2017–2018 | Arsenal
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2018– | Arsenal
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180 (50) |
| National team | ||
| 2017 2017–2018 2018–2019 2018–2019 2020– 2020– |
England U16 England U17 England U18 England U19 England U21 England
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2 (0) 9 (0) 5 (1) 10 (4) 1 (0) 43 (12) |
Bukayo Saka (born 5 September 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Arsenal in the Premier League and plays as a midfielder and defender for the England national team.
Career[]
Born in London, Saka started his career with Arsenal's Hale End academy. Once he turned 17 years old, Saka was given a professional contract by Arsenal and promoted to the under-23 side.
On 29 November 2018, Saka made his senior competitive debut for Arsenal in their Europa League match against Vorskla Poltava. He came on as a 68th minute substitute for Aaron Ramsey. On 13 December 2018, Saka made his first full home debut for Arsenal in their Europa League against FK Qarabag.
International career[]
Born in England, Saka is of Nigerian descent. Saka has represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-19 level.
In May 2018, Saka was included in the England under-17 squad as they hosted the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. The hosts were eliminated by the Netherlands at the semi-final stage on a penalty shootout although Saka scored his spot kick.
In September 2018, Saka scored the winner for the England under-18 team in an away game against France. In November 2018, Saka received his first call-up to the England under-19 team. He scored on his debut at that age level in a qualifier against Moldova.
External links[]
| Arsenal F.C. squad - 2024–25 |
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2 Saliba · 3 Tierney · 4 White · 5 Partey · 6 Gabriel · 7 Saka · 8 Ødegaard (c) · 9 Gabriel Jesus · 11 Martinelli · 12 Timber · 15 Kiwior · 17 Zinchenko · 18 Tomiyasu · 19 Trossard · 20 Jorginho · 22 Raya · 23 Merino · 29 Havertz · 30 Sterling · 32 Neto · 33 Calafiori · 41 Rice Manager: Mikel Arteta |
| England
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| England – 2022 FIFA World Cup – Quarter-finals |
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1. Pickford
2. Walker
3. Shaw
4. Rice
5. Stones
6. Maguire
7. Grealish
8. Henderson
9. Kane (c)
10. Sterling
11. Rashford
12. Trippier
13. Pope
14. Phillips
15. Dier
16. Coady
17. Saka
18. Alexander-Arnold
19. Mount
20. Foden
21. White
22. Bellingham
23. Ramsdale
24. Wilson
25. Maddison
26. Gallagher
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| England – UEFA Euro 2024 – Runners-up |
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1. Pickford
2. Walker
3. Shaw
4. Rice
5. Stones
6. Guéhi
7. Saka
8. Alexander-Arnold
9. Kane (c)
10. Bellingham
11. Foden
12. Trippier
13. Ramsdale
14. Konsa
15. Dunk
16. Gallagher
17. Toney
18. Gordon
19. Watkins
20. Bowen
21. Eze
22. Gomez
23. Henderson
24. Palmer
25. Wharton
26. Mainoo |