Ethan Nwaneri, 15, Becomes Arsenal’s Youngest Premier League Player
Against Brentford, Arsenal’s 3-0 win over Ethan Nwaneri made him the youngest player in Premier League history. In stoppage time at Brentford Community Stadium, the English attacking midfielder replaced Fabio Vieira. The record was held by Harvey Elliott until Nwaneri broke it at the age of 15 years and 181 days. In 2019, Elliott was 16 years and 30 days old when he played for Fulham. After 91 minutes and 22 seconds, Nwaneri replaced Fabio Vieria, who had scored the third goal. He played for three minutes and 42 seconds before the game ended. The 16-year-old is the first player under 16 to play in the Premier League. Before the game, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said, “We have opportunities to bring young players on board.”. Opportunities arise when issues arise, since we are pretty short.” Arsenal defeat Brentford to regain the top spot When he was 14, Nwaneri played for England Under-16s and Arsenal Under-18s. After Manchester City and Tottenham won on Saturday, Arsenal returned to the top of the table with their win over Brentford.