Who is Ethan Nwaneri? Arsenal teenager becomes Premier League’s youngest ever player in Brentford win

Another fine performance and three points for Arsenal this season was capped off by the latest product of their youth academy coming on and breaking the Premier League record for youngest ever player.

Ethan Nwaneri, who is only 15 years olds, smashed the record which was previously held by Liverpool’s Harvey Elliott.

The Reds’ midfielder was 16 years and 30 days old when he made his Premier League debut against Fulham in 2019 when he himself broke the record that was then held by another Gunners’ youth academy graduate - Jack Wilshire.

Here is everything you need to know about Ethan Nwaneri including his precise age and his career so far.

Who is Ethan Nwaneri? Premier League’s youngest ever player

Ethan Nwaneri now holds the record for the Premier League’s youngest ever player at just 15 years and 181 days old.

He was born on March 21, 2007 and plays as an attacking midfielder.

Nwaneri first joined the Arsenal youth academy in 2016 at the age of nine and has been with the club ever since.

He has taken the squad number 83 in his first season as part of the first team squad.

At international level, Nwaneri has represented England at Under 16 and Under 17 level.

His talent was clearly identified by the Arsenal coaching staff as he was promoted from the Under 18 team to the Under 21 squad at the start of this season but has also been training with the first team.

His Gunners debut was a brief one however, coming on the stoppage time to replace Fabio Vieira.

The Portuguese star was on the scoresheet at the Gtech Community Stadium along with William Saliba and Gabriel Jesus as Arsenal ran out comfortable 3-0 winners to go top of the Premier League heading into the international break.

Before the match, Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta spoke about Nwaneri’s spot on the bench, saying: “We have the opportunities to bring young players on.

“We are pretty short and opportunities come when issues arise.”

After this weekend the Premier League pauses for the first international break of the season and the Gunners will return to action with the North London Derby on October 1 against Tottenham Hotspur at home.