Hale end academy

Hale End Academy: Ethan Nwaneri has signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal. The highly talented attacking midfielder, who has been with the club since the age of eight, has committed his future to the club following his impressive rise through their Hale End Academy and into the first team.

Ethan made history when he became the youngest player to feature for Arsenal’s men’s first-team, at the same time becoming the youngest top-flight player in English football history aged 15 years and 181 days in 2022. And last season, the England under-21 international reached new levels.

He produced an exceptional first full campaign at senior level, making 37 appearances – 16 of them starts – and scoring nine goals. Ethan’s first two goals came against Bolton Wanderers in the League Cup, and he added another, a spectacular effort from distance, at Preston North End in the next round, before netting his first Premier League goal against Nottingham Forest in November. In January,