Ethan Nwaneri, Arsenal’s promising youngster who is compared to Lamine Yamal, scored Arsenal’s third goal in their 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest at the Emirates Stadium.
Ethan Nwaneri, youngest Premier debutant and Arsenal’s second-youngest scorer
The striker born in Enfield (England) on March 21, 2007, who in September 2022 became the youngest debutant in the history of the Premier League at 15 years and 181 days, is already the second youngest player (17 years and 247 days) to score in the Premier with Arsenal and the ninth youngest scorer in the history of the Premier.
Ethan Nwaneri, youngest debutant in PremierMARCA
Mikel Arteta: “I am responsible for building a career for Ethan Nwaneri”
Mikel Arteta, Arsenal coach, wanted to reduce the pressure and expectations a little on the young Ethan Nwaneri, who is only surpassed by the Spanish Cesc Fábregras as a precocious scorer at Arsenal at 17 years and 113 days old.
Ethan Nwaneri, youngest debutant in the Premier League and second-youngest scorer for ArsenalAP
“What I like is that he comes in and in that context the first thing he does is touch, run forward, pass two players and put it centimeters from the post,” highlighted the Spanish coach.
You have to do it brick by brick. Today Ethan Nwaneri laid another brick. Then we put one more layer, one more layer
Mikel Arteta
Mikel Arteta took responsibility for Nwaneri’s future and evolution in football: “I am responsible for building a career for him. You have to do it brick by brick. Today he laid another brick. Then we put one more layer, one more layer.”
Mikel Arteta’s warning about Ethan Nwaneri’s future
Continuing with his simile with the world of construction, Ethan Nwaneri’s coach warned that “if you want to put five in a row, believe me it won’t work… Now we have to put another cement, make sure it doesn’t dry out so we can put another one and hit… We have to manage not only their expectations but also their burden, which is really important.
We have to manage not only their expectations but also their burden, which is really important
Mikel Arteta
Mikel Arteta reinforced his commitment to Ethan Nwaneri: “I will try to educate him, raise him and give him the path that we believe is the best.”
I will try to educate him, raise him and give him the path that we believe is the best
Mikel Arteta
“His family, his agent, his friends will also be very important. Let them not listen to the noise too much, let them concentrate on what he does, which is playing football. He loves every minute of it and good things will happen for him for sure,” stood out.