Ainsley Maitland-Niles
 Maitland-Niles playing for Arsenal in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ainsley Cory Maitland-Niles[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 August 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Goodmayes, London, England | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Arsenal | ||
| Number | 70 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003– | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2014– | Arsenal | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014 | England U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014– | England U18 | 4 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:04, 13 December 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Ainsley Maitland-Niles (born 29 August 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Arsenal.
Career
Maitland-Niles is a product of Arsenal's Hale End Academy having joined the club at the age of 6.[2][3] Maitland-Niles made the step up to Arsenal U21 during the 2013-14 season, having broken into the U18 set up the season before.[4] He signed his first professional contract with Arsenal on 24 October 2014.[5]
On 9 December 2014, Maitland-Niles made his professional debut at the age of 17 years and 102 days in a UEFA Champions League match against Galatasaray, replacing Aaron Ramsey at half time[6] In doing so he became the second youngest player to have represented Arsenal in the Champions League, behind Jack Wilshere. Four days later, he made his Premier League debut, replacing Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in added time in a 4–1 win against Newcastle United.[7]
International
Maitland-Niles has played for England at under-17 and under-18 levels.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 4 January 2015
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal | 2014–15[8] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
References
- ↑ "Barclays Premier League Squad Lists 2014/15 are revealed" (PDF). Premier League. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZYVpwqZnvE
- ↑ "70. Ainsley Maitland-Niles". Arsenal Youth. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ↑ http://www.arsenal.com/academy/players/ainsley-maitland-niles
- ↑ "Young duo sign professional terms". Arsenal Football Club. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ↑ "Galatasaray vs Arsenal 0 - 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ↑ "Arsenal vs. Newcastle United - 13 December 2014 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ↑ "Games played by Ainsley Maitland-Niles in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
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