Squad
Current Arsenal First Team Squad Members - (Excludes players out on loan)
1. Manuel Rivero Almunia
Nickname: -
Born: 19/05/1977, Pamplona - Spain
Previous Clubs: Osasuna, Cartagonova, Sabadell, Celta Vigo, Eibar, Recreativo Huelva, Albacete
Arsenal Record
Joined: 14/07/04
Debut: 27/10/04 - Man City (a), won 2-1
2. Vassiriki Abou Diaby
Nickname: Abou
Born: 11/05/1986, Paris - France
Previous Clubs: AJ Auxerre
Arsenal Record
Joined: 13/01/06
Debut: 21/01/06 - Everton (a), lost 1-0
3. Bacary Sagna
Nickname:
Bac
Born: 14/02/1983, Sens - France
Previous Clubs: Auxerre
Arsenal Record
Joined: 11/07/07
Debut: 12/08/07 - Fulham (h), won 2-1
4. Francesc Fàbregas Soler
Nickname: Cesc, Fab
Born: 04/05/1987, Catalonia - Spain
Previous Clubs: Barcelona
Arsenal Record
Joined: 09/11/03
Debut: 28/10/03 - Rotherham Utd (h), 1-1 (won on pens.)
5. Kolo Abib Touré
Nickname: Kolo
Born: 19/03/1981, Sokoura Bouake - Ivory Coast
Previous Clubs: ASEC Mimosas
Arsenal Record
Joined: 14/02/02
Debut: 11/08/02 - Liverpool (c/shield final), won 1-0
6. Philippe Sylvain Senderos
Nickname: Big Phil, Swiss Tony, Phil
Born: 14/02/1985, Geneva - Switzerland
Previous Clubs: Servette
Arsenal Record
Joined: 01/06/03
Debut: 27/10/04 - Man City (a), won 2-1
7. Tomáš Rosický
Nickname: Rosa, Little Mozart, Tom, Dumpling
Born: 04/10/1980, Prague - Czech Republic
Previous Clubs: CKD Kompensory, Sparta Prague, Borussia Dortmund
Arsenal Record
Joined: 23/05/06
Debut: 08/08/06 - Dinamo Zagreb (a), won 3-0
9. Eduardo Alves da Silva
Nickname: Dudu, Eddy
Born: 25/02/1983, Rio De Janeiro - Brazil
Previous Clubs: CBF Nova Kennedy, Bangu Atletico Clube, Inter Zapresic, Dinamo Zagreb
Arsenal Record
Joined: 03/07/07
Debut: 19/08/07 - Blackburn (a), 1-1
10. William Gallas (c)
Nickname: Willy, Bill, Billy, Big Willy
Born: 17/08/1977, Asnières-sur-Seine - France
Previous Clubs: Caen, Olympique Marseille, Chelsea
Arsenal Record
Joined: 31/08/06
Debut: 09/09/06 - Middlesbrough (h), 1-1
11. Robin van Persie
Nickname: RVP
Born: 06/08/1983, Rotterdam - Netherlands
Previous Clubs: Feyenoord
Arsenal Record
Joined: 17/05/04
Debut: 08/08/04 - Man Utd (c/shield final), won 3-1
12. Carlos Alberto Vela Garrido
Nickname:
Born: 01/03/1989, Cancún - Mexico
Previous Clubs: Guadalajara, Celta Vigo (loan), Salamanca (loan), Osasuna (loan)
Arsenal Record
Joined: 11/11/05
Debut: -
13. Aliaksandr Pavlovich Hleb
Nickname: Alex
Born: 01/05/1981, Minsk - Belarus
Previous Clubs: BATE Borisov, VfB Stuttgart
Arsenal Record
Joined: 27/06/05
Debut: 07/08/05 - Man Utd (c/shield final), lost 2-1
14. Theodore Walcott
Nickname: Theo
Born: 16/05/1989, London - England
Previous Clubs: Southampton
Arsenal Record
Joined: 20/01/2006
Debut: 19/08/06 - Aston Villa (h), 1-1
15. Denílson Pereira Neves
Nickname: -
Born: 16/02/1988, São Paulo - Brazil
Previous Clubs: Sao Paulo
Arsenal Record
Joined: 31/08/06
Debut: 24/10/06 - West Brom (a), won 2-0
16. Aaron Ramsey
Nickname: -
Born: 26/12/1990, Caerphilly - Wales
Previous Clubs: Cardiff City
Arsenal Record
Joined: 13/06/08
Debut: -
17. Alexandre Song
Nickname: Alex
Born: 09/09/1987, Douala - Cameroon
Previous Clubs: Bastia, Chalrton (loan)
Arsenal Record
Joined: 12/08/05
Debut: 19/09/05 - Everton (h), won 2-0
19. Gilberto Aparecido da Silva
Nickname: The Invisible Wall
Born: 07/10/1976, Lagoa da Prata - Brazil
Previous Clubs: America (MG), Atletico Mineiro
Arsenal Record
Joined: 29/07/02
Debut: 11/08/02 - Liverpool (c/shield final), won 1-0
20. Johan Agwawandre Djourou
Nickname: -
Born: 18/01/1987, Abidjan - Ivory Coast
Previous Clubs: Etoile Carouge FC, Birmingham (loan)
Arsenal Record
Joined: 01/08/03
Debut: 27/10/04 - Man City (a), won 2-1
21. Łukasz Fabiański
Nickname: -
Born: 18/04/1985, Poland
Previous Clubs: Polonia Słubice, MSP Szamotuły, Lubuszanin Drezdenko, Sparta Brodnica, Mieszko Gniezno, Lech Poznań, Legia Warszawa
Arsenal Record
Joined: 26/05/07
Debut: 25/09/07 - Newcastle (h), won 2-0
22. Gaël Clichy
Nickname: -
Born: 26/07/1985, Toulouse - France
Previous Clubs: Cannes
Arsenal Record
Joined: 04/08/03
Debut: 28/10/03 - Rotherham Utd (h), 1-1 (won on pens.)
24. Vito Mannone
Nickname: -
Born: 02/03/1988, Desio - Italy
Previous Clubs: Atlanta, Barnsley (loan)
Arsenal Record
Joined: 01/07/05
Debut: -
25. Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor
Nickname: Manu, Ade
Born: 26/02/1985, Lomé - Togo
Previous Clubs: Metz, Monaco
Arsenal Record
Joined: 13/01/06
Debut: 04/02/06 - Birmingham (a), won 2-0
26. Nicklas Bendtner
Nickname: Nick
Born: 16/01/1988, Copenhagen, Denmark
Previous Clubs: FC Copenhagen, Birmingham (loan)
Arsenal Record
Joined: 01/08/04
Debut: 25/10/05 - Sunderland (a), won 3-0
27. Emmanuel Eboué
Nickname: -
Born: 04/06/1983, Abidjan - Ivory Coast
Previous Clubs: Asec Mimosas, Beveren
Arsenal Record
Joined: 02/01/05
Debut: 29/01/05 - Stoke City (h), won 2-1
30. Armand Traoré
Nickname: -
Born: 08/10/1989, Paris - France
Previous Clubs: Monaco
Arsenal Record
Joined: 01/10/06
Debut: 24/10/06 - West Brom (a), won 2-0
31. Justin Raymond Hoyte
Nickname: -
Born: 20/11/1984, London - England
Previous Clubs: -
Arsenal Record
Joined: 01/08/2001
Debut: 07/05/04 - Southampton (h), won 6-1
