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| Nketiah cerebrating a goal with Iwobi |
Eddie Nketiah is a forward who currently plays for Arsenal and the England Under-18 team, who hit the headlines after scoring a hat-trick for the England under 18 team against Qatar.
Originally on Chelsea's books, Nketiah signed scholarship terms with the Gunners in 2015, and has spent this season playing between the Under-18 and Under-23 teams.
Naturally a forward, but also able to play out wide, Nketiah has scored 11 goals in 12 games at U18 level, and five goals in 11 appearances for the U23s.
The 18-year-old came off the bench to score twice against Norwich City and send the Gunners into the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup.
It took Eddie Nketiah 15 seconds to leave his mark on Arsenal’s Carabao Cup campaign and what a crucial goal it proved to be.
The 18-year-old’s goalscoring prowess has seen him bag an array of goals for the Gunners’ under-23s side yet it was a simple tap-in from close range against Norwich which has announced him to many supporters across the world for the first time.
Nketiah’s second goal sends Arsene Wenger’s men into the quarter-final of the cup competition and the Frenchman will be confident of winning a trophy which has traditionally been used to blood young players over the years.
A clinical, fast and technically astute forward, Nketiah’s goals against the Canaries will almost certainly see him given an opportunity in the latter rounds of the competition.
Eddie Nketiah’s goalscoring Record:
England U18: 2 caps 4 goals
England u19: 2 caps 3 goals
Arsenal Youth (u18-u23): 63 apps 48 goals.
Photo credit - goal.com
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