Star in the making Nwaneri makes Arsenal history again with goal against Brighton

Ethan Nwaneri made Arsenal history again as the Gunners were held to a 1-1 draw by Brighton & Hove in a Premier League clash at the American Express Stadium in East Sussex on Saturday evening, allnigeriasoccer.com reports.

The England U19 international of Nigerian descent benefitted from the absence of Bukayo Saka, making the starting line up for back-to-back Premier League games for the first time in his career. 

One of the most talked about young players in the Premier League, Nwaneri made the difference in the first half, giving Arsenal a 1-0 goal lead in the 16th minute. 

The Hale End Academy graduate made Premier League history in September 2022 when he came off the bench in the closing moments of Arsenal's 3-0 win over Brentford, becoming the youngest player to debut in the top flight of English football at just 15 years and 181 days old.

In November 2024, the Anglo-Nigerian attacking midfielder made Premier League history as the first player born in 2007 to score in the league.

Cutting into the box, Nwaneri unleashed a shot that sneaked through Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen to open the scoring. 

Today, at 17 years and 289 days old, he made history as the first Arsenal player to score more than one Premier League goal before the age of 18.

A host of stars achieved the feat of scoring multiple Premier League goals before turning 18, including Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney, Liverpool icon Michael Owen, former Everton forward Danny Cadamarteri, ex-Leeds United midfielder James Milner and United old boy Federico Macheda. 

On the hour mark, Joao Pedro leveled the score with a disputed penalty, earning the Seagulls a draw.

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Photo Credit: arsenal.com

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