Edward Keddar Nketiah was born on the 30th of May 1999, and he is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Arsenal. Nketiah is a product of the Chelsea and Arsenal academies and played on loan at Leeds United in their victorious 2019–20 Championship season.Information Guide Nigeria
Club career
Early career
Nketiah who was born in London and raised in Lewisham, started his career with Chelsea after being scouted at the age of nine while playing for south-east London Sunday team Hillyfielders. He was released by Chelsea in 2015.Information Guide Nigeria
Arsenal
According to the report from BBC sport, he then joined the Arsenal Academy and played for the club at youth levels. However, during the 2016–17 season, Nketiah scored 15 goals in 16 appearances for the under-18s while also scoring 12 goals in 26 appearances for the under-23 side. The report has it that after that season, Nketiah was called up by Arsène Wenger for the senior side’s pre-season trip to Australia and China.
Statistics has it that he scored his first goal in the Premier League on the last day of the season at Burnley on the 12th of May 2019. The young star was an unused substitute in the UEFA Europa League final 4–1 defeat against Chelsea in the 2018–19 final, with him receiving a runners-up medal. Eddie started the 2019–20 pre-season regularly involved in the Arsenal first team, scoring four goals, including scoring in pre-season friendlies against Bayern Munich and Fiorentina.Information Guide Nigeria
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Loan to Leeds United
Report from BBC Sport report has it that on the 8th of August 2019, the summer deadline day for Championship clubs, Nketiah joined Leeds United on loan for the 2019–20 season. The young star chose the squad number 14 in homage to one of his former Arsenal youth coaches, Thierry Henry. The then Leeds head coach Marcelo Bielsa described Nketiah upon signing as a “young, important player in English football”.Information Guide Nigeria
The report has it that his first league start for Leeds came on 29 December 2019, in a dramatic 4–5 victory over Birmingham City. He also started the next game on New Year’s Day 2020, in what would prove to be his final game for Leeds at West Bromwich Albion in a 1–1 draw. The result kept Leeds on top of the table on goal difference.Information Guide Nigeria
Return to Arsenal
As per ESPN report, after that match on the first day of 2020, Nketiah was recalled from his loan spell early by Arsenal. The young star was on the starting line up in Arsenal’s FA Cup Fourth Round victory against A.F.C. Bournemouth on the 27th of January. He scored the second goal of the match which Arsenal won 2–1 at the Vitality Stadium, progressing to the fifth round. Again, the report has it that Nketiah made his first Premier League start, at home to Newcastle United, before scoring in the next game against Everton, sliding a volley into the corner. He then scored at Portsmouth in the FA Cup fifth round, sealing a 2–0 win.NYSC Portal
On the 21st of December 2021, Nketiah scored the first hat-trick of his career in a 5–1 win against Sunderland in the EFL Cup quarter-finals. And on the 18th of June 2022, he signed a new contract with Arsenal until 2027, in which he would wear the number 14 shirt, previously worn by the likes of Thierry Henry, Theo Walcott and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.NYSC Portal
International career
As per talkSPORT report, Nketiah is eligible for both England and Ghana national sides at international level. The report has it that Nketiah made his international debut for England at the U18 level, playing a match against Saudi Arabia U19 on 22 March 2017. Iwas recorded that he scored the second goal for England in the 58th minute as they won 2–0. In the month of November 2017, Nketiah scored four goals for the England under-19 team in a qualifier for the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship against the Faroe Islands. The young star was one of a number of players withdrawn from selection for the tournament by their club.NYSC Portal
Again, on the 7th of October 2020, Nketiah equalled Alan Shearer’s goalscoring record of 13 for the England U21s by scoring in a 3–3 draw against Andorra. He went on to break that record with the second goal of a 2–1 win over Turkey at Molineux Stadium on the 13th of October 2020; a victory that secured England’s place at the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. The young star was ultimately named as England captain for that tournament which ended with a group stage exit.NYSC Portal
Eddie Nketiah’s salary
On the 6th of December 2017, Eddie signed a contract with Arsenal. The deal called for him to stay in the Emirates for five years until June 30, 2022. Nketiah’s salary per year is a staggering $2.9 million.
Eddie Nketiah’s net worth
The young star has a net worth of $1.5 million. This amount is a total of his career earnings and the assets that the player has in his possession. He is not the richest young player but he is definitely up there in the rankings list.
Honours
Arsenal
FA Cup: 2019–20
FA Community Shield: 2020
UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2018–19
Leeds United
EFL Championship: 2019–20
England U21
Toulon Tournament: 2018
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