English footballer with Ghanaian roots, Eddie Nketiah, has expressed a willingness to represent the Black Stars, signalling a potential shift in his international allegiance.
The Arsenal forward has attracted interest from the Ghana Football Association, which has reportedly engaged in several discussions with him and his family about joining the Ghanaian national team.
Although Nketiah seemed to close the door on Ghanaian prospects when he was selected by former England manager Gareth Southgate in August 2023, recent developments suggest he may reconsider.
Despite his involvement with the England squad, Nketiah has struggled for playing time at Arsenal.
In a recent interview, the 25-year-old highlighted his connection to Ghana and revealed that he is open to playing for either Ghana or England, depending on the opportunities that arise.
“Obviously, my parents are both Ghanaians, and I’m from a Ghanaian heritage. It’s a possibility; I’m open to both, whether that’s playing for Ghana or England as well,” he said on the Beautiful Game podcast.
“I’ve played for the England youth teams, so obviously when I was younger they called me up to go and play for them.”
Eddie Nketiah is on the verge of leaving Arsenal, as the club has allowed him to undergo medical examinations with Crystal Palace.
The transfer is expected to be finalized with Crystal Palace paying £25 million, plus an additional £5 million in performance-related bonuses.
Nketiah, who rose through Arsenal’s youth ranks, is poised to make the move after being granted permission to discuss terms with his potential new club.
Arsenal is reportedly seeking to offload striker Eddie Nketiah during the upcoming summer transfer window.
The decision comes as part of the club’s efforts to facilitate his development by allowing him to pursue opportunities elsewhere.
It’s understood that Arsenal views Nketiah as unlikely to become the team’s primary striker and wishes to support his growth to maximise his potential.
Nketiah, 24, is among seven first-team players Arsenal has earmarked for potential sale.
The others include Aaron Ramsdale, Emile Smith Rowe, Kieran Tierney, Nuno Tavares, Albert Sambi Lokonga, and Reiss Nelson.
Despite contributing five goals and two assists this season, Arsenal aims to replace Nketiah with a more established striker to enhance its competitiveness in the English Premier League and other competitions in the upcoming seasons.
Arsenal striker, Eddie Nketiah, showcased his brilliance by securing his very first Premier League hat-trick as Arsenal continued their impressive performance, defeating Sheffield United 5-0 at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, October 28.
Nketiah left a significant mark on the match.
He initiated the scoring with a clever touch, capitalising on Declan Rice’s precise pass to exploit Sheffield United’s defence.
The former England U-21 player extended Arsenal’s lead with a powerful strike that found the back of the net’s roof, leaving Paul Heckingbottom’s struggling team in a precarious position.
This UK-born Ghanaian forward, who has already accumulated five league goals this season, had a spectacular afternoon, sealing it with a remarkable long-range shot from 25 yards out.
It’s important to note that Nketiah remains eligible to represent Ghana, as his only appearance for England was in a friendly match.
Nevertheless, considering his remarkable goal-scoring exploits, it may not be long before Nketiah secures a competitive England debut.
Regrettably, fellow GhanaianThomas Partey was absent from the squad due to injury.
Prominent Ghanaian dancehall artist Shatta Wale joined a chorus of celebrated footballers in showering praise on Eddie Nketiah, an English footballer of Ghanaian descent, following his remarkable Premier League hat-trick on Saturday, October 28, 2023.
In Arsenal’s resounding 5-0 triumph over Sheffield United, Eddie Nketiah emerged as the standout player, achieving a hat-trick with a display of various goal-scoring styles.
For his first goal, Nketiah flawlessly received a precise pass from Declan Rice, exhibiting a perfect first touch before skillfully evading the Sheffield goalkeeper.
The second goal saw the 24-year-old capitalise on a loose ball after an Arsenal corner, delivering a powerful strike into the top left corner of the net.
The third goal was particularly exceptional, as Nketiah unleashed a thunderous shot into the goal from a pass by Emile-Smith Rowe.
Arsenal’s two additional goals were contributed by Japanese fullback Takehiro Tomiyasu and Portuguese midfielder Fabio Vieira.
Following this remarkable hat-trick, Shatta Wale took to X (formerly Twitter) to commend Eddie Nketiah for this historic achievement. Shatta Wale’s tweet read: “Great things happen to great people – Congrats on your Hat-trick yesterday @EddieNketiah9 at the #Emirates Stadium. Nobody saw it coming.
“For once, you’ve never doubted yourself, Charlie. You are born great; keep shining.”
Eddie Nketiah’s Instagram page was inundated with congratulatory messages from former Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham, and Arsenal teammates Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, and David Raya, among others.
This hat-trick is expected to bolster Eddie Nketiah’s confidence as he steps up for Arsenal in the wake of the injury to Brazilian star Gabriel Jesus.
Nketiah’s remarkable hat-trick propelled Arsenal to a 5-0 victory, elevating them to second place in the Premier League table with 24 points after ten games.
Up next for Eddie Nketiah and Arsenal is a Carabao Cup match against West Ham on Wednesday, November 1, 2023.
Despite making his England debut on October 14, 2023, Eddie Nketiah remains eligible to represent Ghana, as the match he played in was a friendly against Australia.
Eddie Nketiah was let go by Chelsea when he was just 14 years old. This experience made him even more motivated to succeed. Declan Rice went through a similar situation. Now, both Nketiah and Rice play together for Arsenal and the England national team.
Both Nketiah and Rice were in the training program at Chelsea but were released as teenagers. Nketiah went to the Gunners and Rice joined West Ham.
Because Arsenal paid £105m, the striker and midfielder are now on the same club team once more. Rice joined Arsenal during the summer for a very high price.
And because Nketiah has been playing really well at the beginning of the season, he has now been selected to join the England team. Rice has already been on the England team for a while.
Nketiah thinks that being released from Chelsea ten years ago has helped him mentally, making him more determined and motivated to succeed.
I believe it made me more focused on what I want to achieve. I was there from when I was nine years old until I was 14. It was a big surprise to me because I was doing good back then,” said the person who is 24 years old now.
Declan Rice was also in the same age group and went through a similar situation. I believe it serves as an eye-opener, realizing that things can quickly change and you can lose all the things you have worked hard for.
‘When times are tough, it helps you stay motivated and strong. ‘ I can go deeper into things than some people can or choose not to go into. It’s all part of the thing you go through.
Arsenal FC and Manchester United are facing each other in a football match in the Premier League.
Some boys may not have gone through it, but they will eventually face challenges in their careers. This is my story and it has shaped me into the person I am today.
He said a similar thing to what Rice said: “It’s strange how life can be sometimes. ” We have finished a complete turn and are now back together. We each took different paths to reach this point, but now we are all traveling together for our club and country.
Black Stars head coach, Chris Hughton, has affirmed that discussions are in progress to persuade Chelsea star Callum Hudson-Odoi and Arsenal forward Eddie Nketiah to change their nationalities to represent Ghana.
In what appears to be an extended dialogue about their nationality switch, Hughton elaborated that the players have provided compelling justifications during the numerous conversations held with them.
“We have been in contact with them not only on my time but I think before. I think it is a process and ultimately it will be about both of them making that decision that they want to play. But we have been in good dialog with them and some of it(reason) I think it’s understandable.”
While giving an account on Hudson-Odoi, he said the player played fewer games last season and is hopeful that they will reopen and speed up a conversation if Odoi settles at a new club this season.
“Two very good players. Hudson-Odi I think probably last season he didn’t play the amount of games he would’ve loved to play and it is more down to the system- three at the back.
“It looks like even if he was going to play he would have played mostly as a wingback. So hopefully wherever he goes this season, (he will) play regularly and maybe we would get the process going again,” he said.
The two Ghanaians born in the UK were reportedly on the verge of changing their nationality to Ghana, but the process encountered obstacles.
Amidst the speculations, Eddie Nketiah visited Ghana and obtained his Ghanaian passport.
On the other hand, Callum Hudson-Odoi is believed to be focusing on establishing his club career and regaining his form before finalizing his decision.
The altercation occurred when Nketiah attempted to waste time while Arsenal was in the lead.
Rice acknowledged the incident but assured that their relationship has since improved, stating that all is well between them now.
He expressed excitement about the opportunity to play alongside his new teammate.
Speaking to Arsenal’s official website, Rice said, “I played with Eddie from under-nines to under-14s. We were both released on the same day and it’s crazy where football takes you, your journey.
“He’s made it through the ranks at Arsenal, I made it through the ranks at West Ham. Now we get to link back up again.
“I’ve always loved Eddie, even though we had that little altercation on the pitch before! I’ve always loved him and been close to his family. His dad is a top, top guy who used to come on all the tours with us as kids, so I’m really looking forward to seeing Eddie again and of course the other boys.”
The midfielder, who completed a move to Arsenal on Saturday for a club-record transfer fee of £105m ($137m), is now looking forward to a reunion with the Arsenal striker.
Mikel Arteta’s charges have started their pre-season training and played two friendly games on July 8 and July 13 against Watford and Nurnberg.
They will now travel to the USA to face Manchester United, Barcelona and Monaco.
Ghana’s Eddie Nketiah who plays for Arsenal as a striker on Wednesday presented customized shirt of the club to Kim Kardashian.
The American socialite, media personality, and businesswoman was handed over the Arsenal shirt with number 1 and name ‘Kim Kadarshian’.
Before presenting the shirt, Eddie Nketiah said “We have a lovely little shirt for you!” Arsenal shared footage of the presentation on its TikTok account.
After the presentation, the 24-year-old take a photo with Kim and some children who are in the room where the presentation takes place.
He later gives the model a hug as they exchanged pleasantries.
Kim Kardashian was at the Emirates Stadium recently to watch Arsenal take on Sporting Clube de Portugal in the Europa League. Arsenal lost the fixture on penalties.
She was also accompanied by four children, each wearing Arsenal shirts – two with names of men’s players and two with names of women’s players, including Republic of Ireland captain Katie McCabe.
Ghanaian forward, Eddie Nketiah has warned defenders in the English Premier League to be wary of him after netting a brace against Manchester United.
Nketiah started and lasted the entire duration as his outfit inflicted a 3-2 home win over the Red Devils on Sunday.
Nketiah netted a brace, including a last-gasp winner at the Emirates to hand Arsenal’s title hopes a huge boost.
After a masterful performance against Eric Ten Hag’s side, the enterprising striker has warned defender in the English top-flight about his threats.
“Your defense is in trouble,” he wrote in Twitter.
Nketiah has been in scintillating form since the start of the year, and has now scored 19 goals across his last 26 starts for Arsenal in all competitions, including 13 in his last 13 starts at the Emirates Stadium.
Ghanaian striker Eddie Nketiah was the star for Arsenal on Sunday as they defeated Manchester United on Sunday at Emirates Stadium.
The striker scored twice with the winner coming in the 90th minute as they opened a five-point lead over second-placed Manchester City.
Manchester City’s earlier win over Wolverhampton Wanderers applied pressure on the Gunners but they responded with character and quality, even after going behind, to secure a five-point advantage at the top with a game in hand.
United’s man of the moment Marcus Rashford fired home a superb right-foot strike from 25 yards to give them a 17th-minute lead.
Arsenal responded fiercely and were level seven minutes later when Granit Xhaka’s cross created a heading opportunity for Nketiah, who got in ahead of Aaron Wan-Bissaka at the far post.
Bukayo Saka’s angled drive put Arsenal ahead eight minutes after the break but their advantage lasted only six minutes, with Lisandro Martinez heading his first goal for the club after keeper Aaron Ramsdale dropped a corner.
Arsenal looked the more likely winners in the closing stages, with Saka hitting the post and Nketiah denied by David de Gea’s outstanding save.
The pressure paid off in the closing moments when Nketiah – a striker who is doing an outstanding job filling in for injured Gabriel Jesus – turned in from close range to spark wild scenes of celebration at Emirates Stadium. VIDEO BELOW:
Arsenal forward Eddie Nketiah has been presented with a golden boot for being England U21 all-time top scorer.
The English-born Ghanaian broke Alan Shearer and Francis Jeffers’ long-standing record of 13 goals after scoring against Turkey in 2020. He went on to set a new record with 16 goals in 17 games for the young Three Lions.
Nketiah’s international future has been heavily debated in the media as the Ghana Football Association try to persuade him to switch allegiance.
“Wow. I am grateful for the award and to everyone at the FA. I loved my time being there [with the Under-21s] and working with the boys in training. I improved so much,” said Nketiah after receiving the award.
“I am grateful and hopefully there are more achievements to come in the future.”
English FA representative, Michael Johnson said: “On behalf of the FA, Gareth [Southgate] and the technical director [John McDermott], I just want to say a massive congratulations to you.
“To break Alan Shearer and Franny Jeffers’ record is not a little thing so this is a small token to show that you are now the all-time goalscoring record holder for the Under-21s. It is a massive achievement and thoroughly deserved.”
Gabriel Jesus’ injury has the potential to derail Arsenal’s surprise Premier League title tilt — unless Eddie Nketiah can step up to fill the void.
Summer signing Jesus had been leading the line for Mikel Arteta’s men until he was injured while representing Brazil at the World Cup.
Nketiah is a promising young player but one who has not yet shown he is of title-winning calibre — and Arteta needs the Englishman to prove his worth.
Ahead of Arsenal’s trip to Brighton, we analyse the striker’s qualities.
Title challenge City have won four of the last five Premier League titles — only an outstanding effort from Liverpool in 2019-20 has disrupted the all-conquering machine that Pep Guardiola has built.
Arsenal are in good shape and sit top of the league having taken 40 points from their opening 15 games.
But the Citizens have Erling Haaland spearheading their attack. The Norwegian is well-rested following his break for the World Cup and raring to go.
Coping with injury Gabriel Jesus has been spearheading the Arsenal attack this season Gabriel Jesus has been spearheading the Arsenal attack this season Jesus’ injury was a real blow. The Brazilian has contributed five goals and five assists in 1,225 minutes of Premier League football and has been the focal point of everything the Gunners do in the final third.
He has been helped by Martin Odegaard, Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka but his absence is felt as the central striker.
Martinelli, who usually plays off the left, is an option through the middle. But the most obvious candidate to replace Jesus is Nketiah and so far he has shown signs that he can step up.
The 23-year-old — wearing Thierry Henry’s No14 — started and scored for Arsenal in their 3-1 defeat of West Ham on Boxing Day.
‘A really confident boy’ Eddie Nketiah opened his Premier League account for this term against West Ham Eddie Nketiah opened his Premier League account for this term against West Ham Arteta — speaking after the win against the Hammers — backed Nketiah to deliver on his potential.
He said: “[Nketiah] is a really confident boy. But hopefully [the goal] can give him — if he had any doubts — more confidence about what he is capable of doing.
“His performance was really, really good and on top of that he scored a great goal.
“For Eddie and for the team, I think it was really important.”
Time to shine London-born Nketiah joined Arsenal from Chelsea’s academy aged 16.
He made his first-team debut two years later and has contributed 27 goals and three assists in 112 games for the club. He also spent time on loan with Leeds — providing five goals and one assist in 19 games.
Nketiah has performed well in the Europa League and the Carabao Cup so far this season — scoring twice in the former and once in the latter. But he has found goals harder to come by in the Premier League.
He will hope that his account-opening strike against the Irons is just the first of many this term.
The business end Arsenal’s Eddie Nketiah has scored from one of his four shots on target in the Premier League Arsenal’s Eddie Nketiah has scored from one of his four shots on target in the Premier League As we move into 2023, it is sink or swim for the Gunners and Nketiah.
If he can deliver in the weeks to come and help his side sustain their title challenge, it could prove to the world that he is finally ready to deliver on his vaunted potential.
The best way to do that would be to continue his goalscoring form when Arsenal visit the Amex.
It will not be an easy task with the seventh-placed Seagulls in strong form under Roberto De Zerbi but Nketiah must continue to prove his worth if the Gunners are to have any chance of winning the title.
Arsenal skipper Martin Odegaard is delighted for Eddie Nketiah after scoring in their 3-1 win over West Ham in the Premier League on Monday.
The 23-year-old, who has been tipped to the replace injured Gabriel Jesus put up an impressive display to help the Gunners extend their lead at the top of the league table.
West Ham took the lead against the run of play through Said Benrahma who smashed a confident penalty down the middle. Bukayo Saka bagged the equaliser. Gabriel Martinelli put the hosts ahead before Nketiah sealed the points for Mikel Arteta’s side
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“It was a great goal. I think the whole build up was good and the way he turns in the box and the finish,” Odegaard said in his post-match interview
“I’m really, really happy for him to come in and do a performance like this. So, so happy for him.”
Nketiah lasted the entire duration of the game at the Emirates stadium.
He has made 20 appearances across all competitions for Arsenal this season, scored four goals and provided one assist.
English-born Ghanaian striker Eddie Nketiah scored his first English Premier League goal of the season on Monday night in Arsenal’s comeback win against West Ham at the Emirates Stadium.
Nketiah despite renewing his Arsenal contract in the summer has been on the fringes of the first-team football with Brazilian Gabriel Jesus preferred over him.
With the injury sustained by Jesus, an opportunity has been created for Nketiah which he grabbed with both hands after scoring Arsenal’s third goal in their 3-1 win.
The hammers took the lead in the first half against the run of play when Jarrod Bowen was adjudged to have been tripped in the box by William Saliba.
Said Benrahma stepped and converted the penalty through the middle as Ramsdale dived the wrong way.
There was a mood of frustration among the home fans until Bukayo Saka converted from close range after collecting Martin Odegaard’s mis-hit shot.
Five minutes later, it duly arrived. Gabriel Martinelli put the hosts ahead, catching out West Ham’s former Gunners keeper Lukasz Fabianski by tucking inside the near post from a tight angle when he seemed more likely to cross.
The points were sealed when Eddie Nketiah – starting in place of the injured Gabriel Jesus – spun sharply in the box before firing into the opposite bottom corner. VIDEO BELOW:
Arsenal fans on social media have hailed Eddie Nketiah and Thomas Partey for their display in the team’s 3-1 victory over West Ham.
Eddie Nketiah was among the goal-scorers as Arsenal came from a goal down to beat West Ham 3-1 at the Emirates Stadium.
In their first game since the 2022 World Cup, the Gunners went down after defender William Saliba brought down West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen in the penalty box.
Arsenal went into the break with a goal deficit despite dominating the game and creating chances.
The comeback started in the second half after Bukayo Saka connected to Martin Ordegaard’s shot to pull parity.
Brazilian winger Gabriel Martinelli shot Arsenal into the lead with a goal at the near post before Nketiah gave Arsenal the needed cushioning with an incredible finish.
His performance has impressed Arsenal fans who are hailing him for stepping up after the club lost Gabriel Jesus to injuries.
Eddie Nketiah’s goal has given Arsenal fans assurance that the speculated two months without Gabriel Jesus will not be as bad as feared.
While Nketiah was leading the line, Thomas Partey was making the team tick in midfield with his incredible passing abilities.
In 88 minutes played, Partey recorded 104 touches, 77 passes completed, 12 final third passes, nine ball recoveries, 4 long balls completed, 4 ground duels won, 2/2 aerial duels won and 2 fouls won.
The Ghanaian midfielder bossed the game and the fans have been singing his praise on social media.
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• 89 minutes played • 104 touches • 77 passes completed • 12 final third passes • 9 ball recoveries • 4 long balls completed • 4 ground duels won • 2/2 aerial duels won • 2 fouls won
11/11 – Eddie Nketiah has scored 11 goals in his last 11 starts for Arsenal in all competitions at the Emirates, notching his 11 goals from just 16 shots on target. Clinical. pic.twitter.com/0V7QEdy1SZ— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 26, 2022
Thomas Partey had another outstanding performance against West Ham.
From commanding the midfield and dictating the game.
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Former England striker Gabby Agbonlahor claims that Eddie Nketiah must now prove that he deserves his new contract in order to take Gabriel Jesus’ place when domestic play begins.
The Brazilian player for the Gunners will be sidelined for a number of weeks after undergoing surgery on his right knee as a result of an injury sustained during Brazil’s World Cup group stage encounter against Cameroon.
Nketiah has struggled to hit top form for Arsenal, making 12 league appearances and is yet to find the back of the net.
“Eddie Nketiah has got to step up now. He’s getting paid £100,000-a-week. He’s got to repay that faith by banging in the goals until Jesus is back,” Agbonlahor told Football Insider.
“Arsenal shouldn’t have given him that money if he wasn’t good enough to step up and be their main striker if needed.
Nketiah has made 19 appearances across all competitions for Arsenal this season, scored three goals and provided one assists.
Ghana target Eddie Nketiah says he is relishing the European nights after scoring in his fourth-straight Europa League start in Thursday night’s 3-0 win against Bodo/Glimt.
Nketiah followed up his winner against FC Zurich in their first group game by breaking the deadlock with an instinctive finish to set the Gunners on their way to victory, and maintain their 100 per cent start to the competition.
The 23-year-old lasted for 82 minutes before being replaced by Reiss Nelson at the Emirates stadium.
“It’s good to get some minutes and good to get on the scoresheet. It just kind of came quick, so I was just alert. I knew KT was kinda shooting so I was just alive on my feet and obviously adjusted well to finish,” Nketiah said as quoted by club’s website.
“Obviously, if I start the last four games, I’ve got more of a chance of scoring so it’s been nice to test myself against different European teams, and I’ve done well so far so hopefully I can continue that. I’ve got much more to give.”
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has heaped on Ghana target Eddie Nketiah after scoring in their 3-0 win over Bodo/Glimt in the UEFA Europa League.
Nketiah followed up his winner against FC Zurich in their first group game by breaking the deadlock on Thursday night with an instinctive finish to set the Gunners on our way to victory, and maintain their 100 per cent start to the competition.
The 23-year-old lasted for 82 minutes before being replaced by Reiss Nelson at the Emirates stadium.
“I’m really happy. Today we played a different opponent, a difficult opponent, I mentioned that before and I think everybody saw that,” Arteta said as quoted by the club’s website.
“Eddie is always ready. Every time he plays you look at the numbers and the stats he produces, it’s phenomenal, and today he had a chance to play and I think he took it really well.”
Nketiah has made 10 appearances for Arsenal across all competitions this season and scored two goals in the process.
Arsenal managed to grab the 2022 Emirates Cup at Emirates Stadium on Saturday.
Ghana’s Eddie Nketiah played a role in Arsenal’s 6-0 win over Sevilla.
Eddie Nketiah joined his team on the pitch in the 79th minute to replace Bukayo Saka.
Saka opened the scoring from the penalty spot after he was brought down in the area, before Jesus doubled the hosts’ lead, firing home Granit Xhaka’s low cross.
He added a third just two minutes later, and Saka matched him before the 20-minute mark, pressing high and finishing well.
Xhaka went close to a fifth before Jesus grabbed his third from close range. Nketiah completed the scoring a minute from time.
Arsenal’s victory over Sevilla ends a successful pre-season campaign, during which Brazilian Gabriel Jesus scored seven goals after his £45m move from Manchester City.
Arsenal kick off the 2022/23 Premier League campaign against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Friday before welcoming Leicester City to Emirates Stadium for their first home league game on Saturday, August 13.
Arsenal forward Eddie Nketiah scored in England’s U-21 victory over Turkey in the European qualifiers to set a new record as the leading scorer at that level.
Nketiah scored the winner as the young Three Lions continued their impressive run in the Euro U-21 qualifiers.
He has now surpassed former England forwards Alan Shearer and Francis Jeffers with his goal against the Turks.
England have now qualified for the tournament to be staged in Hungary and Slovenia next year.
The English born with Ghanaian heritage missed an 84th-minute penalty but brilliantly clipped in a record 14th goal at this level four minutes later.
England went ahead through Huseyin Turkmen’s own goal after deflecting Ryan Sessegnon’s cross into his own net.
England goalie Aaron Ramsdale kept out Halil Dervisoglu’s penalty, however, the Turkey striker netted a consolation late on.
Nketiah then snatched the winner with two minutes left.
Supporters are speculating that the Ghana national team could be aiming to persuade Eddie Nketiah to switch international allegiances after the African nation’s football association sent him a congratulatory message after Arsenal’s FA Cup final victory.
England under-21s striker Nketiah, who is of Ghanaian descent, won his second major title in two months as the Gunners beat Chelsea 2-1 to at Wembley on Saturday.
The 21-year-old saw eight minutes of action as a late substitute, after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s double ensured a comeback victory, Christian Pulisic having given the Blues an early lead.
The title, which secured Arsenal a place in the 2020-21 Europa League, was Nketiah’s second of the 2019-20 season as he spent the first part of the campaign with Leeds United, who ultimately won the English Championship to seal a comeback to the Premier League.
Born to Ghanaian parents in London, the forward looks to be on the radar of the African nation who could be hoping to convince him to play for Ghana at senior level after coming through the various youth sides of England, from U18s up to the U21s.
On Saturday night, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) appeared to indicate their interest in the player with a congratulatory social media message on his latest feat.
The tweet has generated a lot of reactions, with many Ghanaian football fans excited about a hot Premier League talent being added to their ranks, although others suggested Nketiah would be better swerving the Black Stars and sticking with the Three Lions.
Nketiah has impressed at youth level with England, scoring eight goals in as many appearances for the U21 international side.
At club level he has broken into the first team picture this season with Arsenal since manager Mikel Arteta took over at the end of 2019 and decided to recall the forward from his loan at Elland Road.
Nketiah made 16 appearances for Arsenal in the second half of 2019-20, scoring four goals.
He has already turned down one approach from Ghana to be called up to their senior international side, pledging his allegiance to England in January 2019 when asked by former national team manager James Kwesi Appiah.
Arsenal is reported to have lodged an appeal over Eddie Nketiah’s red card in the 1-1 draw against Leicester City on Tuesday night.
The 20-year-old was shown his marching orders just four minutes after replacing Alexandre Lacazette.
He was first issued a yellow card for a foul on James Justin, but a second check on the VAR saw referee Chris Kavanagh brandish a direct red card to him.
The match ended in a 1-1 stalemate with Jamie Vardy’s 85th-minute goal cancelling out Pierre Emerick Aubameyang’s first-half strike.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta feels Eddie Nketiah’s red card in the game against Leicester was harsh.
The English born Ghanaian was red-carded just four minutes after being on the pitch following a reckless challenge on James Justin.
Arteta feels Leicester City goalscorer Jamie Vardy should have also been shown the marching orders after an early nasty challenge on Shkodran Mustafi.
“I am extremely proud of the team – the way we played, against this type of opposition, and how dominant we were,” Arsenal boss Arteta told Sky Sports.
“In the first half we should have gone three- or four-nil up and killed the game.
“With the red card decision, he doesn’t see the player and you have to know that he is a young kid.
“But if that is a red card then Leicester have to play with 10 men after 42 minutes. That has to be a red card as well.”
English-born striker of Ghanaian descent, Edward Nketiah feature for Arsenal this afternoon as the side defeated Sheffield United in the FA Cup.
The English Premier League sides were in action at the Bramall Lane today to seek a win in order to advance to the last four stages of the domestic cup competition.
A good performance from Arsenal in the first half finished with the side leading by a goal to nil courtesy a strike from Nicholas Pepe who converted a penalty kick.
Sheffield United played much better in the second half but struggled to find a way past the matchday opponent. On the 67th minute, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta introduced Eddie Nketia to replace French striker Alexandre Lacazette.
With several changes balancing the play of the two teams, the home team took their chance on the 87th minute as David McGoldrick scored to level the scores.
Jubilations only lasted 3 minutes with Daniel Ceballos finding the back of the net to restore the lead for Arsenal. Eddie Nketia was involved in some good attacking plays by his team and once again proved why he is key for the club.
In line with the win, Arsenal has advanced to the semi-finals of this season’s FA Cup competition.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has lauded the performances for Eddie Nketia and the other youngers who played against Sheffield United in the FA Cup win on Sunday.
Arteta handed a starting role to Bukayo Saka, Joseph Willock, and Ainsley Maitland-Nile before Nketia climbed off the bench in the 67th minute to help the Gunners seal a 2-at the Bramall Lane.
Nicolas Pepe opened the scoring for Arsenal in the 35th minute from the spot but David McGoldrick grabbed the equaliser with just three minutes left to play.
On-loan midfielder Ceballos slotted home a low, angled drive to win the tie in dramatic fashion as they progressed to the semi-finals of the competition for a record-equalling 30th time.
“They [Arsenal’s young players] are evolving and they are really willing and finding a lot of personality to play,” Arteta said to BT Sport.
“You can see the way they played and Eddie [Nketiah] as well the way he came on and fights with everybody, he doesn’t care. I really like that.”
Arsenal will play holders Manchester City in the semi-finals of the FA Cup.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has heaped praises on Eddie Nketiah for his strong mentality after scoring against Southampton in the Premier League on Thursday.
Nketia netted for the Gunners in their 2-0 win at the Saint Mary’s stadium to bring an end to their two-game losing streak.
The victory moved them up to ninth in the table with 43 points after 31 matches played this far.
“Eddie, since I joined, the maturity and the personality that he plays every game with is incredible,” Arteta said during the post-match as reported by the Arsenal website.
“I demand a lot of our forward players to put the opponent under pressure and they’ve done it. A lot of the goals we score are because of the errors that we force on the opponent.
“In that heat, to keep chasing players and putting them under pressure, sometimes it’s not a really nice thing to do.
“But obviously when you get a goal from the mistakes they’ve made – which could have caused a few more goals – it’s really important. It generates belief in what they do and it pays the price for the effort.
“I am happy with Eddie, the way he’s played again today, but I’m happy in general with the team. I’m really happy with the subs, the way they came in and helped the team together with the result and the attitude that they showed.”
Nketia has now scored six goals this season – with four of them coming for the London based side, and two coming for Leeds United.
Eddie Nketiah can help Arsenal move to “the next level”, according to Mikel Arteta, who has been impressed with the striker during the first few months of his tenure at Emirates Stadium.
Nketiah rose through the youth ranks at Arsenal before graduating to the senior squad in 2017, but was made to wait for his breakthrough after a string of cameo appearances.
The 21-year-old notched his first Premier League goal on the final day of the 2018-19 campaign against Burnley, and went onto enjoy a strong summer under Unai Emery.
Despite scoring four goals during Arsenal’s pre-season tour of the United States, Nketiah was sent out on loan to Leeds in August to continue his development.
Unfortunately, he struggled for regular playing time at Elland Road, and the Gunners ended up calling him back to the Emirates in January.
Arteta. who replaced Emery in December, says he quickly decided not to allow Nketiah to go out on loan again after witnessing his ability at close quarters, and he is now expecting the young English forward to reward him for his faith by helping Arsenal finish the season strongly.
“We treat Eddie as an important part of our squad,” the Gunners boss said in a press conference on Monday.
“We had to make an important decision not to let him go on loan again after the spell he had at Leeds.
“I watched him train and I was very convinced he was the right player for us to move us to the next level, that he can contribute in a big way to the way we want to play.
“He has been fantastic so far.”
Nketiah hit three goals in seven outings for Arsenal after returning to the club from Leeds, before seeing his progress interrupted by the coronavirus outbreak.
He will be hoping to pick up from where he left off when the action resumes on Wednesday, as Arteta’s men prepare to come up against reigning Premier League champions Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.
Arsenal slipped to ninth in the top flight when play was stopped in March, eight points behind Chelsea in the race for a top-four finish, but they do have a game in hand on their Champions League rivals.
Ghanaian kid Eddie Nketiah scored a hat-trick in Arsenal’s 6-0 win over League One outfit Charlton Athletic on Saturday in a friendly.
The match was played behind closed doors at Emirates Stadium.
His first goal was early in the second half when he slotted home from close range after Charlton failed to deal with a Dani Ceballos free-kick.
The 21-year-old’s second was also without distance and capped off his fine form in the match with a neat header from a Joe Willock cross.
Alexandre Lacazette opened the scoring for the Gunners with a powerful strike from distance before Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang made it 2-0 before half-time with a neat curler.
Willock scored the last goal of the match when he found the top corner with an excellent finish from the edge of the box.
Arsenal is preparing for their trip to champions Manchester City on Wednesday, June 17, 2020, when the league resumes.
Goals from Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Eddie Nketiah either side of half-time sent Arsenal through to the FA Cup quarter-finals with a 2-0 win at Portsmouth.
Arsenal were fortunate to go into the break a goal up, and it came from an unlikely source as Sokratis controlled a volley into the bottom corner from Reiss Nelson’s dangerous cross (45+4).
Nelson created the second shortly after the break, taking on his man on the right before delivering for Nketiah to bundle home from close range (51).
Arsenal are now in the quarter-finals for the first time in three seasons, with the last-eight draw taking place on Wednesday evening.
Arsenal made nine changes in total, including giving January capture Pablo Mari a debut at centre-back, but Portsmouth themselves also rung the changes, making six having played on Friday evening.
Kenny Jackett’s side started the stronger at Fratton Park, forcing Arsenal into some desperate last-ditch defending, and registering eight shots on the opposition goal in the first half, but without testing Emiliano Martinez.
Lucas Torreira was taken off on a stretcher with a worrying ankle injury, replaced by Dani Ceballos, and Arsenal should have taken the lead with Gabriele Martinelli struck over at close range from a good Nelson centre.
Nelson tried again during first-half stoppage time from the right flank, and this time it resulted in the opener as his superb, whipped delivery was met by Sokratis 10 yards out, the defender placing a fine volley into the bottom right corner.
Nelson was causing problems again six minutes into the second half, easing his way past Steve Seddon before crossing for Nketiah, who netted at the second attempt after not quite connecting with his first effort.
Arsenal loosened up further and looked for a third, but goalkeeper Alex Bass did superbly to tip over Bukayo Saka’s left-footed swinging effort.
At the end of the game, Portsmouth were singing about their own trip to Wembley for the Leasing.com Trophy final against Salford in April, but for Arsenal, this competition represents their only chance for silverware this season as Mikel Arteta looks to bring success back to the Emirates.
English-born Ghanaian Eddie Nketiah has hailed Arsenal’s ‘great team’ performance in their 4-0 thumping of Newcastle United in the English Premier League on Sunday.
The Gunners returned to winning was with an emphatic victory over the magpies with the 20-year old playing 85 minutes of the game.
He was replaced by French forward Alexander Lacazette, who set up the third and finished off a brilliant fourth.
“Back to winning ways! Great performance from the team, matched by the support of the fans. Happy to mark my first PL start with 3 points. God is good!,” he posted on Social Media after the game.
Gabon forward Pierre Emerick Augbamayeng opened the scoring 9 minutes after the break before Nicolas Pepe, who was provider for the opener connected to a Bukayo Saka assist for the second three minutes later.
The win was Arsenal’s first in the Premier League since beating Manchester United on New Year’s day.
Edward Nketiah was recalled by manager Mikel Arteta from his loan spell at Leeds United.
Back to winning ways! Great performance from the team, matched by the support of the fans. Happy to mark my first PL start with 3 points. God is good! @Arsenalpic.twitter.com/GEx53fRX1W
English born Ghanaian forward Eddie Nketiah is frustrated by playing more of a substitute role at Leeds United.
The on-loan Arsenal forward, who has already netted four times for the championship side this season believes he is good enough to be in the starting line up.
Nketiah scored a hat-trick on Tuesday night as England U-21 beat Austria 5-1.
“I am really just trying to do as much as I can,” Nketiah told Sky Sports News after England U-21 5-1 thrashing of Austria on Tuesday.
“Obviously, I will never be happy with being on the bench. I want to play. I pride myself on being in the team. I think I am good enough to be in the team.
“All I can do is put in the performances that I do. When I come on [to] try and contribute and I think with the chances I have had, I have done really well.
English born Ghanaian forward Eddie Nketiah has expressed delight in scoring the winner for Leeds in their victory over Brentford in the English Championship on Wednesday evening.
The on-loan Arsenal attacker climbed off the bench to score the winner in the 1-0 win, which sends Leeds to top of the championship table.
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