 Saka playing for England at the 2022 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bukayo Ayoyinka Temidayo Saka | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Ealing, Greater London, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arsenal | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Watford | |||
| 2008–2018 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Arsenal | 180 | (50) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | England U16 | 6 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | England U17 | 9 | (1) |
| 2018 | England U18 | 5 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | England U19 | 10 | (4) |
| 2020 | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2020– | England | 43 | (12) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:43, 10 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:40, 10 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Bukayo Ayoyinka Temidayo Saka (born 5 September 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Premier League club Arsenal and the England national team. Known for his creativity, dribbling and work rate, he is regarded as one of the best players in the world.[3][4][5][6]
Saka has spent his entire first-team club career with Arsenal, where he has won an FA Cup and two FA Community Shields, progressively becoming one of Arsenal's most influential players.[7] Following both the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons, he was named as Arsenal's Player of the Season.
Saka represented England at various youth levels before making his debut for the senior team in October 2020. He was part of England's squads for UEFA Euro 2020 and 2024, which England finished as runners-up in both, and the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
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- ^ "Opinion: Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith Rowe have taken their game to the next level as Arsenal continue rise". Eurosport. 26 December 2021. Archived from the original on 29 June 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2022.