Arsenal Football Club a.k.a “The Gunners” is a professional Football club situated in Islington, London, England. The Club participates in the top flight of English football as well as FA Cup, League Cup, and FA Community Shield.
HISTORY
The club was formed by Scotsman David Danskin and his fellow 15 munitions workers of Woolwich in October 1886 named as Dial Square. The workers in the club were involved in blacksmith’s which built cannons, from where the club got their nickname The Gunners.
Before World War II, the club was on their path of prosperity, they had won two league titles and an FA Cup, but good times don’t stay with the club for long as many best players started retiring or leaving for more successful clubs.
Despite several miseries, Arsenal emerged as the ninth highest-earning Football club in the world. The Club has changed its home ground seven times. Currently, the home ground of the club is the Emirates Stadium.
Club Ownership
The Gunners are currently in the safe hands of American Sports and entertainment holding company Kroenke Sports & Entertainment. On 10th April 2011, by purchasing the majority of the stakes for 731 Million Euro of Danny Fiszman and Lady Nina Bracewell-smith and rest from the Alisher Usmanov, the Kroenke became the owner of the entire Arsenal Football Club.
Currently, Arsenal FC’s net worth is around 9.7 billion dollars. It ranks third among the list of 12 richest billionaire premier league clubs
COACHING STAFF
NAME | POSITION | AGE |
Unai Emery | Manager | 47 |
Juan Carlos | Assistant Manager | 46 |
Pablo Villa | Assistant Manager | 43 |
Freddie Ljungberg | Assistant Manager | 42 |
Sal Bibbo | Goalkeeping Coach | 45 |
Javi Garcia | Goalkeeping Coach | 40 |
Julen Masach | Conditioning Coach | 52 |
Shad Forsythe | Fitness Coach | 46 |
Darren Burgess | Fitness Coach | 45 |
MANAGEMENT
Name | Position | Age |
Raul Sanllehi | Head of Football Operations | 50 |
Edu Gaspar | Technical Director | 41 |
Marcel Lucassen | Director of Development | 49 |
SCOUTING
Name | Position | Age |
Martin Keown | Scout | 53 |
John Jensen | Scout | 54 |
Ty Gooden | Scout | 46 |
Liam Brady | Youth Co-ordinator | 63 |
Jim Cassell | Youth Co-ordinator |
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
Name | Position | Age |
Gary O’Driscoll | Club Doctor | 49 |
Kieran Hunt | Physiotherapist | 38 |
Simon Harland | Physiotherapist | 45 |
James Haycock | Physiotherapist | 42 |
Chris Morgan | Physiotherapist | 40 |
John Kelly | Masseur | 62 |
Darren Page | Masseur | 52 |
YOUTH
NAME | POSITION | AGE |
Per Mertesacker | Academy Manager | 35 |
SQUAD
Name | Position | Jersey No. |
Alexandre Lacazette | Forward | 9 |
Aubameyang | Forward | 14 |
Nicolas Pepe | Forward | 19 |
Reiss Nelson | Forward | 24 |
Gabriel Martinelli | Forward | 35 |
Dani Ceballos | Midfielders | 8 |
Mesut Ozil | Midfielders | 10 |
Torreira | Midfielders | 11 |
Maitland-Niles | Midfielders | 15 |
Joe Willock | Midfielders | 28 |
Matteo Guendouzi | Midfielders | 29 |
Smith Rowe | Midfielders | 32 |
Granit Xhaka | Midfielders | 34 |
Bellerin | Defenders | 2 |
Tierney | Defenders | 3 |
Sokratis | Defenders | 5 |
Holding | Defenders | 16 |
Mustafi | Defenders | 20 |
Chambers | Defenders | 21 |
Luiz | Defenders | 23 |
Mavropanos | Defenders | 27 |
Kolasinac | Defenders | 31 |
Leno | GoalKeepers | 1 |
Martinez | GoalKeepers | 26 |
Macey | GoalKeepers | 33 |
Martinez | GoalKeepers | 26 |
Saliba | Loan | not assigned |
Elneny | Loan | 4 |
Mkhitaryan | Loan | 7 |
Nketiah | Loan | 30 |
CLUB HONORS
Leagues
The Gunners have 13 Premier League titles to their name.
Cups
The Club has won 2 league Cups, 13 FA Cups and 15 FA Community Shields.