Golden Eaglets-eligible central defender makes his competitive debut for Arsenal youth team

Golden Eaglets-eligible central defender Samuel Chinedu made his competitive debut for Arsenal U18s in their 1-0 road win against Middlesbrough in a Premier League Cup clash on Saturday. 

Will Sweet netted what proved to be the game-winning goal in the 61st minute when he headed in from a corner.

Another Golden Eaglets-eligible player in Daniel Oyetunde started and was in action for almost the entire duration of the game. 

Oyetunde, who was shown a yellow card in the 68th minute, made way for Chinedu in the fifth minute of stoppage time. 

Chinedu is in his final season as a schoolboy at Arsenal and becomes eligible to sign a scholarship deal in July 2024.

Danish-Nigerian attacker Chido Obi was not called up for the trip to Middlesbrough because he is serving a suspension after he received a straight red card in an U18 Premier League fixture against Leicester City before the international break.

Obi became provisionally cap-tied to Denmark on October 11, 2023 when he started against Lithuania in a 2024 European U17 Championship qualifier. 

Arsenal have four points from their opening two games in Group B of the Premier League Cup and their final group encounter is against Derby County on November 25.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel 

Photo Credit: arsenal.com

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