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Ainsley Maitland-Niles

Arsenal FC

 5 appearances, 0 goals

P 5 W 3 D 1 L 1 F 10: A 1
*(actual F 0: A 1)
 70% successful
2020

 disciplined: none
captain: none
minutes played: 86

Timeline
  Ainsley Cory Maitland-Niles
Birth Friday, 29 August 1997 in Goodmayes, Ilford, Redbridge, Greater London
  registered as Maitland, Niles, and Maitland-Niles, in Redbridge, July-September 1997

Source

Jack Rollin's TheSun Yearbook [2019] &

Playing Career

Club(s)		 Began as a six year old at Arsenal FC's Hale End Academy progressing through the ranks and signing his first professional contract on 24 October 2014. After making his first team debut in December 2014, he was sent out on a season-long loan deal at Ipswich Town FC on 2 July 2015. After starting to earn a place in the Arsenal starting line-up and following his England appearances, Maitland-Niles joined West Bromwich Albion FC on loan for the remainder of the 2020-21 season on Transfer Deadline Day, 1 February 2021. Although he began the following season fighting for his place at Arsenal, he was loaned to AS Roma on 8 January 2022. He made his Serie A debut on 16 January 2022, making four+one appearances. On 1 September 2022, Maitland-Niles joined Southampton FC on a season-long loan deal. It was announced by his club, Arsenal FC, on 16 June 2023, that he would be released. As a free agent, Maitland-Niles joined French Ligue 1 side Olympique Lyonnias on 7 August 2023. Making 27+eleven appearances, scoring three goals, sent off on 15 March 2024, up until 15 December 2024.

League honours
89+48 appearances, 2 goals		 Arsenal FC 2014-21 41+29 appearances, one goal
debut: (sub) 13 December 2014 Arsenal FC 4 Newcastle United FC 1 (17 years 106).
Ipswich Town FC 2015-16 loan 21+nine appearances, one goal
debut (championship): 8 August 2015 Brentford AFC 2 Ipswich Town FC 2.
West Bromwich Albion FC 2021 loan fourteen+one appearances
debut: 7 February 2021 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2 West Bromwich Albion FC 0.
Southampton FC 2022-23 loan thirteen+nine appearances
debut: (sub) 3 September 2022 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 Southampton FC 0.
Club honours Next-Gen Series fourth place 2012-13;
Premier League third place 2014-15 (1ᵃ);
FA Cup winners 2014-15 (1ᵃ), 2016-17 (3ᵃ), 2019-20 (5ᵃ);
Football League Cup runners-up 2017-18;
UEFA Europa League runners-up 2018-19;
FA Community Shield winners 2017, 2020;
UEFA European Conference League winners 2021-22;
Coupe de France runners-up 2023-24;
Individual honours Ipswich Town FC Player of the Month September 2015;
Distinctions Second youngest Arsenal FC player in Champions League (17 years 102 days on 9 December 2014);
Height/Weight 5' 9", 11st. 2lb. [2020]

Source

Jack Rollin's The Sun Yearbook [2019] & ENFA.

England Career
Player number 1252nd player to appear for England.
BME number The 94th BME player at Senior level.
Position(s) Attacking-midfielder, left-wingback;
First match No. 1003, 8 September 2020, Denmark 0 England 0, a Nations League qualification match at Parken Stadion, Indre Østerbro, København, substitute (86:18), aged 23 years 10 days.
Last match No. 1009, 18 November 2020, England 4 Iceland 0, a Nations League qualification match at The National Stadium, Wembley, London, substitute (84:30), aged 23 years 81 days;
Major tournaments None
Team honours None
Individual honours None
Distinctions Unbeaten in his first two appearances.

Youth Career
Youth tournaments FIFA Under-20 World Cup 2017;
UEFA European Under-19 Championship 2016;
Four Nations Tournament 2016, 2017; Suwon Continental Cup 2016;
Youth honours FIFA Under-20 World Cup winners 2017;
UEFA European Under-19 Championship semi-finalists 2016;
Four Nations Tournament winners 2016, 2017; Suwon Continental Cup runners-up 2016;

Individual honours		 England U21 (four appearances, 1ᶜ October 2017-March 2018)
England U20 (eleven+five appearances, 1ᵍ 4ᶜ September 2016-June 2017)
England U19 (eight+three appearances, 2ᵍ September 2015-July 2016)
England U18 (two+two appearances, 1ᵍ November 2014-March 2015)
England U17 (two+one appearances, January-March 2014).
Distinctions None


The Numbers
Squads Apps comp. apps starts substitute unused minutes captain
3 5 3 1 ▲4
▼2		 3 86 0 none none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
5 3 1 1 10 1 +9 2 4 2.00 0.20 70.0 +2

Venue Record

Venue P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 4 3 0 1 10 1 +9 1 3 2.50 0.20 75.0 +2
Away 1 0 1 0 0 0 =0 1 1 0.00 0.00 50.0 =0

Shirt Record

Colour P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
White 3 2 1 0 7 0 +7 1 3 2.333 0.00 83.3 +2
Blue 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 1 1 1.50 0.50 50.0 =0

Competition Record

Competition P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
NLP 3 1 1 1 4 1 +3 2 2 1.333 0.333 50.0 =0
Nations League 3 1 1 1 4 1 +3 2 2 1.333 0.333 50.0 =0
Friendly 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 0 2 3.00 0.00 100.0 +2

Tournament Record

Nations League Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
NLP 2020 3 1 1 1 4 1 +3 2 2 1.333 0.333 50.0 =0
NLP All 3 1 1 1 4 1 +3 2 2 1.333 0.333 50.0 =0

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
NL 3 1 1 1 4 1 +3 2 2 1.333 0.333 50.0 =0
3 1 1 1 4 1 +3 2 2 1.333 0.333 50.0 =0

 
Age 16 under 17  
three appearances - Belgium twice, second▲ January 2014; Albania March 2014;

Age 17 under 18  
four appearances - Poland twice, first second▲ November 2014; Switzerland twice, first▲ March 2015;

Age 18 under 19  
eleven appearances - Germany September 2015; FYR Macedonia▲ & Finland October 2015;
Netherlands▲ & Japan November 2015; Georgia & Spain March 2016;
France, Netherlands, Croatia▲ & Italy July 2016;
 
Age 19 under 20  
sixteen appearances - Brazil twice, first▲, September 2016; Germanyᶜ & United Statesᶜ October 2016;
Korea Republic & Iranᶜ November 2016; Portugal▲, France & Senegal March 2017;
Argentina, Guinea, Korea Republicᶜ Costa Rica▲, Mexico▲, Italy & Venezuela▲ May/June 2017;
 
Age 20 under 21  
four appearances - Andorraᶜ October 2017; Ukraine November 2017; Romania & Ukraine March 2018;


 Club: Arsenal F.C. - five full appearances (86 min)

manager: Gareth Southgate - five full appearances (86 min)x


apps match pic match details comp res. rundown shirt

Age 23
1002 5 September 2020 - Iceland 0 England 1, Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
NLP		 AW unused sub 18
1 1003 8 September 2020 - Denmark 0 England 0
Parken Stadion, København		 AD ▲(0-0) 87 15

the 1252nd player to appear for England
the 64th player from Arsenal FC to represent England
the 94th BME player to represent England

2 1004 8 October 2020 - England 3 Wales 0
National Stadium, Wembley		 Fr HW ▲(3-0) 76 18
1005 11 October 2020 - England 2 Belgium 1, National Stadium, Wembley
NLP		 HW unused sub 16
3 1006 14 October 2020 - England 0 Denmark 1
National Stadium, Wembley		 HL ▼(0-1) 35 3
LB
4 1007 12 November 2020 - England 3 Republic of Ireland 0
National Stadium, Wembley		Fr HW ▲(3-0) 61 16
CD
1008 15 November 2020 - Belgium 2 England 0, Den Dreef, Leuven
NLP		 AL unused sub 17
5 1009 18 November 2020 - England 4 Iceland 0
National Stadium, Wembley		 HW ▲(4-0) 85 17
 


    

 
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