Serge Gnabry
 Gnabry playing for Arsenal U-21 in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Serge David Gnabry[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 July 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Stuttgart, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Arsenal | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2011 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| 2011–2012 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2012– | Arsenal | 10 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | Germany U16 | 5 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Germany U17 | 12 | (3) |
| 2012 | Germany U18 | 2 | (3) |
| 2013– | Germany U19 | 5 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:35, 22 February 2014 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 October 2013 | |||
Serge David Gnabry (German pronunciation: [ˈsɛʁʃ ɡəˈnabriː], French: [sɛʁʒ ɲabʁi]; born 14 July 1995) is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for the English club Arsenal.[3]
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[hide]Early life[edit]
Gnabry was born in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg to an Ivorian father and a German mother.[4][5] In his youth, Gnabry was a talented sprinter but ultimately chose football over athletics.[6]
Club career[edit]
Arsenal[edit]
Gnabry's former club VfB Stuttgart agreed a £100,000 deal with Premier League side Arsenal in 2010, but he had to wait until 2011, when he was 16, to join the English side.[7][8] Gnabry officially joined Arsenal for the 2011–12 season in which he played for theunder-18s for the majority of the season but after impressive displays, Gnabry was then promoted to the Reserves.[9] By the end of the season, Gnabry had played six games, scoring two goals.[9]
2012-13 season[edit]
The 2012–13 season started off well for Gnabry after he was called up to the Arsenal first team for a pre-season friendly against FC Köln in which he played 24 minutes in coming on at half-time and then being replaced by Marouane Chamakh in the 69th minute.[10]Gnabry then made his professional first-team debut for Arsenal on 26 September 2012 against Coventry City in the League Cup in which he came on in the 72nd minute for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain as Arsenal routed Coventry 6–1.[11] On 20 October 2012 he made his Premier League debut in the 1–0 defeat against Norwich City at Carrow Road, becoming Arsenal's third youngest player in the league's history, after Jack Wilshere and Cesc Fàbregas. Four days later, he made his Champions League debut, coming on as a substitute in Arsenal's 2–0 home loss to FC Schalke 04.
On 25 March 2013, Gnabry scored the only goal in a 1–0 win over CSKA Moscow U19s in the quarter-finals of the NextGen Series.[12]In the semi-finals of the NextGen Series, he scored a late equaliser against Chelsea U19s to make it 3–3, before Arsenal lost 4–3 in extra time. In his following game on 8 April 2013, Gnabry scored a goal against Liverpool U21s in an eventual 3–2 away defeat.
2013–14 season[edit]
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In the first game of the 2013–14 season Serge Gnabry was included in Arsenal's first team squad against Aston Villa and started the game on the bench.[13] He then made his first start for the club on 22 September 2013 in the Premier League against Stoke City after Theo Walcott was ruled out right before kick-off.[14] He played 73 minutes before being subbed out for Ryo Miyaichi as Arsenal won the match 3–1. Gnabry then scored his first ever professional goal of his career in the next league match against Swansea City in which he found the net in the 58th minute to lead Arsenal to a 2–1 victory and leave them top of the Premier League table.[15] Gnabry won a penalty away at Crystal Palace which led to a 2–0 victory. Gnabry's impressive start to the season resulted in a nomination for the Golden Boy Award 2013,[16] and a new five-year contract with Arsenal.[17]
International career[edit]
Gnabry has represented Germany at various youth levels, including the under-16, under-17 and under-18 level.[6] On 22 March 2013, Gnabry scored a brace for Germany U18s in a 3–2 defeat to France U18, the second goal a powerful strike from long-range.[18]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of matches played on 12 March 2014[19]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal | 2012–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| Career total | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
Honours[edit]
- Arsenal
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