Reiss Nelson
Nelson playing for Arsenal U19s in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Reiss Nelson | ||
| Date of birth | 10 December 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Elephant and Castle, England | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Arsenal | ||
| Number | 61 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009– | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2015– | England U17 | 10 | (9) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Reiss Nelson (born 10 December 1999) is an English professional football player who plays as forward for Arsenal. His emergence came about through the pre-season of the 2017/18 season, where he thrived and has now been promoted to this senior team.
Nelson was born on 10 December 1999 in Elephant and Castle, London. He joined the Arsenal academy when he was nine years old. Nelson made a great impression on youth coaches, subsequently being regularly moved up to squads above his age group. Nelson has played 35 games for the Arsenal youth teams, including 9 games in U-21 team in the 2016-17 campaign. Following several impressive performances in the youth teams, Nelson signed his first professional contract with Arsenal on 10 December 2016 following his 17th birthday. Arsène Wenger included Nelson in the squad for 2017-18 pre-season tour.
On 19 July 2017, Nelson made his first senior appearance for Arsenal against Bayern Munich in 2017 International Champions Cup pre-season match. Nelson made his first competitive appearance for Arsenal's first team in the Community Shield, coming on as a substitute against Chelsea. Arsenal went on to win on penalties.
In May 2016, Nelson was part of the England national under-17 football team that reached the quarter-finals of the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, playing four games and scoring three goals.
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