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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 December 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Hengelo, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arsenal | ||
| Number | 46 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chatham Riverside FC | |||
| Sittingbourne Lions FC | |||
| Arsenal | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:03, 1 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Ismeal Kabia (born 10 December 2005) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Arsenal.
Early life
[edit]Kabia was born on 10 December 2005 in Hengelo, the Netherlands. He is eligible to represent Sierra Leone internationally through his parents.[2] He moved with his family to England at the age of nine.[3] A right-footed player, he mainly operates as a left or right-sided winger.[4]
Career
[edit]As a youth player, Kabia spent time at Chatham Riverside and Sittingbourne Lions before joining the youth academy of English side Arsenal. He made his first senior matchday squad during a 1–0 win over rivals Tottenham Hotspur on 15 September 2024.[5] On 25 September, he made his senior debut as a substitute for Raheem Sterling in a 5–1 win over Bolton Wanderers in the EFL Cup.[6]
On 29 August 2025, Kabia joined League Two club Shrewsbury Town on loan until the end of the 2025–26 season.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 17 February 2026[8]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal U21 | 2024–25[9] | — | — | — | — | 3[a] | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Arsenal | 2024–25[9] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025–26[10] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2025–26[10] | League Two | 27 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
| Career total | 27 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 3 | ||
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References
[edit]- ↑ https://www.tntsports.co.uk/football/ismeal-kabia_prs708140/person.shtml
- ↑ "Dit Nederlandse talent (18) zag Arsenal vanaf de bank de Londense derby met Tottenham Hotspur winnen". sportnieuws.nl.
- ↑ "Deze Nederlandse tieners spelen in de jeugdopleidingen van de Europese top". voetbalnieuws.nl.
- ↑ "Who are Ayden Heaven, Maldini Kacurri and Ismeal Kabia?". football.london.
- ↑ Ismeal Kabia at Soccerway
- ↑ "Started to show glimpses of what he can do" - Arteta praises Arsenal star's performance in 5-1 Bolton win". Sportskeeda.
- ↑ "Shrewsbury Town sign Arsenal's Ismeal Kabia on loan". www.shrewsburytown.com. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ↑ Ismeal Kabia at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
- 1 2 "Games played by Ismeal Kabia in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
- 1 2 "Games played by Ismeal Kabia in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
External links
[edit]- Ismeal Kabia at Soccerway
- Ismeal Kabia at Soccerbase
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