- Jack Porter, 16, was named in Arsenal’s beginning XI towards Bolton on Wednesday
- The teenage goalkeeper turn into the youngest ever beginning participant for Arsenal
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Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta named a number of senior stars in his beginning lineup for Wednesday’s Carabao Cup conflict with Bolton – together with Raheem Sterling and Declan Rice – however he additionally chosen three 17-year-olds and one 16-year-old.
The youngest member of Arteta’s beginning XI on Wednesday was Jack Porter, who solely turned 16 in July.
Aged 16 years, two months and 10 days, Porter set a brand new report because the youngest participant ever to begin a aggressive recreation for the Gunners.
That report had beforehand been held by Cesc Fabregas, who began his first Arsenal recreation simply 72 days after his sixteenth birthday in 2003.
Porter was given No 92 as his squad quantity forward of his first-team debut.
Jack Porter, 16, pictured warming-up forward of his senior Arsenal debut towards Bolton
Aged 16 years, two months and 10 days, Porter is the youngest participant ever to begin for Arsenal
That report had beforehand belonged to midfielder Cesc Fabregas, who broke it again in 2003
Porter was allotted the No 92 squad quantity forward of Wednesday’s recreation towards Bolton
With first-choice stopper David Raya lacking out on account of a thigh harm and with Neto cup-tied, the opposite goalkeeper in Arsenal’s matchday squad was 18-year-old substitute Alexei Rojas.
Though Porter is now the youngest starter in Arsenal’s historical past, he’s solely their second youngest participant.
That’s as a result of Ethan Nwaneri was aged solely 15 years and 181 days when he made his debut instead in September 2022.
Porter – who joined Arsenal in 2020 – has been capped by England at U16 and U17 stage.
