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Bukayo Saka

Saka playing for England at the 2022 FIFA World Cup

Personal information

Full name

\nBukayo Ayoyinka Temidayo Saka

Date of birth

\n5 September 2001 (age 23)

Place of birth

\nEaling, Greater London, England

Height

\n5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)^[1]

Position(s)

\nRight winger^[2]

Team information

Current team

\nArsenal

Number

\n7

Youth career

\nWatford

2008\u20132018

\nArsenal

Senior career\"

Years

\nTeam

\nApps

\n(Gls)

2018\u2013

\nArsenal

\n186

\n(52)

International career^\u2021

2016\u20132017

\nEngland U16

\n6

\n(1)

2017\u20132018

\nEngland U17

\n9

\n(1)

2018

\nEngland U18

\n5

\n(1)

2018\u20132019

\nEngland U19

\n10

\n(4)

2020

\nEngland U21

\n1

\n(0)

2020\u2013

\nEngland

\n43

\n(12)

Medal record

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Men's football\n
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Representing $\"\"$ England\n
UEFA European Championship\n
Runner-up	2020	Team\n
Runner-up	2024	Team\n

\n\"Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:48, 21 December 2024 (UTC)
\u2021 National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:40, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

Bukayo Ayoyinka Temidayo Saka (born 5 September 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Premier League club Arsenal and the England national team. Known for his creativity, dribbling, and work rate, he is regarded as one of the best players in the world.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]\n

Saka has spent his entire first-team club career with Arsenal, where he has won an FA Cup and two FA Community Shields, progressively becoming one of Arsenal's most influential players.^[7] Following both the 2020\u201321 and 2021\u201322 seasons, he was named as Arsenal's Player of the Season.\n

Saka represented England at various youth levels before making his debut for the senior team in October 2020. He was part of England's squads for UEFA Euro 2020 and 2024, which England finished as runners-up in both, and the 2022 FIFA World Cup.\n

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Club\n	Season\n	League\n	FA Cup\n	EFL Cup\n	Continental\n	Other\n	Total\n
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals\n
Arsenal U21\n	2018\u201319^[128]\n	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	4^[a]	1	4	1\n
Arsenal\n	2018\u201319^[129]\n	Premier League\n	1	0	1	0	0	0	2^[b]	0	\u2014	4	0\n
2019\u201320^[130]\n	Premier League\n	26	1	4	1	2	0	6^[b]	2	\u2014	38	4\n
2020\u201321^[131]\n	Premier League\n	32	5	2	0	2	0	9^[b]	2	1^[c]	0	46	7\n
2021\u201322^[132]\n	Premier League\n	38	11	1	0	4	1	\u2014	\u2014	43	12\n
2022\u201323^[133]\n	Premier League\n	38	14	2	0	0	0	8^[b]	1	\u2014	48	15\n
2023\u201324^[134]\n	Premier League\n	35	16	1	0	1	0	9^[d]	4	1^[c]	0	47	20\n
2024\u201325^[135]\n	Premier League\n	16	5	0	0	3	0	5^[d]	4	\u2014	24	9\n
Total\n	186	52	11	1	12	1	39	13	2	0	250	67\n
Career total\n	186	52	11	1	12	1	39	13	6	1	254	68\n

National team	Year	Apps	Goals\n
England\n	2020	4	0\n
2021	10	4\n
2022	10	3\n
2023	8	4\n
2024	11	1\n
Total	43	12\n

No.\n	Date\n	Venue\n	Cap\n	Opponent\n	Score\n	Result\n	Competition\n	Ref.\n
1	2 June 2021	Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, England	5	$\"\"$ Austria	1\u20130	1\u20130	Friendly	^[137]\n
2	5 September 2021	Wembley Stadium, London, England	11	$\"\"$ Andorra	4\u20130	4\u20130	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	^[138]\n
3	9 October 2021	Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra	12	$\"\"$ Andorra	2\u20130	5\u20130	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	^[139]\n
4	15 November 2021	San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino	14	$\"\"$ San Marino	10\u20130	10\u20130	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	^[140]\n
5	21 November 2022	Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar	21	$\"\"$ Iran	2\u20130	6\u20132	2022 FIFA World Cup	^[141]\n
6\n	4\u20130\n
7	4 December 2022	Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar	23	$\"\"$ Senegal	3\u20130	3\u20130	2022 FIFA World Cup	^[142]\n
8	26 March 2023	Wembley Stadium, London, England	26	$\"\"$ Ukraine	2\u20130	2\u20130	UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	^[143]\n
9	19 June 2023	Old Trafford, Manchester, England	28	$\"\"$ North Macedonia	2\u20130	7\u20130	UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	^[144]\n
10\n	4\u20130\n
11\n	5\u20130\n
12	6 July 2024	Merkur Spiel-Arena, D\u00fcsseldorf, Germany	38	$\"\"$ Switzerland	1\u20131	1\u20131 (a.e.t.) (5\u20133 p)	UEFA Euro 2024	^[145]\n

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Early life

Club career

Early career

2019\u20132020: Breakthrough and FA Cup win

2020\u20132022: Back-to-back Arsenal Player of the Season

2022\u2013present: Title challengers

International career

Youth career

Senior career

Personal life

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

References

External links

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