Miguel Azeez
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Miguel Azeez[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 20 September 2002||
Place of birth | Camden, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Portsmouth (on loan from Arsenal) | ||
Number | 27 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2020 | Arsenal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020– | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 6 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2018 | England U16 | 5 | (1) |
2018–2019 | England U17 | 13 | (0) |
2019 | England U18 | 7 | (1) |
2019– | England U19 | 1 | (0) |
2021– | England U20 | 3 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:44, 11 December 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:15, 12 October 2021 (UTC) |
Miguel Adedayo Azeez (born 20 September 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Arsenal.
Club career[]
Azeez started his career with Arsenal's youth academy at the age of 5.[4] On 24 September 2019, Azeez was given a professional contract by Arsenal.[4][5][6] He made his first team debut on 10 December 2020, replacing Joe Willock in the 83rd minute of a 4–2 UEFA Europa League win away to Irish side Dundalk at the Aviva Stadium.[7]
On 30 August 2021, Azeez joined EFL League One club Portsmouth on loan for the remainder of the season.[8] He made his debut for the club on 18 September 2021 against Cambridge United, but was substituted after 59 minutes as Portsmouth lost 2–1.[9] He scored his first goal for the club on 9 November 2021 in an EFL Trophy tie against Crystal Palace U21s.[10] Arsenal recalled Azeez from Portsmouth on January 17, 2022.[11]
International career[]
Azeez was born in England, but has a Nigerian father and a Spanish mother.[4] Azeez has represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-20 levels.[12]
Personal life[]
Azeez was born in England to a Nigerian father and Spanish mother. His older brother Femi plays as a professional footballer for Reading.[13]
Career statistics[]
- As of 7 January 2022
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Arsenal | 2020–21[14] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Portsmouth (loan) | 2021–22[15] | League One | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | |
Career total | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
References[]
- ^ "2021/22 Premier League squads confirmed". premierleague.com. Premier League. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Migel Azeez". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Miguel Azeez". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ a b c Butterfield, Simon (17 August 2020). "Who is Arsenal midfielder Miguel Azeez?". thefocus.news. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Miguel Azeez". Arsenal F.C. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ Taiwo, Taiye (24 September 2019). "Miguel Azeez: Anglo-Nigerian signs first professional contract with Arsenal". Goal. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Dundalk vs. Arsenal - 10 December 2020". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Miguel Azeez: Arsenal midfield prospect joins Portsmouth on loan". BBC Sport. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Pompey boss Cowley offers assessment of Arsenal loanee Azeez's Blues debut against Cambridge United". The News. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Pompey 3 Crystal Palace U21 0". portsmouthfc.co.uk. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Miguel Azeez returns from Portsmouth loan". arsenal.com. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Miguel Azeez » Internationals". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Miguel Azeez's brother, Femi makes his senior debut as Reading thrash Sheffield Wednesday". All Nigeria Soccer. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Miguel Azeez in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Miguel Azeez in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- 2002 births
- Living people
- English footballers
- England youth international footballers
- English sportspeople of Nigerian descent
- English people of Spanish descent
- Association football midfielders
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Portsmouth F.C. players
- English Football League players