Arsenal youngster named as one of England’s best prospects

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Arsenal have a lot going for them at present, from their impressive senior team to an academy producing top talent after top talent.

Although Bukayo Saka is the brightest star to emerge from the Hale End setup, he’s by no means the only one at Arsenal.

The likes of Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly have burst onto the scene and look like they have incredibly bright futures ahead of them.

Now, a 16-year-old Arsenal talent has been named in The Guardian’s latest list of young Premier League footballers to look out for in the coming years.

Jack Porter ‘one of the brightest talents’ at Arsenal

The player in question is Jack Porter, who made headlines earlier this season when he started for Arsenal in their Carabao Cup clash with Bolton Wanderers.

Porter made history for the Gunners by becoming the youngest player to ever start a game for them, aged 16 years and 72 days.

The Guardian wrote of the 2008-born talent: ‘A former midfielder who used to play for the same grassroots team that produced Tony Adams, Porter became the youngest player ever to start a match for Arsenal in their EFL Cup win over Bolton in September aged just 16 years and 72 days.

‘The England Under-17 goalkeeper has already been training with Arsenal’s first-team squad for some time having signed scholarship terms in the summer when he turned 16 and has been tipped to emerge as one of the brightest talents from the club’s Hale End academy.

‘Porter’s supporters include David Seaman and Arsenal’s goalkeeping coach, Inaki Cana, who is understood to have encouraged Mikel Arteta to start him against Bolton ahead of more experienced options when first choices David Raya and Neto were not available.’

Porter follows in the footsteps of Lewis-Skelly (2023), Omari Benjamin (2022), Reuell Walters (2021) and Charlie Patino (2020) in being deemed Arsenal’s current standout talent by The Guardian.

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When did Porter join Arsenal and how has he done this season?

As per the official Arsenal website, Porter joined the club in 2020.

He made four appearances for Jack Wilshere’s academy side in the Under-18 Premier League last season before signing scholarship terms in the summer.

This season, Porter has made two U18 Premier League appearances, conceding five times, and also one Premier League 2 outing for the Under-21s, conceding once.

The teenager, who made Arsenal’s matchday squads against Atalanta and Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, has also represented England at Under-16 and Under-17 level.