Ismeal Kabia

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Ismeal Kabia
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-12-10) 10 December 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Hengelo, Netherlands
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Shrewsbury Town
(on loan from Arsenal)
Number 20
Youth career
Chatham Riverside FC
Sittingbourne Lions FC
Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Arsenal 0 (0)
2025–Shrewsbury Town (loan) 1 (0)
* 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 EFL League Two club Shrewsbury Town, on loan from Premier League club Arsenal.

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Early Life

Kabia was born on 10 December 2005 in 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

As a youth player, Kabia spent time at Chatham Riverside and Sittingbourne Lions before joining the youth academy of English Premier League 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]

References

  1. https://www.tntsports.co.uk/football/ismeal-kabia_prs708140/person.shtml
  2. "Dit Nederlandse talent (18) zag Arsenal vanaf de bank de Londense derby met Tottenham Hotspur winnen". sportnieuws.nl.
  3. "Deze Nederlandse tieners spelen in de jeugdopleidingen van de Europese top". voetbalnieuws.nl.
  4. "Who are Ayden Heaven, Maldini Kacurri and Ismeal Kabia?". football.london.
  5. Ismeal Kabia at Soccerway
  6. "Started to show glimpses of what he can do" - Arteta praises Arsenal star's performance in 5-1 Bolton win". Sportskeeda.
  7. "Shrewsbury Town sign Arsenal's Ismeal Kabia on loan". www.shrewsburytown.com. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.