Ismeal Kabia

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Ismeal Kabia
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-12-10) 10 December 2005 (age 18)
Place of birth Netherlands
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Arsenal
Number 46
Youth career
Chatham Riverside FC
Sittingbourne Lions FC
Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Arsenal 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 September 2024

Ismeal Kabia (born 10 December 2005) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Arsenal.

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Life and career

Kabia was born on 10 December 2005 in the Netherlands. He is eligible to represent Sierra Leone internationally through his parents. [1] He moved with his family to England at the age of nine. [2] A right-footed player, he mainly operates as a left or right-sided winger. [3]

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 on 15 September 2024. [4] On 26 September, he made his senior debut as a substitute for Raheem Sterling in a 5–1 win over Bolton Wanderers in the EFL Cup. [5]

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