| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jack Kenny Porter [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 July 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Harlow, Essex, England | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arsenal | ||
| Number | 78 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2020– | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023–2024 | England U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | England U17 | 8 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:22, 27 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Jack Kenny Porter (born 15 July 2008) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Arsenal.
Porter attended The Leventhorpe School [2] and Saint Nicholas School in Old Harlow.[ citation needed ]
Porter joined Arsenal in 2020 and formally signed scholarship terms at the club in July 2024. [3]
Porter was promoted to be Arsenal's third choice goalkeeper in September 2024 after an injury to Tommy Setford. He was an unused substitute against Atalanta in the UEFA Champions League in September 2024, and traveled with the first team squad for their next match, in the Premier League against Manchester City. [4] [5] When first choice goalkeeper David Raya picked up an injury against Manchester City, and with Arsenal second choice goalkeeper Neto cup tied and unavailable having played for AFC Bournemouth earlier in the competition, Porter was selected to make his professional debut in the EFL Cup against Bolton Wanderers on 25 September 2024. [6] [7] [8] At the age of 16 years old and 72 days, he became the second youngest player to ever start a match for Arsenal.
As well as England, Porter is eligible to represent the Republic of Ireland through family ancestry. [9]
Porter has represented England at under-16 and under-17 level. [10] He was included in the squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. [11]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal | 2024–25 [12] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 [13] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||