Marli Salmon

Marli Salmon

Personal information
Date of birth	(2009-08-29) 29 August 2009 (age 16)
Place of birth	Leytonstone, England [1]
Position(s)	Centre-back, Right-back
Team information
Current team	Arsenal
Number	89
Youth career
	Arsenal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2025–	Arsenal	0	(0)
International career‡
	England U16
2025–	England U17	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:15, 10 November 2025 (UTC)

Marli Salmon (born 29 August 2009) is an English footballer who plays as a centre-back or a right-back for Premier League club Arsenal. ^{[2] [3]}

Club career

In July 2025, Marli was called up for Arsenal's first-team pre-season tour to Singapore and Hong Kong, becoming one of Arsenal's youngest players at the age of 15. Marli played six times in the Premier League 2 in the 2024–25 season, as well as twice in the UEFA Youth League. ^[4] Salmon made his Arsenal first-team debut, as an 83rd minute substitute in December 2025, when he replaced Ben White in a 3–0 UEFA Champions League away win over Club Brugge. ^[4]

International career

On 28 October 2025, Salmon made his England U17 debut during a 1–0 defeat to Scotland as part of a 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification match in Airdrie. ^[5]

Just days later, Salmon was a late call up for England's squad at the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup. ^[6]

Personal life

Marli Salmon grew up in Woodford. His father's side of the family is Jamaican, and his mother's side is Mauritian. ^[7]

Club

As of match played 10 December 2025 ^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Arsenal	2025–26	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	1	0
Career total			0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0

1. Appearance in UEFA Champions League

Reference

1. "Marli Salmon". www.arsenal.com. 4 November 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
2. "Marli Salmon Arsenal Defender, Profile & Stats | Premier League". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
3. Samwel, Emanuela (23 July 2025). "Marli Salmon: Biography, Age, Career, and Arsenal Journey". Mabumbe. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
4. "Who is Arsenal's teenage debutant Marli Salmon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
5. Hunt, Holly (28 October 2025). "Report: England MU17s 0-1 Scotland". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
6. Veevers, Nicholas (21 October 2025). "England squad named for FIFA U17 World Cup 2025 in Qatar". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
7. "Young Gun: Marli Salmon". Arsenal F.C. 22 September 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
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