Saka playing for England at the 2022 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name
Bukayo Ayoyinka Temidayo Saka
Date of birth
(2001-09-05) 5 September 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth
Ealing, England
Height
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s)
Right winger[2]
Team information
Current team
Arsenal
Number
7
Youth career
Watford
2008–2018
Arsenal
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
2018–
Arsenal
170
(47)
International career‡
2016–2017
England U16
6
(1)
2017–2018
England U17
9
(1)
2018
England U18
5
(1)
2018–2019
England U19
10
(4)
2020
England U21
1
(0)
2020–
England
34
(11)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing England
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up
2020
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:46, 12 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:45, 16 June 2024 (UTC)
Bukayo Ayoyinka Temidayo Saka (born 5 September 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Premier League club Arsenal and the England national team. He is regarded as one of the best wingers in the world.[3][4]
Saka has spent his entire first-team club career with Arsenal, where he has won an FA Cup and two FA Community Shields, progressively becoming one of Arsenal's most influential players.[5] Following both the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons, he was named as Arsenal's Player of the Season.
Saka represented England at various youth levels before making his debut for the senior team in October 2020. He was part of England's squads for UEFA Euro 2020, which England finished as runners-up, and the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
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Bukayo Ayoyinka Temidayo Saka (born 5 September 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Premier League club Arsenal...
England's unsuccessful penalty takers (Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and BukayoSaka) were subjected to racial abuse on social media which was investigated...
Ipswich Town defender Kevin Beattie. The current holder is Arsenal player BukayoSaka, who won the award on 29 August 2023. Although the award is open to players...
Jadon Sancho & BukayoSaka condemned by FA". BBC Sport. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021. Jamieson, Alastair (12 July 2021). "BukayoSaka, Jadon Sancho...
August 2021, LeedsUnited.com [2] BUKAYOSAKA VOTED ENGLAND PLAYER OF THE YEAR, 23 September 2022, arsenal.com [3] BukayoSaka named as England Player of the...
from Phil Foden. In the 57th minute, Foden crossed from the left for BukayoSaka to make it 3–0 with a clipped left-footed finish over Senegal goalkeeper...
20 June 2021. Wright, Nick (22 November 2022). "Jude Bellingham and BukayoSaka show the way forward as Gareth Southgate unleashes England against Iran"...
opened with his first ever senior England goal in the 35th minute, with BukayoSaka (in the 43rd minute) and Raheem Sterling (in the first minute of stoppage...
for an average of 3.05 goals per match. 8 goals Harry Kane 4 goals BukayoSaka 3 goals Davide Frattesi Enis Bardhi Elif Elmas 2 goals Marcus Rashford...
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match, Bowen made his tournament debut as a 76th minute substitute for BukayoSaka as England beat Serbia 1–0 in Gelsenkirchen. Regarded as a quick, direct...
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goalscorers were Jude Bellingham who scored in the 35th minute of the match, BukayoSaka who scored two goals in the 43rd minute and 62nd minute of the game,...
Archived from the original on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022. "BukayoSaka named Arsenal player of the season". BBC Sport. 8 June 2022. Archived...
October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023. "Best performing youngsters: BukayoSaka at the top". football-observatory. Retrieved 27 April 2022. Petar Ratkov...