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Winger
Reiss Nelson |
| Position |
Winger
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| P.O.B. |
Elephant
and Castle,
London |
| D.O.B |
10:12:99 |
| Height |
5' 09 |
| Last Club |
Arsenal
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His Wiki page |
Fulham swooped in to sign Reiss Nelson from Arsenal after a transfer deadline day move from Arsenal to Ipswich Town collapsed. Fulham also edged out a number of Premier League rivals for his signature.
Arsenal winger Nelson has called the north London club his own since the age of eight when he joined their academy in 2008.
The player went on to make his first-team debut at the age of 17 and while he has always been highly-rated at Hale End, he has struggled for game time.
In his 90 appearances for the Gunners, for whom he has scored eight times and notched nine assists, just 35 of those have been in the starting XI.
With Gabriel Martinelli, Leandro Trossard, and Bukayo Saka well ahead of him in the pecking order at Arsenal, Nelson was been linked with an Emirates exit.
Either way, it just seems a matter of time before Nelson will move on from Arsenal in the not-so-distant future.
Fulham FC statement: Geoff Pruce
The Club is delighted to announce the signing of Reiss Nelson from Arsenal on a season-long loan.
A winger who is comfortable on either flank, and even has plenty of experience playing behind a striker, the 24-year-old offers another versatile option for Marco Silva’s attack line.
Tony Khan said: “I'm very happy to welcome Reiss Nelson to Fulham Football Club! Reiss is a talented young player, and we're excited that he's joined the squad on loan!
“His arrival concludes a busy transfer window for the Club, and we're all looking forward to a great season ahead!
“Come on Fulham!”
Like his teammates Emile Smith Rowe and Alex Iwobi, Nelson is a product of the highly successful Hale End academy at Arsenal, joining the club at the age of eight.
He made his senior debut in the Gunners’ 2017 Community Shield victory over Chelsea, going on to make 16 appearances across all competitions that season.
The following campaign saw him gain further top-flight experience, this time in Germany with Hoffenheim, where he became the third-youngest player to reach five Bundesliga goals, and also sampled Champions League football.
He departed with seven goals in just 23 Bundesliga outings, and followed that up with his first goals in Arsenal colours in 2019/20, including a winner against Liverpool at the Emirates.
Another loan spell abroad saw him help Feyenoord reach the Conference League Final, with Nelson registering 11 goals involvements for the Dutch side.
Back at Arsenal, the winger was part of some pivotal moments as Arsenal finished as Premier League runners-up in 2022/23, perhaps most famously when he netted a 97th minute goal against Bournemouth to complete a remarkable comeback for his side.
It led to him winning the Premier League Gamechanger of the Season award, as well as the club’s Goal of the Season trophy.
23 more appearances last season – as Arsenal again ran Manchester City close – took his tally for the club to 90, in which time he’s scored eight times and provided nine assists.
A prolific scorer at youth level for England, Nelson netted 21 goals in 36 caps at Under-17 to Under-21 level.