Marli Salmon
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 August 2009 | ||
| Place of birth | Leytonstone, England[1] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| 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]
Club career
In March 2026, Salmon was called up for Arsenal's first-team FA Cup fifth round against Mansfield making his first start for the club and shown why he is so highly rated by everyone at the club. This followed an earlier pre-season tour to Singapore and Hong Kong, in July 2025 becoming one of Arsenal's youngest players at the age of 15. He played six times in the Premier League 2 in the 2024–25 season, as well as twice in the UEFA Youth League.[3]
Salmon made his Arsenal first-team debut on 10 December 2025 as an 83rd minute substitute (replacing Ben White) in a 3–0 UEFA Champions League away win over Club Brugge.[3]
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.[4]
Just days later, Salmon was a late call up for England's squad at the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[5]
Personal life
Marli Salmon grew up in Woodford. His father's side of the family is Jamaican, and his mother's side is Mauritian.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 7 March 2026[7]
| 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
References
- ^ "Marli Salmon". arsenal.com. 4 November 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ "Marli Salmon Arsenal Defender, Profile & Stats | Premier League". premierleague.com. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Who is Arsenal's teenage debutant Marli Salmon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ^ Hunt, Holly (28 October 2025). "Report: England MU17s 0-1 Scotland". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ^ Veevers, Nicholas (21 October 2025). "England squad named for FIFA U17 World Cup 2025 in Qatar". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
- ^ "Young Gun: Marli Salmon". Arsenal F.C. 22 September 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ^ Marli Salmon at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 January 2026.