It’s been more than five years since Reiss Nelson made his Arsenal debut, in the Community Shield win over Chelsea as a teenager back in 2017.
Since then the forward has enjoyed loan spells in Germany and the Netherlands, and played 50 times for our first-team. But most importantly, he says he’s grown up, taking all these experiences to make him aware of the opportunity he has now.
“I’m 22, I made my debut when I was 17, and I feel I’ve learnt a lot since then,” he begins. “When I was younger I was maybe the ‘cheeky chappie’, very loud and just doing my own thing, which probably got me into trouble a bit!