Player of the Day

FC Player of the Day, 3 Oct: Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal)

The 18-year-old has made a superb start to his career with the Gunners.

 
9:41am on Friday 4th October 2019
By
Martin Macdonald

Arsenal are already blessed with a raft attacking talent, with the likes of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Alexandre Lacazette, and Nicolas Pepe lighting up the Emirates going forward.

However, 18-year-old Gabriel Martinelli is staking a claim for a regular spot, not just in the Europa League either. The Argentine scored two and assisted another as the Gunners comfortably dispatched of Standard Liege with a 4-0 win.

His first, top open the scoring, was a bullet header at the front post after latching on to a cross from fellow new signing, Kieran Tierney. The second was even better as he displayed quick feet inside the box to generate enough space for a cracking whipped finish into the right corner.

He then turned provider for the fourth and final goal, bursting to the line before chipping a perfect cross into the centre for Dani Ceballos, who couldn't miss from close range.

The Argentine also won 100% of his attempted tackles and 7/10 duels, so was a real handful for the Belgian side on the night.

Arsenal's full season stats, fixtures, results, and standings

 
Name
Team
Nationality
Position
Age
Apps
MOM
Fouls P90
Fouled P90
Tackles Att/Won P90
Aerials Att/Won P90
Intercept P90
Clearance P90
Err Chance P90
Err Goal P90
Touches P90
Passes P90
Pass comp %
Final Third P90
Long ball P90
Poss Lost P90
Shots P90
On Target P90
Blocked P90
Touches box P90
Big chance P90
Decisive
First
Equaliser
Penalty won
Clean sheet %
Saves P90
Goals con P90
Pen con
Pen saves
Form
Gabriel Martinelli
BRA
AM (L)
18
2(1)
186
4(0)
1
1
0
0
-
1.0
3.0/3.0
-
-
-
-
-
39.0
18.0
78%
13.0
-
7.0
7.0
3.0
1.0
14.0
1.0
1.0
-
0
100%
-
0.0
0
0
N/A
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