Bukayo Saka

Bukayo Ayoyinka T. M. Saka

Early life
Saka was born in Ealing, Greater London to Nigerian parents, His name "Bukayo" comes from the Yoruba language spoken in southern Nigeria, meaning "adds to happiness".

Club career
Saka had played for the youth teams of Watford. On 29 November 2018, Saka made his first senior appearance for Arsenal in their Europa League match against Vorskla Poltava.

2019–20: Breakthrough and FA Cup win
Saka scored his first senior goal on 19 September, against German side Eintracht Frankfurt in the UEFA Europa League. He also finished the match with two assists in a 3–0 win. On 1 July 2020, Saka signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal.

2020–21: Arsenal Player of the Season
On 15 April, Saka scored a goal and helped Arsenal to a 4–0 victory over Slavia Prague in the quarter final of the Europa League. Because of this, he was named as the Europa League Player of the Week.

International career
Saka represented England at under-16, under-17, On 1 October, Saka was called up to the England senior squad for the first time, On 1 June 2021, he was named in the 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020. On 2 June 2021, in a friendly against Austria, Saka scored his first senior international goal, the only goal in a 1–0 win.

International
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 * +List of international goals scored by Bukayo Saka
 * style="text-align:center;"|1
 * 2 June 2021
 * Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, England
 * style="text-align:center;"|5
 * 🇦🇹 austria
 * style="text-align:center;"|1–0
 * style="text-align:center;"|1–0
 * Friendly
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Honours
Arsenal England Individual
 * FA Cup: 2019–20* FA Community Shield: 2020* UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2018–19
 * UEFA European Championship runner-up: 2020
 * Arsenal Player of the Season: 2020–21

Other websites

 * Profile at the Arsenal F.C. website
 * Profile at the Football Association website