Arsenal F.C. season 2008-09

Arsenal F.C. season 2008-09
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This article shows statistics of individual players for the football club Arsenal F.C.. It also lists all matches that Arsenal F.C. will play in the 2008-09 season.

Events

5 May: Midfielder Mathieu Flamini agrees to a four year contract with Italian club A.C. Milan, meaning he will leave Arsenal on a free transfer on July 1.^[1]
23 May: Physiotherapist Neal Reynolds agrees to join Arsenal from Norwich City.^[2]
28 May: Arsenal are granted a work permit for striker Carlos Vela, who spent the 2007-08 season on loan to Osasuna.^[3]
3 June: Goalkeeper Jens Lehmann joins VfB Stuttgart on a free transfer.^[4]
4 June: Defender Bacary Sagna signs a new "long-term" contract with Arsenal.^[5]
9 June: Central defender/defensive midfielder Alexandre Song agrees to a new "long-term" contract with Arsenal.^[6]
9 June: Physiotherapist Gary Lewin agrees to leave Arsenal to become full-time Head of Physiotherapy for England on August 1.^[7]
13 June: Midfielder Aaron Ramsey signs for Arsenal from Cardiff City F.C.^[8]
20 June: Defender Gaël Clichy signs a new "long-term" contract with Arsenal.^[9]
11 July: Attacking midfielder Samir Nasri signs for Arsenal from Olympique de Marseille.^[10]
16 July: Attacking midfielder Alexander Hleb signs for FC Barcelona from Arsenal.^[11]
17 July: Defensive midfielder Gilberto signs for Panathinaikos FC from Arsenal.^[12]
30 July: Arsenal sign midfielder Amaury Bischoff from Werder Bremen.^[13]
9 August: Arsenal retains their Amsterdam Tournament Title after drawing 1-1 with Sevilla FC.^[14]
13 August: Arsenal start their European campaign by defeating FC Twente in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League 2008–09 Third Round Qualifing Round.^[15]
16 August: Defender Justin Hoyte signs for Middlesbrough from Arsenal.^[16]
18 August: Striker Emmanuel Adebayor signs a new "long-term" contract with Arsenal.^[17]
20 August: Arsenal sign Defender Mikaël Silvestre from Manchester United.^[18] Silvestre becomes the first Manchester United player to join Arsenal since Brian Kidd in 1974.^[19]
23 August: Arsenal suffer first defeat of the season against Fulham by losing 1-0 from a Brede Hangeland goal.^[20]
27 August: Arsenal Qualify for the Group stages of UEFA Champions League 2008–09 by defeating FC Twente 4-0(6-0 agg.) at the Emirates Stadium.^[21]
22 September: Swiss defender Johan Djourou signs a new "long-term" contract with Arsenal.^[22]
27 September: Arsenal's second defeat at the Emirates Stadium was a 2-1 loss to Hull City who came back from an Arsenal lead early in the second half.^[23]
4th October 2008: Arsenal scrape a 1-1 draw against Sunderland, with Cesc Fabregas scoring a late equallizer.

Players

Squad information

EU	Country	N	P	Name	Cap	Age	Since	App		Ends	Transfer fee
	ESP	1	GK	Almunia		31	2004	92	0	^[24]
	FRA	3	DF	Sagna		25	2007	51	1	2014^[25]	£ 7.5m
N	CIV	5	DF	Touré		27	2002	294	13
	FRA	10	DF	Gallas	Cap	31	2006	82	10		Part exchange with A. Cole+£5m^[27]
	FRA	22	DF	Clichy		23	2003	157	0	2012^[28]	£ 0.25m
N	CIV	27	MF	Eboué		25	2005	113	3	2009	£ 1.54m
N	BRA	15	MF	Denílson		20	2006	53	4		£ 3.4m
	ESP	4	MF	Fàbregas		21	2003	206	27	2014
	ENG	14	S	Walcott		19	2006	82	9		£ 5m
N	TOG	25	S	Adebayor		24	2006	116	52	^[29]
	NED	11	S	v. Persie		25	2004	143	48		£ 2.75m
	DEN	26	S	Bendtner		20	2004	53	13	2012
	CMR	17	DF	Song		21	2005	38	1		£ 2.75m
N	SUI CIV	20	DF	Djourou		21	2003	53	0	^[30]
	FRA	8	MF	Nasri		21	2008	6	2		£12m^[31]
	WAL	16	MF	Ramsey		17	2008	4	0	^[32]	£ 5.0m
N	MEX	12	S	Vela		19	2008	6	3		£ 2.5m
	ENG	19	MF	Wilshere		16	2008	2	1		Youth system
	POL	21	GK	Fabiański		23	2007	9	0
	ITA	24	GK	Mannone		20	2005	0	0
	FRA	18	DF	Silvestre		31	2008	0	0	2010^[33]	^[34]
	FRA	2	MF	Diaby		22	2006	62	6		£ 2m
	CZE	7	MF	Rosický		28	2006	61	13		£ 6.8m
	POR FRA	28	MF	Bischoff		21	2008	0	0	^[35]
N	CRO BRA	9	S	Eduardo		25	2007	31	12	2011	£16.25m

Last updated: 4 October
Source: Arsenal FC and footballdatabase.com (for EU passport, country as international player, contract ending and transfer fee)
Ordered by Starting 11, then appearances in this season.
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Cap: Cap = captain, VC = vice-captain; Age = current age or age on the end of the season; Since = when the player started to be a permanent part of the squad (no icon for summer transfer; for winter transfer); App and = only competitive appearances and goals. See source for more detail; Ends = when the player's contract ends; = undisclosed.

Players in / out

In

Type	EU	Country	N	P	Name	Age	Moving from	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
End of loan	N	MEX	12	FW	Vela	19	Osasuna		n/a	Arsenal FC
Transfer		WAL	16	MF	Ramsey	17	Cardiff City		£ 5 million	Arsenal FC Sky Sports
Transfer		FRA	8	AM	Nasri	21	Marseille		≈ £12 million	Arsenal FC Sky Sports
Transfer		POR FRA	28	MF	Bischoff	21	Bremen			Arsenal FC Sky Sports
Transfer		FRA	18	DF	Silvestre	31	Manchester United	2010		Arsenal FC

Out

Type	EU	Country	N	P	Name	Age	Moving to	Transfer fee	Source
Contract ended		GER	1	GK	Lehmann	38	Stuttgart	Free	Arsenal FC
Contract ended		FRA	16	MF	Flamini	24	Milan	Free	Arsenal FC
Loaned out		ENG		DF	Gilbert	21	Leicester City	n/a	Arsenal FC
Transfered	N	BLR	13	MF	Hleb	27	Barcelona	£11.9 million	Arsenal FC Sky Sports
Transfered	N	BRA	19	MF	Gilberto	31	Panathinaikos	£ 1 million	Arsenal FC Sky Sports
Transfered		ENG	31	RB	Hoyte	23	Middlesbrough	£ 3 million	Arsenal FC Sky Sports
Loaned out		FRA	30	DF	Traoré	18	Portsmouth	n/a	Arsenal FC
Loaned out	N	SUI	6	DF	Senderos	23	Milan	n/a	Arsenal FC

Last updated: 27 August
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; = Undisclosed; = Summer transfer window; = Winter transfer window; n/a = Not applicable.

Squad stats

				Total			UEFA Champions League		Premier League		FA Cup		Football League Cup

Country	N	P	Name	GS	App		App		App		App		Notes
ESP	1	GK	Almunia	11	11		4		7
FRA	3	DF	Sagna	11	11		4		7
CIV	5	DF	Touré	8	9		2		7
FRA	10	DF	Gallas	11	11	3	4	3	7
FRA	22	DF	Clichy	11	11		4		7
CIV	27	MF	Eboué	7	10	1	4		6	1
BRA	15	MF	Denílson	11	11	2	4		7	2
ESP	4	MF	Fàbregas	8	8	1	3		5	1
ENG	14	S	Walcott	9	11	1	4	1	7
TOG	25	S	Adebayor	10	11	6	4	3	7	3
NED	11	S	v. Persie	9	10	5	4	2	6	3
DEN	26	S	Bendtner	4	10	4	4	1	5	1	1	2
CMR	17	DF	Song	4	8		2		5		1
FRA	8	MF	Nasri	5	6	2	2	1	4	1			Source
MEX	12	S	Vela	1	6	3	2		3		1	3
SUI CIV	20	DF	Djourou	4	5		2		2		1
WAL	16	MF	Ramsey	2	4		1		2		1
ENG	19	MF	Wilshere	1	2	1			1		1	1
ENG	47	MF	Randall	1	2		1				1		Reserve team's player
POL	21	GK	Fabiański	1	1						1
ENG	41	DF	Hoyte	1	1						1		Reserve team's player
ENG	40	MF	Gibbs	1	1						1		Reserve team's player
ESP	43	MF	Mérida	1	1						1		Reserve team's player
FRA	35	MF	Coquelin		1						1		Reserve team's player
ENG	42	MF	Lansbury		1						1		Reserve team's player
ENG	50	S	Simpson		1						1		Reserve team's player
ITA	24	GK	Mannone
FRA	18	DF	Silvestre
FRA	2	MF	Diaby										Source
CZE	7	MF	Rosický										Source
POR FRA	28	MF	Bischoff
CRO BRA	9	S	Eduardo										Source

Last updated: 4 October
Source: Arsenal FC
Ordered by Starting 11, then appearances in this season
0 shown as blank
Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); GS = Game Started; App = Appearances.

Disciplinary record

Country	N	P	Name
FRA	22	DF	Clichy	3
BRA	15	MF	Denílson	2
ESP	4	MF	Fàbregas	2
FRA	3	DF	Sagna	2
NED	11	S	v. Persie	1
FRA	10	DF	Gallas	1

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