Arsenal fans had been longing to see some aggression and passion in their team for years when Gabriel Paulista joined in 2015, but the defender may have taken it a bit far. READ: I visited André Santos’ restaurant and it’s exactly as bad as you’d expect. Once he got finally made it to Arsenal a year on, he proved he was worth the wait. Upon his comeback, he was never quite the same player, despite flashes of brilliance such as a stunning volley against Burnley. Join us in honouring the 50 greatest Gunners over the last century of football, read their stories, watch highlights and brush up on the club's history. The debuts for Alex Iwobi, Glen Kamara, Ismael Bennacer and Krystian Bielik took the number of players Arsene Wenger has selected for the club over 200 (it’s now 203) since his arrival in 1996. The defender, and his compatriot Willian, represent the 14th and 15th footballers to have signed for Arsenal from the country. Nevertheless, he’s actually played for the team more than twice, which is enough for him to be above the previous three. Brazilian core. Yup, we’re in the big leagues now. Time flies, eh?

Therefore, David Luiz and Willian may end up disappointed not to see their former Chelsea colleague mirror their careers. Yes, yes, we know he’s technically Croatian, but c’mon: he was born and raised in Brazil, his name is Eduardo da Silva and he played for Shakhtar Donetsk.

Upon returning to the club at the end of the season, he was loaned out again. Coming in at number 12 is a man who also never played a competitive game for Arsenal, but he did play a competitive game in England, so that’s progress.

Yep, he did it before Arshavin made it cool. And happy that Willian is happy.”.

We’ve all been there. READ: Gilberto Silva discusses career highs and Arsenal’s failure to replace him, A tribute to Gilberto Silva, Arsenal’s unsexy but essential Invincible. He’d stay for one more year after this before leaving for Valencia as a fan favourite and has since returned to the club in a Technical Director role. Check out FIFA 20 Arsenal on Ultimate Team - Player Stats, Rankings and Squads Luiz said this ahead of Arsenal’s Premier League clash against Burnley on Saturday at Emirates. But these players wasn't unanimous even here in Brazil. Edu was initially supposed to join Arsenal in 2000 but the transfer was delayed for a year after it was discovered that he owned a fake Portuguese passport. Sylvinho was the first ever Brazilian to sign for Arsenal when he joined the club in 1999. I have a contract with Shanghai, it’s a little more difficult to leave. Can you name Arsene Wenger’s 20 most used players at Arsenal? Gabriel is my friend, Andres Santos is my friend, so everyone is trying to do big things with this big club.”. Our intention is to inform on forthcoming matches, both how to view and also provide a level playing field when football betting. Sure, there have been some highs — he impressed Mikel Arteta enough to earn himself a new one-year deal this summer and shone in their FA Cup semi-final and final victories — but it’s hard to shake that cameo-from-hell against Manchester City from our minds.

Arsenal’s opening day win at Fulham was filled with further justification for Edu. Since the appointment of ‘invincible’ Edu Gaspar as technical director, the number of Brazilian players at Arsenal has grown significantly. However, a focus on youth is emanating from the Gunners, this may then deter Arsenal’s recruitment team from approaching now 29-year-old Oscar. Despite scoring a handful of goals, including crucial ones against Chelsea and West Brom, Santos often frustrated fans with his defensive errors and endured their wrath when he swapped shirts with Robin van Persie following a poor first-half showing against Manchester United. “I had the opportunity to play with Denilson when I was 10 years old, we played together. Buying players off the back of a strong World Cup performance can be risky business — just ask Real Madrid and James Rodriguez — but it worked a charm for Arsenal, who signed Gilberto to replace Petit after his excellent performances for Brazil in 2002. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Martinelli is seen as one of the Premier League’s most exciting talents. 101 Great Goals is a global, football media news publisher devoted to producing content for a digital generation over web, social and mobile platforms. It is no wonder that Arsenal are further linked with Brazilian talent to bolster a budding squad. Fans of Championship Manager will remember Denilson fondly. Willian Borges da Silva (born 9 August 1988), commonly known as Willian (Brazilian Portuguese: ), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger or as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Arsenal and the Brazil national team.. Willian started his career at Corinthians, before joining Shakhtar Donetsk in August 2007 for a fee of €14 million. Botelho signed for Arsenal as a 17-year-old from Brazilian club Figueirense in 2007 but was immediately loaned out to Spanish club Salamanca as he didn’t have a work permit to play in England. He proved to be the perfect midfield partner for Patrick Vieira, allowing the Frenchman to make an impact further forward while he sat back and protected the defence, proving instrumental to the club’s success, playing over 200 times, many as captain. The 101 Great Goals website is constantly updated with live streaming information and football betting tips, as well as football (soccer) news, video and social media updates by the hour. Tackled well, 95% pass completion, and scored the 2nd goal. Don’t worry, we get to the decent ones, eventually…. With Arsenal on the lookout for a creative midfielder it was likely a plethora of names would arise. Early miscommunication jitter aside, may have been the best Arsenal player on the day.