# List of Arsenal F.C. players

Arsenal Football Club, an association football club based in Islington, London, was founded in 1886 as Dial Square. They became the first southern member admitted into the Football League in 1893, having spent their first four seasons solely participating in cup tournaments and friendlies. The club's name, which shortly changed to Woolwich Arsenal, was shortened to Arsenal in 1914, a year after the club moved to Highbury. Despite finishing fifth in the Second Division in 1914–15, Arsenal rejoined the First Division at the expense of local rivals Tottenham Hotspur when football resumed after the First World War. Since that time, they have not fallen below the first tier of the English football league system and hold the record for the longest uninterrupted period in the top flight. The club's first team has competed in numerous nationally and internationally organised competitions, and all players who have played in 100 or more such matches are listed below.
David O'Leary holds the record for the greatest number of appearances for Arsenal. Between 1975 and 1993 the Irish defender played 722 times for the club. As of 2024, only eight players have made more than 500 appearances for Arsenal, including four of the so-called "famous five" defenders of the 1990s, Tony Adams, Lee Dixon, David Seaman and Nigel Winterburn. The club's goalscoring record is held by Thierry Henry, who scored 228 goals in all competitions between 1999 and 2007 and during a loan spell with the club in 2012. He surpassed the previous record of 185 goals, held by Ian Wright, in 2005, and became the first player to score 200 goals for Arsenal the following year.
In 2013, Arsenal launched the "100 Club" to formally recognise retired players with over 100 league appearances. As of September 2016, 75 living players have been inducted with a further 26 automatically enrolled once they end their careers.
As of 30 January 2025, a total of 914 players have played at least one official match for Arsenal throughout history. Alongside the British Isles, players from 63 different nationalities have played for Arsenal. Outside of the British Isles, France are the most represented with 29 players throughout history, followed by Spain with 16 players, and then Brazil with 15 players.

## Key

* The list is ordered first by date of debut, and then if necessary in alphabetical order.
* Appearances as a substitute are included. This feature of the game was introduced in the Football League at the start of the 1965–66 season.
Positions key :
| Pre-1960s | Pre-1960s | 1960s– | 1960s– |
| GK | Goalkeeper | Goalkeeper | Goalkeeper |
| FB | Full-back | DF | Defender |
| HB | Half-back | MF | Midfielder |
| FW | Forward | Forward | Forward |

### Nationality

    Unless otherwise noted, the nationality of a player is determined by the country/countries which he has played for, or if said person has not played international football, their country of birth.

### Position

    Playing positions are listed according to the tactical formations that were employed at the time. Thus, the change in the names of defensive and midfield positions reflects the tactical evolution that occurred from the 1960s onwards.

### Club career

    Club career is defined as the first and last calendar years in which the player appeared for the club in any of the competitions listed below.

### Total appearances and Total goals

    Total appearances and goals comprise those in the Football League, Premier League, FA Cup, Football League Cup, FA Charity/Community Shield, European Cup/UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Football League Centenary Trophy and European Super Cup. Matches in the United League, Southern District Combination, London League and wartime competitions are excluded.

## Players

Players highlighted in bold are still actively playing at Arsenal.
Statistics are correct up to and including the match played on 16 March 2025
List of Arsenal F.C. players with 100 or more appearances :
| Player | Nationality | Pos | Club career | Starts | Subs | Total | Goals |
| Goals |||
| Gavin Crawford | Scotland | FW | 1891–1898 | 138 | 0 | 138 | 18 |
| Fred Davis | England | HB | 1893–1899 | 150 | 0 | 150 | 10 |
| John Anderson | England | HB | 1896–1903 | 153 | 0 | 153 | 11 |
| John Dick | Scotland | HB | 1898–1912 | 284 | 0 | 284 | 13 |
| Duncan McNicol | Scotland | FB | 1899–1903 | 112 | 0 | 112 | 1 |
| Jimmy Jackson | Scotland | FB | 1899–1905 | 204 | 0 | 204 | 1 |
| Archie Cross | England | FB | 1900–1910 | 149 | 0 | 149 | 0 |
| Jimmy Ashcroft | England | GK | 1900–1908 | 303 | 0 | 303 | 0 |
| Tommy Briercliffe | England | FW | 1901–1905 | 133 | 0 | 133 | 34 |
| Bill Gooing | England | FW | 1901–1905 | 106 | 0 | 106 | 48 |
| Tim Coleman | England | FW | 1902–1908 | 196 | 0 | 196 | 84 |
| Roddy McEachrane | Scotland | HB | 1902–1915 | 346 | 0 | 346 | 0 |
| Percy Sands | England | HB | 1902–1919 | 350 | 0 | 350 | 12 |
| Archie Gray | Scotland | FB | 1904–1912 | 200 | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| David Neave | Scotland | FW | 1904–1912 | 168 | 0 | 168 | 32 |
| Charlie Satterthwaite | England | FW | 1904–1910 | 141 | 0 | 141 | 48 |
| Andy Ducat | England | HB | 1905–1912 | 188 | 0 | 188 | 21 |
| Jimmy Sharp | Scotland | FB | 1905–1908 | 116 | 0 | 116 | 5 |
| Hugh McDonald | Scotland | GK | 1906 1908–1910 1912–1913 | 103 | 0 | 103 | 0 |
| Charles Lewis | England | FW | 1907–1920 | 220 | 0 | 220 | 34 |
| Joe Shaw | England | FB | 1907–1923 | 326 | 0 | 326 | 0 |
| David Greenaway | Scotland | FW | 1908–1921 | 170 | 0 | 170 | 13 |
| Angus McKinnon | Scotland | HB | 1908–1922 | 217 | 0 | 217 | 4 |
| Pat Flanagan | England | FW | 1910–1917 | 121 | 0 | 121 | 28 |
| Alex Graham | Scotland | HB | 1911–1924 | 179 | 0 | 179 | 20 |
| Jock Rutherford | England | FW | 1913–1923 1923–1926 | 232 | 0 | 232 | 27 |
| Billy Blyth | Scotland | HB | 1914–1929 | 343 | 0 | 343 | 51 |
| Frank Bradshaw | England | FB | 1914–1923 | 142 | 0 | 142 | 14 |
| Jack Butler | England | HB | 1914–1930 | 296 | 0 | 296 | 8 |
| Arthur Hutchins | England | FB | 1919–1923 | 108 | 0 | 108 | 1 |
| Henry White | England | FW | 1919–1923 | 109 | 0 | 109 | 45 |
| Joe Toner | Ireland | FW | 1919–1926 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 6 |
| Ernest Williamson | England | GK | 1919–1923 | 113 | 0 | 113 | 0 |
| Alf Baker | England | HB | 1919–1931 | 351 | 0 | 351 | 26 |
| Alec Mackie | Ireland | FB | 1921–1926 | 118 | 0 | 118 | 1 |
| Billy Milne | Scotland | HB | 1921–1927 | 124 | 0 | 124 | 3 |
| Jock Robson | Scotland | GK | 1921–1925 | 101 | 0 | 101 | 0 |
| Bob John | Wales | HB | 1922–1937 | 470 | 0 | 470 | 13 |
| Andy Kennedy | Ireland | FB | 1922–1928 | 129 | 0 | 129 | 0 |
| Jimmy Brain | England | FW | 1924–1931 | 232 | 0 | 232 | 139 |
| Syd Hoar | England | FW | 1924–1929 | 117 | 0 | 117 | 18 |
| Dan Lewis | Wales | GK | 1924–1931 | 167 | 0 | 167 | 0 |
| Charlie Buchan | England | FW | 1925–1928 | 120 | 0 | 120 | 56 |
| Joe Hulme | England | FW | 1926–1937 | 374 | 0 | 374 | 125 |
| Jack Lambert | England | FW | 1926–1933 | 161 | 0 | 161 | 109 |
| Tom Parker | England | FB | 1926–1932 | 294 | 0 | 294 | 17 |
| Herbie Roberts | England | HB | 1926–1937 | 335 | 0 | 335 | 5 |
| Eddie Hapgood | England | FB | 1927–1939 | 440 | 0 | 440 | 2 |
| David Jack | England | HB | 1928–1934 | 208 | 0 | 208 | 124 |
| Charlie Jones | Wales | FW | 1928–1934 | 195 | 0 | 195 | 8 |
| Cliff Bastin | England | FW | 1929–1947 | 396 | 0 | 396 | 178 |
| Alex James | Scotland | HB | 1929–1937 | 261 | 0 | 261 | 27 |
| Leslie Compton | England | HB | 1930–1950 | 273 | 0 | 273 | 6 |
| George Male | England | FB | 1930–1948 | 318 | 0 | 318 | 0 |
| Frank Moss | England | GK | 1931–1936 | 161 | 0 | 161 | 1 |
| Ray Bowden | England | FW | 1933–1937 | 138 | 0 | 138 | 48 |
| Wilf Copping | England | HB | 1934–1939 | 189 | 0 | 189 | 0 |
| Jack Crayston | England | HB | 1934–1939 | 187 | 0 | 187 | 17 |
| Ted Drake | England | FW | 1934–1939 | 184 | 0 | 184 | 139 |
| Alf Kirchen | England | FW | 1935–1939 | 101 | 0 | 101 | 45 |
| Reg Lewis | England | FW | 1935–1953 | 176 | 0 | 176 | 118 |
| George Swindin | England | GK | 1936–1953 | 297 | 0 | 297 | 0 |
| Walley Barnes | Wales | FB | 1946–1955 | 294 | 0 | 294 | 12 |
| Jimmy Logie | Scotland | HB | 1946–1955 | 328 | 0 | 328 | 76 |
| Ian McPherson | Scotland | FW | 1946–1951 | 163 | 0 | 163 | 21 |
| Joe Mercer | England | HB | 1946–1954 | 275 | 0 | 275 | 2 |
| Laurie Scott | England | FB | 1946–1951 | 126 | 0 | 126 | 0 |
| Archie Macaulay | Scotland | HB | 1947–1950 | 108 | 0 | 108 | 1 |
| Don Roper | England | FW | 1947–1956 | 321 | 0 | 321 | 95 |
| Alex Forbes | Scotland | HB | 1948–1956 | 240 | 0 | 240 | 20 |
| Doug Lishman | England | FW | 1948–1955 | 244 | 0 | 244 | 137 |
| Lionel Smith | England | FB | 1948–1954 | 181 | 0 | 181 | 0 |
| Peter Goring | England | FW | 1949–1959 | 240 | 0 | 240 | 53 |
| Jack Kelsey | Wales | GK | 1949–1962 | 352 | 0 | 352 | 0 |
| Cliff Holton | England | FW | 1950–1958 | 217 | 0 | 217 | 88 |
| Dave Bowen | Wales | HB | 1951–1959 | 162 | 0 | 162 | 2 |
| Dennis Evans | England | FB | 1951–1960 | 207 | 0 | 207 | 12 |
| Bill Dodgin | England | HB | 1953–1960 | 207 | 0 | 207 | 1 |
| Len Wills | England | FB | 1953–1961 | 209 | 0 | 209 | 4 |
| Jimmy Bloomfield | England | FW | 1954–1960 | 227 | 0 | 227 | 56 |
| Danny Clapton | England | FW | 1954–1962 | 225 | 0 | 225 | 27 |
| Joe Haverty | Republic of Ireland | FW | 1954–1961 | 122 | 0 | 122 | 26 |
| Derek Tapscott | Wales | HB | 1954–1958 | 132 | 0 | 132 | 68 |
| Stan Charlton | England | FB | 1955–1958 | 110 | 0 | 110 | 3 |
| Vic Groves | England | HB | 1955–1964 | 203 | 0 | 203 | 37 |
| David Herd | Scotland | FW | 1955–1961 | 180 | 0 | 180 | 107 |
| John Barnwell | England | HB | 1957–1964 | 151 | 0 | 151 | 24 |
| Jackie Henderson | Scotland | FW | 1958–1961 | 111 | 0 | 111 | 29 |
| Billy McCullough | Northern Ireland | DF | 1958–1966 | 268 | 0 | 268 | 5 |
| Eddie Magill | Northern Ireland | DF | 1959–1965 | 131 | 0 | 131 | 0 |
| George Eastham | England | FW | 1960–1966 | 223 | 0 | 223 | 41 |
| Terry Neill | Northern Ireland | DF | 1960–1970 | 272 | 3 | 275 | 10 |
| Alan Skirton | England | MF | 1960–1966 | 153 | 1 | 154 | 54 |
| Geoff Strong | England | FW | 1960–1964 | 137 | 0 | 137 | 77 |
| Laurie Brown | England | DF | 1961–1963 | 109 | 0 | 109 | 2 |
| Johnny MacLeod | Scotland | MF | 1961–1964 | 112 | 0 | 112 | 28 |
| George Armstrong | England | MF | 1962–1977 | 607 | 14 | 621 | 68 |
| Joe Baker | England | FW | 1962–1966 | 156 | 0 | 156 | 100 |
| David Court | England | MF | 1962–1970 | 194 | 10 | 204 | 18 |
| Jim Furnell | England | GK | 1963–1968 | 167 | 0 | 167 | 0 |
| Jon Sammels | England | MF | 1963–1971 | 266 | 4 | 270 | 52 |
| Ian Ure | Scotland | DF | 1963–1969 | 202 | 0 | 202 | 2 |
| Bob Wilson | Scotland | GK | 1963–1974 | 308 | 0 | 308 | 0 |
| Frank McLintock | Scotland | DF | 1964–1973 | 401 | 2 | 403 | 32 |
| John Radford | England | FW | 1964–1976 | 475 | 6 | 481 | 149 |
| Peter Simpson | England | DF | 1964–1978 | 458 | 19 | 477 | 15 |
| Peter Storey | England | DF | 1965–1977 | 494 | 7 | 501 | 17 |
| George Graham | Scotland | FW | 1966–1972 | 296 | 12 | 308 | 77 |
| Bob McNab | England | DF | 1966–1975 | 362 | 3 | 365 | 6 |
| Pat Rice | Northern Ireland | DF | 1967–1980 | 521 | 7 | 528 | 13 |
| Charlie George | England | FW | 1969–1975 | 157 | 22 | 179 | 49 |
| Eddie Kelly | Scotland | MF | 1969–1975 | 211 | 11 | 222 | 19 |
| Ray Kennedy | England | FW | 1969–1974 | 206 | 6 | 212 | 71 |
| Sammy Nelson | Northern Ireland | DF | 1969–1981 | 325 | 14 | 339 | 12 |
| Alan Ball | England | MF | 1971–1976 | 217 | 0 | 217 | 52 |
| Liam Brady | Republic of Ireland | MF | 1973–1980 | 295 | 12 | 307 | 59 |
| David Price | England | MF | 1973–1981 | 165 | 11 | 176 | 19 |
| Jimmy Rimmer | England | GK | 1974–1977 | 146 | 0 | 146 | 0 |
| David O'Leary | Republic of Ireland | DF | 1973–1993 | 681 | 41 | 722 | 14 |
| Frank Stapleton | Republic of Ireland | FW | 1975–1981 | 297 | 3 | 300 | 108 |
| John Devine | Republic of Ireland | DF | 1976–1983 | 108 | 3 | 111 | 0 |
| Malcolm Macdonald | England | FW | 1976–1979 | 107 | 1 | 108 | 57 |
| Pat Jennings | Northern Ireland | GK | 1977–1984 | 327 | 0 | 327 | 0 |
| Graham Rix | England | MF | 1977–1988 | 447 | 17 | 464 | 51 |
| Alan Sunderland | England | FW | 1977–1983 | 278 | 3 | 281 | 92 |
| Willie Young | Scotland | DF | 1977–1981 | 236 | 1 | 237 | 19 |
| John Hollins | England | MF | 1979–1983 | 163 | 9 | 172 | 13 |
| Brian Talbot | England | MF | 1979–1985 | 311 | 16 | 327 | 49 |
| Paul Davis | England | MF | 1980–1994 | 416 | 31 | 447 | 37 |
| Kenny Sansom | England | DF | 1980–1988 | 394 | 0 | 394 | 6 |
| Stewart Robson | England | MF | 1981–1986 | 185 | 1 | 186 | 21 |
| Chris Whyte | England | DF | 1981–1985 | 108 | 5 | 113 | 8 |
| Tony Woodcock | England | FW | 1982–1986 | 164 | 5 | 169 | 68 |
| Tony Adams | England | DF | 1983–2002 | 663 | 6 | 669 | 48 |
| Ian Allinson | England | MF | 1983–1987 | 75 | 30 | 105 | 23 |
| Charlie Nicholas | Scotland | FW | 1983–1987 | 176 | 8 | 184 | 54 |
| Viv Anderson | England | DF | 1984–1987 | 150 | 0 | 150 | 15 |
| Steve Williams | England | MF | 1984–1988 | 119 | 2 | 121 | 5 |
| John Lukic | England | GK | 1984–1990 1996–2001 | 298 | 0 | 298 | 0 |
| Martin Hayes | England | MF | 1985–1990 | 92 | 40 | 132 | 34 |
| David Rocastle | England | MF | 1985–1992 | 260 | 17 | 277 | 34 |
| Martin Keown | England | DF | 1985–1986 1993–2004 | 408 | 41 | 449 | 8 |
| Perry Groves | England | MF | 1986–1992 | 120 | 83 | 203 | 28 |
| Paul Merson | England | FW | 1986–1997 | 381 | 44 | 425 | 99 |
| Alan Smith | England | FW | 1987–1995 | 318 | 29 | 347 | 115 |
| Kevin Richardson | England | MF | 1987–1990 | 111 | 11 | 122 | 8 |
| Michael Thomas | England | MF | 1987–1991 | 187 | 21 | 208 | 30 |
| Steve Bould | England | DF | 1988–1999 | 348 | 24 | 372 | 22 |
| Kevin Campbell | England | FW | 1988–1995 | 166 | 62 | 228 | 59 |
| Lee Dixon | England | DF | 1988–2002 | 598 | 21 | 619 | 28 |
| Nigel Winterburn | England | DF | 1987–2000 | 572 | 12 | 584 | 12 |
| David Hillier | England | MF | 1990–1996 | 113 | 30 | 143 | 2 |
| Anders Limpar | Sweden | MF | 1990–1994 | 96 | 20 | 116 | 20 |
| Andy Linighan | England | DF | 1990–1996 | 135 | 21 | 156 | 8 |
| David Seaman | England | GK | 1990–2003 | 564 | 0 | 564 | 0 |
| Ian Wright | England | FW | 1991–1998 | 279 | 9 | 288 | 185 |
| John Jensen | Denmark | MF | 1992–1996 | 130 | 8 | 138 | 1 |
| Ray Parlour | England | MF | 1992–2004 | 390 | 76 | 466 | 32 |
| Dennis Bergkamp | Netherlands | FW | 1995–2006 | 345 | 78 | 423 | 120 |
| David Platt | England | MF | 1995–1998 | 77 | 31 | 108 | 15 |
| Patrick Vieira | France | MF | 1996–2005 | 396 | 10 | 406 | 33 |
| Gilles Grimandi | France | DF | 1997–2002 | 128 | 42 | 170 | 6 |
| Marc Overmars | Netherlands | MF | 1997–2000 | 127 | 15 | 142 | 41 |
| Emmanuel Petit | France | MF | 1997–2000 | 114 | 4 | 118 | 11 |
| Freddie Ljungberg | Sweden | MF | 1998–2007 | 285 | 43 | 328 | 72 |
| Ashley Cole | England | DF | 1999–2006 | 218 | 10 | 228 | 9 |
| Thierry Henry | France | FW | 1999–2007 2012 | 337 | 40 | 377 | 228 |
| Nwankwo Kanu | Nigeria | FW | 1999–2004 | 104 | 94 | 198 | 44 |
| Oleh Luzhnyi | Ukraine | DF | 1999–2003 | 91 | 19 | 110 | 0 |
| Sylvain Wiltord | France | FW | 2000–2004 | 124 | 51 | 175 | 49 |
| Robert Pires | France | MF | 2000–2006 | 238 | 46 | 284 | 84 |
| Lauren | Cameroon | DF | 2000–2007 | 227 | 14 | 241 | 9 |
| Sol Campbell | England | DF | 2001–2006 2010 | 208 | 3 | 211 | 12 |
| Edu | Brazil | MF | 2001–2005 | 76 | 51 | 127 | 15 |
| Gilberto Silva | Brazil | MF | 2002–2008 | 213 | 31 | 244 | 24 |
| Kolo Touré | Ivory Coast | DF | 2002–2009 | 295 | 31 | 326 | 14 |
| Jens Lehmann | Germany | GK | 2003–2008 2011 | 199 | 1 | 200 | 0 |
| Cesc Fàbregas | Spain | MF | 2003–2011 | 266 | 37 | 303 | 57 |
| Gaël Clichy | France | DF | 2003–2011 | 230 | 34 | 264 | 2 |
| Philippe Senderos | Switzerland | DF | 2003–2010 | 105 | 12 | 117 | 4 |
| Manuel Almunia | Spain | GK | 2004–2012 | 173 | 2 | 175 | 0 |
| José Antonio Reyes | Spain | FW | 2004–2007 | 89 | 21 | 110 | 23 |
| Robin van Persie | Netherlands | FW | 2004–2012 | 211 | 67 | 278 | 132 |
| Mathieu Flamini | France | MF | 2004–2008 2013–2016 | 174 | 72 | 246 | 13 |
| Johan Djourou | Switzerland | DF | 2004–2014 | 123 | 21 | 144 | 1 |
| Emmanuel Eboué | Ivory Coast | DF | 2005–2011 | 159 | 55 | 214 | 10 |
| Alexander Hleb | Belarus | MF | 2005–2008 | 109 | 21 | 130 | 10 |
| Nicklas Bendtner | Denmark | FW | 2005–2014 | 83 | 88 | 171 | 47 |
| Alex Song | Cameroon | MF | 2005–2012 | 179 | 25 | 204 | 10 |
| Abou Diaby | France | MF | 2006–2015 | 136 | 44 | 180 | 19 |
| Emmanuel Adebayor | Togo | FW | 2006–2009 | 114 | 28 | 142 | 62 |
| Tomáš Rosický | Czech Republic | MF | 2006–2016 | 158 | 88 | 246 | 28 |
| Theo Walcott | England | FW | 2006–2018 | 252 | 145 | 397 | 108 |
| William Gallas | France | DF | 2006–2010 | 142 | 0 | 142 | 17 |
| Denílson | Brazil | MF | 2006–2013 | 120 | 33 | 153 | 10 |
| Bacary Sagna | France | DF | 2007–2014 | 272 | 12 | 284 | 5 |
| Kieran Gibbs | England | DF | 2007–2017 | 183 | 47 | 230 | 6 |
| Aaron Ramsey | Wales | MF | 2008–2019 | 261 | 108 | 369 | 64 |
| Samir Nasri | France | MF | 2008–2011 | 110 | 15 | 125 | 27 |
| Jack Wilshere | England | MF | 2008–2018 | 150 | 47 | 197 | 14 |
| Francis Coquelin | France | MF | 2008–2018 | 115 | 45 | 160 | 0 |
| Andrey Arshavin | Russia | MF | 2009–2013 | 97 | 47 | 144 | 31 |
| Thomas Vermaelen | Belgium | DF | 2009–2014 | 136 | 14 | 150 | 15 |
| Wojciech Szczęsny | Poland | GK | 2009–2017 | 181 | 0 | 181 | 0 |
| Laurent Koscielny | France | DF | 2010–2019 | 342 | 11 | 353 | 27 |
| Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | England | MF | 2011–2017 | 115 | 83 | 198 | 20 |
| Per Mertesacker | Germany | DF | 2011–2018 | 215 | 6 | 221 | 10 |
| Mikel Arteta | Spain | MF | 2011–2016 | 131 | 19 | 150 | 16 |
| Olivier Giroud | France | FW | 2012–2018 | 169 | 84 | 253 | 105 |
| Santi Cazorla | Spain | MF | 2012–2018 | 166 | 14 | 180 | 29 |
| Nacho Monreal | Spain | DF | 2013–2019 | 223 | 28 | 251 | 10 |
| Mesut Özil | Germany | MF | 2013–2021 | 237 | 17 | 254 | 44 |
| Héctor Bellerín | Spain | DF | 2013–2021 | 220 | 19 | 239 | 9 |
| Alexis Sánchez | Chile | FW | 2014–2018 | 153 | 13 | 166 | 80 |
| Calum Chambers | England | DF | 2014–2022 | 87 | 35 | 122 | 5 |
| Danny Welbeck | England | FW | 2014–2019 | 78 | 48 | 126 | 32 |
| Ainsley Maitland-Niles | England | MF | 2014–2023 | 88 | 44 | 132 | 3 |
| Petr Čech | Czech Republic | GK | 2015–2019 | 139 | 0 | 139 | 0 |
| Alex Iwobi | Nigeria | MF | 2015–2019 | 103 | 46 | 149 | 15 |
| Mohamed Elneny | Egypt | MF | 2016–2024 | 108 | 53 | 161 | 6 |
| Rob Holding | England | DF | 2016–2023 | 132 | 30 | 162 | 5 |
| Granit Xhaka | Switzerland | MF | 2016–2023 | 279 | 18 | 297 | 23 |
| Shkodran Mustafi | Germany | DF | 2016–2021 | 142 | 9 | 151 | 9 |
| Sead Kolašinac | Bosnia and Herzegovina | DF | 2017–2022 | 94 | 24 | 118 | 5 |
| Alexandre Lacazette | France | FW | 2017–2022 | 150 | 56 | 206 | 71 |
| Eddie Nketiah | England | FW | 2017–2024 | 70 | 98 | 168 | 38 |
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Gabon | FW | 2018–2022 | 142 | 21 | 163 | 92 |
| Bernd Leno | Germany | GK | 2018–2022 | 124 | 1 | 125 | 0 |
| Emile Smith Rowe | England | MF | 2018–2024 | 63 | 52 | 115 | 18 |
| Bukayo Saka | England | FW | 2018– | 221 | 29 | 250 | 67 |
| Nicolas Pépé | Ivory Coast | FW | 2019–2023 | 67 | 45 | 112 | 27 |
| Gabriel Martinelli | Brazil | FW | 2019– | 149 | 63 | 212 | 48 |
| Kieran Tierney | Scotland | DF | 2019– | 93 | 42 | 135 | 5 |
| Gabriel Magalhães | Brazil | DF | 2020– | 200 | 9 | 209 | 20 |
| Thomas Partey | Ghana | MF | 2020– | 122 | 35 | 157 | 8 |
| Martin Ødegaard | Norway | MF | 2021– | 162 | 23 | 185 | 40 |
| Ben White | England | DF | 2021– | 133 | 17 | 150 | 6 |
| William Saliba | France | DF | 2022– | 120 | 2 | 122 | 7 |
| Leandro Trossard | Belgium | FW | 2023– | 65 | 46 | 111 | 24 |

## Captains

64 players have captained Arsenal since it was founded as Dial Square F.C. in 1886, the first being club founder David Danskin, who captained the team until he was forced to retire due to injury in 1889. The club's longest-serving captain is Tony Adams, who captained the club for 14 years between 1988 and 2002, and is frequently known as "Mr. Arsenal" for this achievement. The current captain is Martin Ødegaard.
| Dates | Captain |
| 1886–1889 | David Danskin |
| 1889 | Arthur Brown |
| 1889–1890 | Morris Bates |
| 1890–1891 | Bill Julian |
| 1891–1892 | Sandy Robertson Robert Buist David Howat Tom Graham William Stewart |
| 1892–1893 | Charles Booth |
| 1893–1894 | Joe Powell |
| 1894–1895 | David Howat |
| 1895–1896 | Caesar Jenkyns |
| 1896–1898 | Gavin Crawford |
| 1898–1899 | John Anderson |
| 1899–1900 | Joe Murphy |
| 1900–1901 | Duncan McNichol |
| 1901–1905 | Jimmy Jackson |
| 1905–1906 | John Dick |
| 1906–1919 | Percy Sands |
| 1919–1920 | Joe Shaw |
| 1920–1922 | Frank Bradshaw |
| 1922–1923 | Alex Graham |
| 1923–1924 | Billy Blyth |
| 1924–1925 | Alf Baker |
| 1925–1928 | Charlie Buchan |
| 1928–1929 | Billy Blyth |
| 1929–1932 | Tom Parker |
| 1932–1933 | Charlie Jones |
| 1933–1937 | Alex James |
| 1937–1944 | Eddie Hapgood |
| 1944–1947 | George Male |
| 1947–1954 | Joe Mercer |
| 1954 | Jimmy Logie |
| 1954–1955 | Walley Barnes |
| 1955–1956 | Don Roper |
| 1956 | Cliff Holton |
| 1956–1957 | Peter Goring |
| 1957 | Cliff Holton |
| 1957–1958 | Dennis Evans |
| 1958–1959 | Dave Bowen |
| 1959–1962 | Vic Groves |
| 1962–1963 | Terry Neill |
| 1963–1966 | George Eastham |
| 1966–1967 | Don Howe |
| 1967–1973 | Frank McLintock |
| 1973–1974 | Bob McNab |
| 1974–1975 | Alan Ball |
| 1975 | Eddie Kelly |
| 1975–1976 | Alan Ball |
| 1976–1980 | Pat Rice |
| 1980–1983 | David O'Leary |
| 1983–1986 | Graham Rix |
| 1986–1988 | Kenny Sansom |
| 1988–2002 | Tony Adams |
| 2002–2005 | Patrick Vieira |
| 2005–2007 | Thierry Henry |
| 2007–2008 | William Gallas |
| 2008–2011 | Cesc Fabregas |
| 2011–2012 | Robin van Persie |
| 2012–2014 | Thomas Vermaelen |
| 2014–2016 | Mikel Arteta |
| 2016–2018 | Per Mertesacker |
| 2018–2019 | Laurent Koscielny |
| 2019 | Granit Xhaka |
| 2019–2021 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
| 2021–2022 | Alexandre Lacazette |
| 2022–present | Martin Ødegaard |