page_title: Thomas Eisfeld
section_title: Arsenal
hierarchical_section_title: Thomas Eisfeld / Club career / Arsenal
caption_attribution_description: Thomas Eisfeld of Arsenal Football Club Passes forwards
context_page_description: Thomas Eisfeld is a German professional footballer who plays for VfL Bochum as an attacking midfielder.
context_section_description: After leaving Dortmund, he was signed by Premier League side Arsenal on 31 January 2012 for a reported fee of £475,000 which was due as compensation for training him as an academy player. Arsène Wenger described Eisfeld as having "the attitude and technical ability to be a valuable addition to our squad." Upon joining the club, Eisfeld was sent to the Arsenal U21 side for the rest of the 2011–12 season and was featured three times.
  Eisfeld was later selected for Arsenal's 24 man squad to tour of Asia during July 2012. In a match against a Malaysia XI, Eisfeld replaced Theo Walcott and scored Arsenal's first goal of the game which finished in a 2–1 victory, in Arsenal's favour. Eisfeld made a final appearance on the tour coming on as a substitute, once again, and scoring Arsenal's equalizing goal in a match with Kitchee SC, which ended 2–2. Eisfeld made his professional debut on 30 October in a League Cup game against Reading, coming on as a substitute in the 58th minute. Arsenal won the game 7–5 in extra time, after being 4–0 down during the first half. Although he featured once in the first team, he remained at the U21 side in the 2012–13 season, where he scored the first two goals of the start of the season. After scoring twice on two occasions, Eisfield captained the U21 side for the first time, in a 2–2 draw against Reading U21 on 2 December 2012.
  Eisfeld again joined the Arsenal first team as they toured the Far East during the 2013–14 pre-season, donning the number 34 shirt. He scored in the team's first game against the Indonesian Dream Team. Eisfeld started in the Football League Cup tie against West Bromwich Albion, scoring the opening goal for the Gunners and his first for the Arsenal first team. Arsenal went on to win the game on penalties (4-3). His performance in this game prompted Wenger to compare him to former Arsenal midfielder Robert Pires. Although he featured once again in the first team, he scored twice in the first game of the season for the U21 side, in a 2–2 draw against Stoke City U21 on 19 August 2013.
caption: Eisfeld playing for the Arsenal U21 in 2013.
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