Ainsley Maitland-Niles
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Ainsley Cory Maitland-Niles (born 29 August 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder or full-back for Premier League club Southampton on loan from Arsenal.
![]() Maitland-Niles playing for Arsenal in 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Ainsley Cory Maitland-Niles[1] | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 29 August 1997|||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Goodmayes, England | |||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m)[3] | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Full back, Central midfielder[4] | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team |
Southampton (on loan from Arsenal) | |||||||||||||||
Number | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
2003–2014 | Arsenal | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2014– | Arsenal | 72 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2015–2016 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 30 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2021 | → West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 12 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2022 | → Roma (loan) | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2022– | → Southampton (loan) | 15 | (0) | |||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||
2014 | England U17 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2014–2015 | England U18 | 4 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2015–2016 | England U19 | 11 | (2) | |||||||||||||
2016–2017 | England U20 | 16 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2017–2018 | England U21 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2020 | England | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:15, 18 March 2023 (UTC) |
Maitland-Niles spent the 2015–16 season on loan at Ipswich Town and the second half of the 2020–21 and 2021-22 seasons on loan at West Bromwich Albion and Roma respectively. Internationally, he has represented England from under-17 to senior level.