Throughout the season, we catch up with our young Gunners in the matchday programme to find out more about their route to our academy. This week, Nathan Butler-Oyedeji explains how he ended up at Hale End, his favourite memories working through the age groups and what it felt like to get his first scholarship.
I grew up in Walthamstow, East London and I got into football from watching my dad, Taju Oyedeji, play. When my dad was young, he had a scholarship at Crystal Palace but although he didn’t get a professional deal he played at the lower league levels and I used to go and watch him regularly.