Ismeal Kabia
Dutch footballer (born 2005)
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Ismeal Kabia (born 10 December 2005) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL League Two club Shrewsbury Town, on loan from Premier League club Arsenal.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 December 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Hengelo, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Shrewsbury Town (on loan from Arsenal) | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chatham Riverside FC | |||
| Sittingbourne Lions FC | |||
| Arsenal | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:03, 1 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Early life
Kabia was born on 10 December 2005 in the Netherlands. He is eligible to represent Sierra Leone internationally through his parents.[2] He moved with his family to England at the age of nine.[3] A right-footed player, he mainly operates as a left or right-sided winger.[4]
Career
As a youth player, Kabia spent time at Chatham Riverside and Sittingbourne Lions before joining the youth academy of English Premier League side Arsenal. He made his first senior matchday squad during a 1–0 win over rivals Tottenham Hotspur on 15 September 2024.[5] On 25 September, he made his senior debut as a substitute for Raheem Sterling in a 5–1 win over Bolton Wanderers in the EFL Cup.[6]
On 29 August 2025, Kabia joined League Two club Shrewsbury Town on loan until the end of the 2025–26 season.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 17 February 2026[8]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal U21 | 2024–25[9] | — | — | — | — | 3[a] | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Arsenal | 2024–25[9] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025–26[10] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2025–26[10] | League Two | 27 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
| Career total | 27 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 3 | ||
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
