The 50 Greatest Arsenal Players of All Time

From Thierry Henry to Tony Adams — vote for the best players in Arsenal's history.

1. 1
   Thierry Henry

   French striker and Arsenal's all-time top scorer with 228 goals, the undisputed king of the Invincibles era who won two Premier League titles and two FA Cups.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Dennis Bergkamp

   Dutch attacking maestro whose sublime technique and visionary passing made him one of the most elegant players in Arsenal history across a decade at Highbury.
   835pts
3. 3
   Kanu

   Nigerian forward whose hat-trick at Chelsea in 1999 became legend; he won two league titles and two FA Cups in five seasons at Highbury.
   703pts
4. 4
   Emmanuel Petit

   French midfielder who partnered Patrick Vieira to win the 1997–98 double in his first season at Highbury before scoring in the World Cup final.
   676pts
5. 5
   Patrick Vieira

   Commanding French midfielder who led Arsenal with authority for nine seasons, winning three league titles and four FA Cups as the engine of Wenger's great sides.
   676pts
6. 6
   Jens Lehmann

   German goalkeeper who played every league game of the 2003–04 Invincibles season and saved the decisive penalty in the 2004–05 FA Cup final shoot-out.
   645pts
7. 7
   Liam Brady

   Silky Irish midfielder of the late 1970s widely regarded as the most gifted player to wear the Arsenal shirt before the Wenger era.
   612pts
8. 8
   Frank McLintock

   Scottish centre-half and captain who lifted the 1970 Fairs Cup and the 1971 league and FA Cup double, ending Arsenal's 17-year wait for a major trophy.
   575pts
9. 9
   Ashley Cole

   Left-back considered by many as the best in the world at his position during his Arsenal years, winning two Premier League titles and three FA Cups.
   534pts
10. 10
    Gilberto Silva

    Brazilian World Cup winner who anchored midfield for six seasons from 2002, nicknamed 'the Invisible Wall' during the unbeaten 2003–04 campaign.
    534pts
11. 11
    Pat Jennings

    Northern Ireland goalkeeper who crossed from Tottenham in 1977 and kept goal for eight seasons, winning the 1979 FA Cup over 327 appearances for the club.
    534pts
12. 12
    Nigel Winterburn

    Left-back who played 584 games between 1987 and 2000, a fixture of the famous back four who won three league titles and the 1994 Cup Winners' Cup.
    489pts
13. 13
    Martin Ødegaard

    Norwegian playmaker and club captain since 2022 who has driven Arsenal's return to the title race with goals, assists and relentless pressing.
    489pts
14. 14
    Frank Stapleton

    Irish striker who formed a deadly partnership with Malcolm Macdonald and scored 108 goals, including one in the 1979 FA Cup final win over Manchester United.
    437pts
15. 15
    Freddie Ljungberg

    Swedish midfielder famed for his late runs into the box who won two league titles and three FA Cups between 1998 and 2007, scoring in the 2002 final.
    437pts
16. 16
    Alex James

    Scottish playmaker and the creative hub of Chapman's side from 1929 to 1937, winning four league titles and two FA Cups at Highbury.
    437pts
17. 17
    David O'Leary

    Irish centre-back who holds Arsenal's appearance record with 722 games between 1975 and 1993, winning two league titles, two FA Cups and two League Cups.
    437pts
18. 18
    Steve Bould

    Centre-back who partnered Tony Adams for a decade from 1988, winning three league titles and the 1994 Cup Winners' Cup in the club's legendary defence.
    437pts
19. 19
    Lauren

    Cameroonian right-back who won two Premier League titles and two FA Cups between 2000 and 2007, playing every week of the unbeaten 2003–04 season's back line.
    437pts
20. 20
    Laurent Koscielny

    French centre-back who spent nine seasons at the club from 2010, captaining the side and winning three FA Cups in 353 appearances.
    437pts
21. 21
    Gabriel Magalhães

    Brazilian centre-back signed from Lille in 2020 who forms Arsenal's formidable partnership with Saliba and is a major threat from set pieces.
    437pts
22. 22
    Charlie George

    Islington-born forward whose extra-time winner in the 1971 FA Cup final sealed the club's first double, a long-haired icon of the North Bank.
    437pts
23. 23
    David Jack

    Inside forward bought from Bolton for a world-record fee in 1928 who scored 124 goals and won three league titles under Herbert Chapman.
    379pts
24. 24
    Bukayo Saka

    Academy graduate who has emerged as Arsenal's most influential modern player, dazzling with his dribbling, work rate and goals in the club's resurgent Premier League era.
    379pts
25. 25
    Tony Adams

    One-club captain nicknamed 'Mr Arsenal' who made 669 appearances from 1983 to 2002, winning four league titles and lifting trophies across three different decades.
    379pts
26. 26
    Michael Thomas

    Academy midfielder whose stoppage-time goal at Anfield in May 1989 snatched the league title on the final night of the season.
    379pts
27. 27
    Nicolas Anelka

    French teenage striker who scored 28 goals in two seasons and won the 1998 double before a record sale to Real Madrid in 1999.
    379pts
28. 28
    Robin van Persie

    Dutch striker who scored 132 goals in eight seasons and won the Premier League Golden Boot with 30 goals in 2011–12 as club captain.
    379pts
29. 29
    Ian Wright

    Electrifying striker whose 185 Arsenal goals and infectious personality made him one of the club's most beloved figures before Henry overtook his scoring record.
    379pts
30. 30
    George Armstrong

    Winger who made 621 appearances between 1961 and 1977, a tireless creator in the 1970 Fairs Cup and 1971 double-winning side.
    312pts
31. 31
    Cesc Fàbregas

    Spanish playmaker who came through the Arsenal academy and became one of the most technically gifted teenagers ever to appear in the Premier League.
    312pts
32. 32
    Ted Drake

    Centre-forward who scored 139 goals in 184 games in the 1930s, including a top-flight record seven goals in one match against Aston Villa in 1935.
    312pts
33. 33
    John Radford

    Striker who scored 149 goals between 1964 and 1976, retiring as the club's second-highest scorer and a key figure in the 1971 double.
    312pts
34. 34
    Sol Campbell

    Commanding centre-back who made the landmark transfer from rivals Spurs and was a cornerstone of the Invincibles' meanest defence in Premier League history.
    312pts
35. 35
    Cliff Bastin

    Winger and Arsenal legend from the 1930s who held the club's all-time scoring record for 57 years and was central to Herbert Chapman's title-winning dynasty.
    312pts
36. 36
    Martin Keown

    Uncompromising defender who served two spells, playing 449 games and winning three league titles including the unbeaten 2003–04 season under Arsène Wenger.
    312pts
37. 37
    Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

    Gabonese striker who won the 2018–19 Golden Boot and scored both goals in the 2020 FA Cup final, captaining the club during his four seasons.
    312pts
38. 38
    Mesut Özil

    German playmaker whose club-record signing in 2013 ended a nine-year trophy drought; he won three FA Cups and set Premier League assist records.
    312pts
39. 39
    Declan Rice

    England midfielder signed for a club-record fee in 2023 whose two direct free kicks against Real Madrid in 2025 sealed a famous Champions League win.
    235pts
40. 40
    Alexis Sánchez

    Chilean forward who scored 80 goals in 166 games from 2014 to 2018, winning two FA Cups and netting in the 2017 final against Chelsea.
    235pts
41. 41
    David Seaman

    England goalkeeper who spent 13 seasons at Highbury from 1990, winning three league titles, four FA Cups and the 1994 Cup Winners' Cup in 564 appearances.
    235pts
42. 42
    Santi Cazorla

    Spanish two-footed playmaker who lit up the Emirates from 2012 and won back-to-back FA Cups in 2014 and 2015, scoring a free kick in the first final.
    235pts
43. 43
    Bob Wilson

    Goalkeeper who rose from understudy to ever-present in the 1970–71 double season and later coached Arsenal keepers for nearly three decades.
    235pts
44. 44
    Robert Pires

    French winger who joined in 2000, scored 84 goals in 284 games and won two Premier League titles, including the unbeaten 2003–04 season with the Invincibles.
    235pts
45. 45
    Kolo Touré

    Ivorian centre-back who was an ever-present in the unbeaten 2003–04 season and made 326 appearances in seven years at Highbury and the Emirates.
    235pts
46. 46
    Eddie Hapgood

    Left-back and captain of Herbert Chapman's great side who won five league titles and two FA Cups in the 1930s over 440 appearances.
    146pts
47. 47
    William Saliba

    French centre-back who returned from loans to become the cornerstone of Mikel Arteta's defence, one of the most composed defenders in Europe.
    146pts
48. 48
    Paul Merson

    Academy forward who scored 99 goals in 423 games from 1986 to 1997, winning two league titles, the FA Cup, League Cup and Cup Winners' Cup.
    146pts
49. 49
    Ray Parlour

    Academy midfielder nicknamed 'the Romford Pelé' who scored a stunning winner in the 2002 FA Cup final and won three league titles over 466 games.
    146pts
50. 50
    Lee Dixon

    Right-back who made 619 appearances from 1988 to 2002 as part of George Graham's famous back four, winning four league titles and three FA Cups.
    0pts

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