{"id":41,"date":"2026-03-17T21:12:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T21:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/osport.com.ng\/2026\/03\/17\/bukayo-saka-sets-to-break-arsenal-record-against-leverkusen-read-arsenal-fc\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T21:12:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T21:12:21","slug":"bukayo-saka-sets-to-break-arsenal-record-against-leverkusen-read-arsenal-fc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/osport.com.ng\/?p=41","title":{"rendered":"Bukayo Saka sets to break Arsenal record against Leverkusen &#8211; Read Arsenal FC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Bukayo Saka is set to reach another major milestone for Arsenal as he prepares to make his 304th senior appearance for the club in the Champions League clash against Bayer Leverkusen.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The England international has become a central figure under Mikel Arteta and continues to deliver consistently at the highest level. Now, he stands on the verge of another landmark moment in his career.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Saka will move ahead of Cesc Fabregas for the most senior appearances made by an Arsenal academy graduate since the current system was introduced in 1998.<\/p>\n<p>The achievement underlines both his importance to the team and the level of trust he has earned since breaking into the first team.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Saka closing in on historic Arsenal milestone<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Saka continues to rewrite Arsenal\u2019s record books at just 24 years old.<\/p>\n<p>The Hale End graduate has already established himself as a key figure under Mikel Arteta. Now, he stands on the verge of another historic achievement.<\/p>\n<p>Reaching 304 appearances highlights both his consistency and importance to the squad over several seasons.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bukayo Saka is set to make his 304th senior appearance for Arsenal tonight. <\/p>\n<p>This means he will surpass Cesc Fabregas in having made the most senior appearances for Arsenal by a youth product since the academy system was introduced in 1998. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xgiIMtsLLT\">pic.twitter.com\/xgiIMtsLLT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeorge Bird (@jeorgebird) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeorgebird\/status\/2033980039591543179?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>From Hale End to Arsenal mainstay<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Saka progressed through Arsenal\u2019s academy before breaking into the first team in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, he has developed into one of the club\u2019s most reliable performers.<\/p>\n<p>He has delivered across multiple positions and consistently stepped up in key moments.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A record that reflects trust and durability<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Surpassing Fabregas underlines Saka\u2019s longevity at the top level.<\/p>\n<p>Few academy graduates maintain such a high level over a sustained period.<\/p>\n<p>Saka\u2019s availability, fitness and mentality have allowed him to remain a constant presence in the squad.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Perfect timing ahead of Leverkusen clash<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The milestone comes ahead of a crucial Champions League round of 16 second leg against Bayer Leverkusen.<\/p>\n<p>Saka will once again play a key role as Arsenal look to progress in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>His record-breaking appearance adds another layer of significance to an already important night at the Emirates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bukayo Saka is set to reach another major milestone for Arsenal as he prepares to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arsenal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/osport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/osport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/osport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/osport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/osport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=41"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/osport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/osport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/42"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/osport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=41"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/osport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=41"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/osport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=41"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}