Background and career
Bukayo Ayoyinka Temidayo Moses Saka (born 5 September 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Premier League club Arsenal and the England national team.
Saka has spent the entirety of his first-team club career with Arsenal, where he has won the Premier League, an FA Cup and three FA Community Shields, progressively becoming one of Arsenal's most influential players. Following both the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons, he was named as Arsenal's Player of the Season.
Saka represented England at various youth levels before making his debut for the senior team in October 2020. He was part of England's squads for UEFA Euro 2020 and UEFA Euro 2024, both in which England finished as runners-up, and the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the latter in which they finished third.
Bukayo Ayoyinka Temidayo Moses Saka was born on 5 September 2001 in Ealing, London, to Yoruba Nigerian parents, Adenike and Yomi Saka, the younger of two children. His parents emigrated to London from Nigeria as economic migrants. He attended Edward Betham Church of England Primary School before Greenford High School, where he gained high grades in his GCSEs, achieving four A*s and three As. In an interview, Saka stated the importance of his father, Yomi, in his footballing career: "He's a massive inspiration for me. From when I was young, he always kept me grounded, kept me humble."
Prior to joining Arsenal's academy, Saka played youth football for local club Greenford Celtic where he played against Michael Olise's grassroots football team.
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Net-worth figure: Celebrity Net Worth, in USD. Biography and career facts: the person's Wikipedia article and linked reporting. Snapshot date for all StarWorth figures: 28 October 2026.
