Jack Porter (footballer)

{{short description|English association football player (born 2008)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jack Porter

| fullname = Jack Kenny Porter{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/4110099|title=2024/25 Premier League squad lists|publisher=Premier League|date=13 September 2024|access-date=24 October 2024}}

| birth_place = Harlow, Essex, England

| height =

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2008|7|15|df=y}}

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub = Arsenal

| clubnumber = 92

| youthyears1 = 2020–

| youthclubs1 = Arsenal

| years1 = 2024–

| clubs1 = Arsenal

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2023–2024

| nationalteam1 = England U16

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2024–

| nationalteam2 = England U17

| nationalcaps2 = 5

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| ntupdate = 15:25, 23 March 2025 (UTC)

}}

Jack Kenny Porter (born 15 July 2008) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Arsenal.

Early life

Porter attended The Leventhorpe School{{cite news| last=Vaughton | first=Michael | title=Record-breaking Arsenal youngster Porter's journey from winger to goalkeeper | work=Bishop's Stortford Independent | date=26 September 2024 | url=https://www.bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk/sport/record-breaking-arsenal-youngster-porter-s-journey-from-wing-9384945/ | access-date=23 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240926154703/https://www.bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk/sport/record-breaking-arsenal-youngster-porter-s-journey-from-wing-9384945|archive-date=26 September 2024}} and Saint Nicholas School in Old Harlow.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}}

Club career

Porter joined Arsenal in 2020 and formally signed scholarship terms at the club in July 2024.{{cite web|website=The Daily Telegraph|accessdate=25 September 2024|first=Sam|last=Dean|date=25 September 2024|title= Jack Porter: The 16-year-old goalkeeper who could play for Arsenal tonight|url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/09/25/jack-porter-arsenal-goalkeeper-16-who-is/}}

Porter was promoted to be Arsenal’s third choice goalkeeper in September 2024 after an injury to Tommy Setford. He was an unused substitute against Atalanta in the UEFA Champions League in September 2024, and traveled with the first team squad for their next match, in the Premier League against Manchester City.{{cite web|website=Evening Standard|accessdate=25 September 2024|date=25 September 2024|url= https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/who-is-jack-porter-16-year-old-arsenal-fc-goalkeeper-bolton-carabao-cup-b1184005.html|title= Who is Jack Porter? 16-year-old Arsenal goalkeeper expected to start against Bolton in Carabao Cup|first=Simon|last=Collings}}{{cite web|website=Talksport|accessdate=25 September 2024|url=https://talksport.com/football/2077593/arsenal-bolton-carabao-cup-jack-porter-team-news/|title= Arsenal could be forced into starting 16-year-old goalkeeper Jack Porter in Hale End special for Carabao Cup clash vs Bolton|first=Jake |last=Lambourne|date=24 Sep 2024}} When first choice goalkeeper David Raya picked up an injury against Manchester City, and with Arsenal second choice goalkeeper Neto cup tied and unavailable having played for AFC Bournemouth earlier in the competition, Porter was selected to make his professional debut in the EFL Cup against Bolton Wanderers on 25 September 2024.{{cite web |last=McNicholas |first=James |date=25 September 2024 |title=Arsenal goalkeeper Jack Porter, 16, set to start in Carabao Cup: Who is David Raya's injury replacement? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5793189/2024/09/25/jack-porter-arsenal-who-age/|accessdate=25 September 2024 |work=The New York Times}}{{cite web|website=ESPN|accessdate=25 September 2024|url=https://africa.espn.com/football/story/_/id/41434503/arsenal-16-year-old-gk-jack-porter-set-carabao-cup-bow|title= Arsenal's 16-year-old GK Jack Porter set for Carabao Cup bow|first=James|last=Olley|date=25 September 2024}}{{cite web |last=Wright |first=Stephen |date=25 September 2024 |title=Team news: Rotation for Bolton cup clash |url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/team-news-rotation-bolton-cup-clash |accessdate=25 September 2024 |publisher=Arsenal F.C.}} At the age of 16 years old and 72 days, he became the second youngest player to ever start a match for Arsenal.

International career

Porter has represented England at under-16 and under-17 level.{{cite web |url= https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/jack-porter-arsenal-goalkeeper-age-bolton-b2618858.html|website=Independent.co.uk|accessdate=25 September 2024|date=25 September 2024|title= Who is Jack Porter? 16-year-old Arsenal goalkeeper set to start Carabao Cup tie|first=Jamie|last=Braidwood}}

Career statistics

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