Their 2026 World Cup
Three goals in one match, the third-place play-off against France, in the highest-scoring game of the tournament (6-4). Before that he had provided three assists, nearly always coming off the bench: 357 minutes that produced six direct goal contributions.
Match by match
B. Saka played 7 matches for England: 3 as a starter and 4 off the bench. His 3 goals came in the third-place play-off against France.
| Round | Match | His game |
|---|---|---|
| Group L | vs Croatia 4-2 | Came on in the 72′ · 1 assist |
| Group L | vs Ghana 0-0 | Came on in the 65′ |
| Group L | vs Panama 2-0 | Started, off on 63′ · 1 assist |
| Round of 32 | vs DR Congo 2-1 | Came on in the 61′ |
| Round of 16 | vs Mexico 3-2 | Started, off on 57′ · 1 assist |
| Quarter-finals | vs Norway 2-1 | Came on in the 46′ |
| Third-place play-off | vs France 6-4 | Started, played the full match · 3 goals (1 from the spot) |
Who he is
- Born
- 5 September 2001 · aged 24 at the World Cup
- Birthplace
- Ealing
- Club
- Arsenal F.C.
- Height
- 1.78 m
Data: Wikidata (CC0).
Biography
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.
Early life and education 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.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · opening summary of the article.
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Photo: Bryan Berlin · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)