Meet our academy stars on pre-season tour | Feature | News

Arsenal's pre-season tour to Singapore and Hong Kong offers fans the chance to see the first team and observe promising academy players selected by Mikel Arteta. Tickets are available for the Singapore matches, and all games can be streamed live via Arsenal.com or the official app with Match Passes. Three highlighted academy players on the tour are:

Alexei Rojas Fedorushchenko (Goalkeeper): Born September 28, 2005, and joined Arsenal March 18, 2019. A commanding goalkeeper representing Arsenal in the UEFA Youth League, U18 Premier League, and Premier League 2. The Basildon-born player is a Colombia U20 international (6 appearances) and is also eligible for Russia and England. He played for Boreham Wood, St Albans City, and London Colney Colts before joining Arsenal. He was part of the 2022/23 FA Youth Cup runner-up U18 squad and is a keen environmental campaigner.

Tommy Setford (Goalkeeper): Born March 13, 2006, and joined Arsenal July 21, 2024 (from Ajax). He toured America with the first team last pre-season. In his debut season, he made his first-team debut in the Carabao Cup (clean sheet vs. Preston North End). He played in the UEFA Youth League and Premier League 2 (2024/25), was on the first-team bench for Champions League and Premier League matches, and featured three times for England at the 2024 European Under-19 Championships. He is described as an attack-minded goalkeeper.

Louie Copley (Midfielder): Born October 20, 2006, and joined Arsenal August 30, 2019. He is on the tour after recently signing his first professional contract. Having joined at U13 level, he progressed to become a consistent performer for the U18s and made U21 appearances. He looks up to Declan Rice. Last season, he played at Emirates Stadium in the FA Youth Cup against Manchester United, scoring Arsenal's first goal in that match.