A proud part of Arsenal's DNA has long been their development and promotion of young academy talents.
This has been especially true over the last few years, with the emergence of players like Ethan Nwaneri, Myles Lewis-Skelly and, of course, Bukayo Saka.
The latest player who seems ready to make the leap from the youth sides to regular senior football is Max Dowman.
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However, the talented 15-year-old certainly won't be the last, and there is already one youngster making waves in the academy who could soon find himself in the first team.
Dowman's rapid rise to stardom at Arsenal
Even before this season, Arsenal fans have been at least somewhat aware of Dowman.
After all, respected talent scout Jacek Kulig boldly proclaimed him as the "most exciting prospect" he had seen "since Lamine Yamal."
That might sound absurd, but over the course of last season, the youngster ended up scoring 19 times and providing five assists in just 23 appearances, totalling 1945 minutes, for the youth sides.
Dowman in 24/25
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That comes out to a sensational average of 1.04 goal involvements per match, or one every 81.04 minutes, made all the more astonishing by the fact he was playing for the u18s and even the u21s.
With performances like that in age groups well above his own, it wasn't much of a surprise to see the Chelmsford-born dynamo included in the first team's pre-season tour.
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The 15-year-old made his debut against Newcastle United, and in the words of analyst Ben Mattinson, spent his short cameo "humiliating Premier League players."
His competitive debut came at home to Leeds United in the Premier League, and then he became the youngest player to ever start a game for the club against Brighton & Hove Albion in the League Cup.
The superstar in the making then broke another record in the Champions League a week later, and was described as "a miracle player" by Slavia Prague defender David Zima.
In all, it certainly seems like Dowman is destined to reach the top of the game with Arsenal, although he might be joined by another academy gem this season.
Hale End's next superstar
It's been a good season for Hale End this year, as on top of Dowman, Andre Harriman-Annous has also been given his full competitive debut by Mikel Arteta.
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It could get even better, though, as there is another youngster in the system, who, like the record-breaker, could find himself becoming more involved with the senior side as the campaign goes on: Ife Ibrahim.
The 17-year-old has been with the club since May 2016, and while he started out as a striker, he has since moved back down the pitch, into defensive midfield.
However, he's not limited to just one position, as the highly rated youngster has also played at right-back, in central midfield, and even as a centre-back.
It's no surprise that he has been used in the defence before, as even though he's still so young, the versatile prospect is huge and towers above some of the first team in pictures taken of the time he trained with them. It is no wonder that analyst Harvey Diamonds said that he has a "languid frame like [Patrick] Vieira and [Abou] Diaby."
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Don't let his size and physicality fool you, though; the Hale Ender is no slouch on the ball.
In fact, academy expert Will Balsam described him as someone who makes everything look so "effortless." Moreover, this and his height mean "he eats up space, recovers the ball, and glides past players with ease."
He has also made an impression on U23 scout Antonio Mango, who has described him as "composed, technically talented in possession and calculated out of possession."
Overall, while he plays in a totally different position to Dowman, Ibrahim sounds like the sort of Hale End product who could come in and have a serious impact on the first team soon enough.