Ismeal Kabia

Ismeal Kabia
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-12-10) 10 December 2005
Place of birth Hengelo, Netherlands
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 St Mirren
(on loan from Arsenal)
Number 19
Youth career
Chatham Riverside FC
Sittingbourne Lions FC
Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Arsenal 0 (0)
2025–2026 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 38 (2)
2026– → St Mirren (loan) 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ismeal Kabia (born 10 December 2005) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish Premiership club St Mirren, on loan from the Premier League club Arsenal.

Early life

Kabia was born on 10 December 2005 in Hengelo, the Netherlands. He is eligible to represent Sierra Leone internationally through his parents.[2] He moved with his family to England at the age of nine.[3] A right-footed player, he mainly operates as a left or right-sided winger.[4]

Career

As a youth player, Kabia spent time at Chatham Riverside and Sittingbourne Lions before joining the youth academy of English side Arsenal. He made his first senior matchday squad during a 1–0 win over rivals Tottenham Hotspur on 15 September 2024.[5] On 25 September, he made his senior debut as a substitute for Raheem Sterling in a 5–1 win over Bolton Wanderers in the EFL Cup.[6]

On 29 August 2025, Kabia joined League Two club Shrewsbury Town on loan until the end of the 2025–26 season.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 August 2026[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup league cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal U21 2024–25[9] ————3[a]131
Arsenal 2024–25[9] Premier League 00001000—10
2025–26[10] Premier League 00000000—00
Total 00001000—10
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2025–26[10] League Two 3823100—2[a]0433
St Mirren (loan) 2026–27 Scottish premiership 00001000[a]0010
Career total 38231200051484
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ https://www.tntsports.co.uk/football/ismeal-kabia_prs708140/person.shtml
  2. ↑ "Dit Nederlandse talent (18) zag Arsenal vanaf de bank de Londense derby met Tottenham Hotspur winnen". sportnieuws.nl.
  3. ↑ "Deze Nederlandse tieners spelen in de jeugdopleidingen van de Europese top". voetbalnieuws.nl.
  4. ↑ "Who are Ayden Heaven, Maldini Kacurri and Ismeal Kabia?". football.london.
  5. ↑ Ismeal Kabia at Soccerway
  6. ↑ "Started to show glimpses of what he can do" - Arteta praises Arsenal star's performance in 5-1 Bolton win". Sportskeeda.
  7. ↑ "Shrewsbury Town sign Arsenal's Ismeal Kabia on loan". www.shrewsburytown.com. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  8. ↑ Ismeal Kabia at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  9. 1 2 "Games played by Ismeal Kabia in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  10. 1 2 "Games played by Ismeal Kabia in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
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