Arsenal backroom staff
We hold the names of 78 people on Arsenal's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Mikel Arteta manages the first team, with Albert Stuivenberg as assistant manager. Arsenal's is the 5th longest staff list of the 20 Premier League clubs we hold.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 21 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikel Arteta | Manager | First team | 43 | Spain |  |
| Max Porter | Manager | Under-21s | 38 | England | - |
| Adam Birchall | Manager | Under-18s | 40 | Wales | - |
| Albert Stuivenberg | Assistant manager | First team | 54 | Netherlands |  |
| Gabriel Heinze | Coach | First team | 47 | Argentina |  |
| Miguel Molina | Coach | First team | 32 | Spain | - |
| David Horseman | Coach | Under-21s | 42 | England |  |
| Ken Gillard | Coach | Under-21s | 53 | Ireland |  |
| Jordan McCann | Coach | Under-18s | 35 | England |  |
| Julian Gray | Coach | Under-18s | 45 | England |  |
| Nicolas Jover | Set-piece coach | First team | 44 | France | |
| Iñaki Caña | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 49 | Spain |  |
| Terry Mason | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 43 | England |  |
| Mark Mason | Goalkeeping coach | Under-21s | 49 | England |  |
| Reece Ottley | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 32 | England | |
| Barry Solan | Fitness coach | First team | 44 | Ireland | - |
| Eoin Clarkin | Fitness coach | First team | 43 | Ireland | - |
| Izan Martin | Fitness coach | First team | 33 | Spain |  |
| Sam Wilson | Fitness coach | First team | 33 | England | - |
| Toby Griffiths | Fitness coach | First team | 34 | England |  |
| Ian Jones | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 44 | England |  |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 13 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zafar Iqbal | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 51 | England | |
| Flo Newton | Club doctor | First team | 30 | - | - |
| Simon Murphy | Head physio | Club-wide | 37 | England |  |
| Antony Stuart | Physio | First team | 37 | England | - |
| Craig Mazur | Physio | First team | 40 | England | |
| Isaac Leckie | Physio | First team | 30 | England |  |
| Ricky O'Donoghue | Physio | First team | 34 | England | |
| Andriana Tsiantoula | Physio | Under-21s | 33 | - |  |
| Simon Arundel | Physio | Under-21s | 37 | England |  |
| Tom Allen | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 35 | England |  |
| Lee Stafford | Sports scientist | First team | 31 | England |  |
| Tom Geeson-Brown | Sports scientist | First team | 33 | England | |
| Perry Stewart | Sports scientist | Under-18s | 38 | England |  |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 36 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Karbassiyoon | Scout | Club-wide | 40 | United States | - |
| Danny Dolan | Scout | Club-wide | 36 | England | |
| John Jensen | Scout | Club-wide | 60 | Denmark | - |
| Jon Willis | Scout | Club-wide | 46 | England |  |
| Jonathan Vidallé | Scout | Club-wide | 48 | Argentina | - |
| Liam Corr | Scout | Club-wide | 35 | Scotland | |
| Mark Curtis | Scout | Club-wide | 39 | England | - |
| Maurizio Micheli | Scout | Club-wide | 57 | Italy |  |
| Nick Gearing | Scout | Club-wide | 31 | England |  |
| Paulinho | Scout | Club-wide | 43 | Brazil |  |
| Pedro Venancio | Scout | Club-wide | 37 | Brazil | - |
| Phil Cowen | Scout | Club-wide | 49 | Northern Ireland |  |
| Romain Poirot | Scout | Club-wide | 45 | France | |
| Sam Hall | Scout | Club-wide | 35 | England |  |
| Sergiu Cebotari | Scout | Club-wide | 39 | Moldova | - |
| Stepney Thurgood | Scout | Club-wide | 32 | England |  |
| Steve Leonard | Scout | Club-wide | 69 | England | - |
| Stuart McLaren | Scout | Club-wide | 49 | Scotland |  |
| Toni Lima | Scout | Club-wide | 54 | Andorra | Deportivo Alavés Alavés before that Inter Milan |
| Amy Woff | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 30 | - | - |
| Andrew Moschini | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 36 | Italy | |
| Jonathan Kaye | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 31 | England | |
| Matt Burdekin | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 27 | England | - |
| Oliver Pannell | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 29 | England | - |
| Ben Chadwick | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 31 | England | |
| Alex Fairchild | Performance analyst | First team | 29 | United States | - |
| Darren Rogerson | Performance analyst | First team | 30 | England | |
| Hugo Thaxter | Performance analyst | First team | 28 | United States | - |
| Jordan Nathan | Performance analyst | First team | 26 | England |  |
| Maciek Kulbacki | Performance analyst | First team | 22 | Poland | - |
| Marc Reus | Performance analyst | First team | 33 | Spain | - |
| Stephen Collins | Performance analyst | First team | 31 | England | - |
| George Buckley | Performance analyst | Under-21s | 31 | England | |
| Josh Brown | Performance analyst | Under-18s | 26 | England | - |
| Niall O'Connor | Performance analyst | Under-18s | 31 | England | - |
| Sam Moore | Performance analyst | Under-18s | 37 | England | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per Mertesacker | Head of youth development | 40 | Germany |
| Sam Hayball | Loan manager | 32 | England |
Owners and directors
Who owns Arsenal and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Kroenke | Owner | 77 | United States | - |
| Josh Kroenke | Chair | 45 | United States | - |
| Andrea Berta | Director | 47 | Italy |  |
| Philip Harris | Director | 82 | England | - |
| Richard Garlick | Director | 48 | England |  |
| Tim Lewis | Director | 61 | England | - |
Backroom staff at every Premier League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Arsenal's list is the 5th longest of the 20, against a median of 60 across the division. Liverpool names the most, 101. Coventry City names the fewest, 36.
Arsenal against the Premier League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | ARSENAL | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 21 | 18 | 25 | |
| Medical and sports science | 13 | 14 | 22 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 36 | 23 | 49 |  |
| Football management | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 6 | 7 | 18 | |
Backrooms the size of Arsenal's, in every league
Arsenal's 78 names make the 10th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Premier League | 101 |
| 2 | | Premier League | 100 |
| 3 |  | Serie A | 86 |
| 4 | | Premier League | 85 |
| 5 |  | Premier League | 84 |
| 6 |  | Super Liga | 83 |
| 7 |  | Serie A | 81 |
| 7 |  | Serie A | 81 |
| 9 |  | Serie A | 79 |
| 10 | | Premier League | 78 |
| 11 | | Premier League | 75 |
| 12 |  | Serie A | 72 |
| 12 |  | Eredivisie | 72 |
| 14 |  | Bundesliga | 71 |
| 15 |  | Serie A | 70 |
| 16 | | Premier League | 69 |
| 17 |  | Serie A | 68 |
| 17 |  | Eredivisie | 68 |
| 17 |  | Serie B | 68 |
| 17 |  | Serie A | 68 |
| 21 |  | Serie B | 67 |
Where Arsenal's staff come from
17 nationalities across the 75 staff whose nationality we hold
England supplies 43 of the 75, 57%. The median age is 37. The oldest is Philip Harris, director, at 82, and the youngest Maciek Kulbacki, performance analyst, at 22. 46 members of staff came from another club, most often Manchester City (5).
Where Arsenal's former staff work now
On Arsenal's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 49 people
Frequently asked questions
Who is Arsenal's manager?
Mikel Arteta is the Arsenal first-team manager, aged 43. Albert Stuivenberg is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Arsenal?
Iñaki Caña and Terry Mason coach the Arsenal first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Arsenal's head physio?
Simon Murphy is head physio at Arsenal.
How many backroom staff do Arsenal have?
We hold the names of 78 people on Arsenal's staff for 2025/26: 21 in coaching, 13 in medical and sports science, 36 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 6 owners and directors. That is the 5th longest list of the 20 Premier League clubs we hold, against a median of 60. Across every league we hold, that list is the 10th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Arsenal pays its squad, see Arsenal player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Mikel Arteta. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Premier League wages.