Jurrien Timber has been one of our most consistent players in the 2025\/2026 season, helping us to a fantastic campaign so far.<\/p>\n
Our Dutch defender, who grew up an Arsenal fan, has featured in 20 of our 21 Premier League games, and five of our six Champions League matches.<\/p>\n
For Jurrien, this is nothing short of a childhood dream come true.<\/p>\n
\u201c(I started supporting Arsenal) because my oldest brother was an Arsenal fan. Often you follow the ones you look up to, so I followed his club.<\/p>\n
\u201cI watched Arsenal a lot when I was young, and eventually signing for Arsenal is a dream coming true, it was massive.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSometimes you have to go back to that moment, that first moment when you signed, to understand the feeling of how proud you were, signing for Arsenal.\u201d<\/p>\n
While Jurrien has joined a long list of Dutch stars to wear our colours, the Gunner he looked up to most was actually an England international.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know who I loved to watch when I was younger? Jack Wilshere. It was Robin van Persie as well of course, but he went to United, so the one I was enjoying a lot was Jack.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was someone that could do a lot from such a young age already, he played with so much courage, he was elegant, such a nice player to watch, he made Arsenal look nice.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jurrien has come a long way from dreaming of wearing the famous red and white to becoming a staple in our formidable defensive line.<\/p>\n
But the fullback insisted that our incredible defensive record is a result of good team performances.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s cooperation, not just the backline, I think it\u2019s everyone. It\u2019s something that the club (and) the manager have been working on for a long time.<\/p>\n
\u201cMe, I\u2019m lucky to be a part of this group. The players I play with, lots of the defenders, I can learn from every day, and I think we make each other better.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe standards are very high and that\u2019s expected every single game; we make each other better, keep each other sharp and on our toes.\u201d<\/p>\n