Overview

• Dowman has featured in all five pre-season friendlies, winning penalties against Newcastle and Villarreal and recording eight dribbles in his latest outing.
• He is poised to play again against Athletic Bilbao before Arsenal grants him a scheduled break ahead of their August 17 Premier League opener.
• Mikel Arteta hailed his displays as “special,” and Declan Rice deemed him “the best 15-year-old in the country.”
• Club legend Ray Parlour and former academy coach Temisan Williams have likened his development pathway to Phil Foden’s, praising Arsenal’s decision to integrate him slowly into senior training.
• Despite growing hype, Dowman remains self-critical—he told Ray Parlour he “could have done better in certain parts of the game,” underscoring a grounded mindset.