Italian defender Riccardo Calafiori has been nominated for Premier League Participant of the Month for August, after a robust displaying for Arsenal within the first three matches of the season.
The versatile Italian is amongst eight names on the , alongside the likes of Erling Haaland, Jack Grealish and Hugo Ekitike.
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Calafiori has been in tremendous type this season for the Gunners.
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – AUGUST 17: Riccardo Calafiori of Arsenal celebrates scoring his crew’s first objective with teammate Gabriel Martinelli throughout the Premier League match between Manchester United and Arsenal at Outdated Trafford on August 17, 2025 in Manchester, England. (Picture by Michael Regan/Getty Photos)
The 23-year-old earlier than selecting up two assists for Mikel Arteta’s aspect of their 5-0 win over Leeds the next week on the Emirates Stadium. The defender additionally put in a robust, however in the end fruitless, efficiency towards Liverpool because the Gunners fell to a late free-kick objective to lose 1-0 at Anfield.
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Calafiori lastly making his mark at Arsenal
Calafiori signed for Arsenal from Bologna final summer season, becoming a member of the Premier League giants in a deal value as much as €50 million inclusive of add-ons.
The Italian had a combined first season within the English capital, from the excessive of his marvel objective within the Gunners’ 2-2 draw towards Manchester Metropolis on the Etihad Stadium, to the lows of his knee and muscular accidents that noticed him miss round half of the season.
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – AUGUST 17: Altay Bayindir of Manchester United fails to avoid wasting a header which results in the primary objective for Arsenal scored by Riccardo Calafiori of Arsenal throughout the Premier League match between Manchester United and Arsenal at Outdated Trafford on August 17, 2025 in Manchester, England. (Picture by Michael Regan/Getty Photos)
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Calafiori’s absence allowed for the dramatic rise of English starlet Myles Lewis-Skelly however with the Italian again to full health this season, the 23-year-old has up to now displaced his 18-year-old teammate in Arteta’s beginning XI.