Ainsley Maitland-Niles

English footballer (born 1997) Ainsley Cory Maitland-Niles (born 29 August 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Everton. Maitland-Niles started his career at Arsenal and made his professional debut in 2014. He spent the 2015–16 season on loan at Ipswich Town, and the second half of the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons on loan at West Bromwich Albion and Roma respectively. During the 2022–23 season, he was on loan at Southampton before joining Lyon after his contract at Arsenal expired. Maitland-Niles joined Everton in 2026. Internationally, he has represented England from under-17 to senior level. Early life Maitland-Niles was born in Goodmayes, Greater London, being raised in Ilford, East London and attended Oaks Park High School, Ilford. He grew up in a single parent family with his mother, Jule Niles, and his brother, Cordi. He is of Jamaican descent. Club career Arsenal Maitland-Niles playing for Arsenal in 2018. Early career Maitland-Niles is a product of Arsenal's academy having joined the club at the age of six. Maitland-Niles made the step up to Arsenal's U21s during the 2013–14 season, having broken into the U18