English League Two side Shrewsbury Town has confirmed the borrowing of powerful Sierra Leone’s native Ismeal Kabia from Arsenal. The winger first joining the Gunners at under-11s, the 19-year-old made his Premier League big professional debut last month.

Born in the Netherlands, Ismeal is a quick forward who can play on either the right or left; he is also qualified to represent Sierra Leone at international level.

For Town during the 2025/26 season, Kabia will wear the number 20 shirt.

Earlier today, the boy sat down to talk with the Shrewsbury Town media staff about his transfer.

With Arsenal, Ismeal made 22 appearances in all competitions for our academy last season and his impressive form with our age group teams saw him involved with the first team throughout the 2024/25 campaign.

The versatile winger featured as an unused substitute 13 times in the Premier League and Champions League, as well as earning himself a first-team debut in our 5-1 win against Bolton Wanderers in the Carabao Cup third round at Emirates Stadium.