A biography for Bukayo Sakahasn’t been written yet.
“Cristiano Ronaldo - I love his mentality. He always wants to be the best, is always working hard on and off the pitch and trying to make his body the best.”
“My faith is constantly being exercised when I'm put in different situations or I play in big football matches such as my England debut.”
“I just want young people to realize that I was like them one day - with a dream.”
“When we were growing up we were taught by our parents to have faith in God.”
“It was always like that. After school, we would eat and then it was straight into the garden to play football. We would play for hours.”
“Arteta is so detailed and clear and a lot of the players will tell you we are learning from him.”
“I just enjoy and play my football.”
“I think Arsenal was always the one I wanted to go to.”
“One day I was in church, and I felt a real connection with God. I've no clue how old I was. I was small. But I feel like from that day I've been different. I've seen life differently.”
“You dream of that as a kid, scoring for your country.”
“I think the Champions League creates so many special nights and it's a dream for me still to experience one of them and hopefully many more of them.”
“My dad has always been a big football fan, he supported Newcastle because he loved Alan Shearer.”
“In front of my house, when I was really, really young, we had a green area, a little pitch, where we used to play football every day after school with all the other kids in the neighbourhood, just enjoying every day until it started to get dark.”
“My iPad I use every day.”
“I'm happy to have represented England at youth level but I'm also proud of my Nigerian heritage from my parents.”
“I feel like I can learn a bit from everyone.”
“New Balance is a huge name in sport, with strong values and that was very important to me and my family. Right from the first meeting, I was really impressed. It was clear that working with the team was more than a sponsorship, it is a real partnership, one where we are all very much aligned in what we want to achieve.”
“I learned a lot about how wingers in the Premier League play against defenders.”
“I just enjoyed playing, but I don't think I ever really thought I was going to make it to the first team until I actually signed my first professional contract when I turned 17.”
“When I'm in the car with my girl, we listen to Ed Sheeran!”