When Kai Havertz tapped home our second of the night in a five-star display against Sporting CP last month, it was more than just his latest goal in red – it was a major career milestone.
It was our German striker’s 100th senior club goal since making his debut as a 17-year-old with Bayer Leverkusen, and to celebrate Kai has already made a start on his road to 200 by netting against West Ham United four days later.
Of that first century of strikes, 22 have come in our colours since joining us from Chelsea, including a run of scoring in seven successive home fixtures. With that in mind, it’s strange to recall that it took Kai seven weeks to get off the mark for us, when he was handed the ball to take our second penalty of the afternoon against Bournemouth in September 2023. He duly obliged, netting his first in Arsenal red and he hasn’t looked back since.
