Arsenal defender Brayden Clark admits his Dad has had big influence on his fledgling career.

Clark, who joined Arsenal earlier this year from Wolves, is the son of former Premier League midfielder Nigel Quashie.

He told Arsenal's matchday programme: "I come from a footballing family; my dad, Nigel Quashie, played professional football, coming through at QPR but also playing for the likes of Portsmouth, Southampton and West Brom. He also played for Scotland.

"When I was around six or seven, I had been around the pre-academies of Aston Villa, Birmingham City, and West Brom. I first got scouted for Wolves when I was playing for West Hagley, and we had a friendly match in Wolverhampton where a Wolves scout noticed me. At the time, he wanted me to come to the development centre, and I spent around a year there.

"Then I went on trial at Wolves at the start of the under-10s season. I was so happy when I joined Wolves because my family was so proud of me, and it was such a step up from grassroots football.

"It was also great to know that I was following in my dad's footsteps, but it also pushes me and motivates me to have a great career like he did or even better!

"When I was much younger, my dad would mentor me a lot, but as I've gotten older, he's given me the freedom to make decisions for myself. I'm always learning from him and do ask him for advice from time to time."