Ainsley Cory Maitland-Niles (born 29 August 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder, winger, right back or wing back for Premier League club Arsenal.
Maitland-Niles spent the 2015–16 season on loan at Ipswich Town. Internationally, he has represented England from under-17 to under-21 level. He was called up to the senior team for the first time in 2020.
Maitland-Niles was born in England and is of Jamaican descent. He has played for England at various levels within the youth setup of the Three Lions. He made three appearances for England U17 in 2014.
He was then called up by England U18 in November 2014 and scored on his debut, in a 3–2 win over Poland U18. He went on to make four appearance for the England U18 side.
In September 2015, Maitland-Niles was called up by England U19 and scored on his England U19 debut, in a 3–2 win over Germany U19 on 4 September 2015. He scored again the following month, in a 2–0 win over Macedonia U19.[36] He was then included in the England U19 squad for the UEFA European Under-19 Championship that saw them reached the semi-final of the tournament.
On 1 September 2016, Maitland-Niles scored on his England U20 debut, in a 1–1 draw against Brazil U20.[38] In May 2017 he was called up to England's squad for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea. England eventually got to the final of the tournament where they were up against Venezuela. Maitland-Niles, who came on in the 75th minute of play, went on to raise the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup as England beat Venezuela by a 1–0 margin. This triumph also served to be the first time that England have ever won the Under-20 World Cup.
On 29 August 2020, Maitland-Niles was called up to the England senior squad by Gareth Southgate for the Nations League matches against Iceland and Denmark. He made his debut on 8 September coming on as a substitute against Denmark to claim Three Lions legacy number 1252.