When Jurrien Timber signed for Arsenal in 2023, the Dutchman couldn't have had a more devastating start to life in North London when he went down with a serious ACL injury in his first competitive outing for the club.
It took Timber the entire season to return to full fitness, and there were understandable doubts around whether he would be the same player that the club signed. After all, not many players return from an ACL injury the same.
However, he has gone on to become a key cog in the Gunners' back four, and is universally loved by Arsenal fans across the world, hence why he has his very own Arsenal chant.
For all the most important information on the chant, including the lyrics and tune, check out our guide below.
Jurrien Timber chant, lyrics and tune
The Jurrien Timber chant is sung to the tune of ‘September' by Earth, Wind and Fire. The lyrics are as follows:
Oh eh oh,
Jurrien Timber
Oh eh oh,
He's out Dutch defender,
Oh eh oh,
He never gives the ball away
Jurrien Timber chant background
The Jurrien Timber chant was created by Arsenal fans during the player's second season at the club. After all, it's difficult to create a chant for a player who has only played 50 minutes of football for you.
The chant does a good job of shouting about the player's heritage and one of his best attributes. Although historically, the job of a defender was purely to keep the attacking team from scoring, there is now more nuance to the role.
Timber's abilities on the ball are well documented, and it's true – he never does seem to give the ball away! That ability to keep possession helps Arsenal to sustain attacks, which is an important trait of all good teams.
Arsenal fans singing the Jurrien Timber chant
FGG says: Where's the Pitbull effort?
When you have a player called Timber in your squad, it almost feels criminal not to try and create a chant to the tune of ‘Timber' by Pitbull and Ke$ha. The chorus of that chant lends itself to a football chant, too, but ther player is still young, so Arsenal fans have time to put things right.