Marouane Chamakh

August

Marouane did not feature in August.

September

Marouane made one appearance in September, replacing Olivier Giroud in the second half of Arsenal's victory over Coventry City in the Capital One Cup.

October

Marouane made a major contribution to Arsenal’s amazing comeback at Reading. The striker, making his only appearance of the month, put Arsenal ahead in extra time before sealing the 7-5 win with a lob.

November

Marouane did not feature in November.

December

Marouane started against Olympiacos in the Champions League in December, before coming on as a substitute in the Capital One Cup quarter-final at Bradford.

January

Marouane was loaned to West Ham United in January, where he made two appearances.

February

Marouane did not feature for West Ham United in February.

March

Marouane did not feature for West Ham United in March.

April

Marouane did not feature on loan at West Ham United in April. The striker was an unused substitute as Sam Allardyce’s side drew away at Liverpool.

August

Marouane started in the team's 1-0 victory over Udinese in the first leg of their Champions League qualifier, before entering as a late substitute at Manchester United.

September

Marouane scored in the defeat at Blackburn during an impressive substitute display before starting in both the Carling Cup win over Shrewsbury and the Champions League victory against Olympiacos.

October

Marouane enjoyed his first Premier League start of the season against Stoke, before injury ruled him out of the month's later fixtures.

November

Marouane started the Carling Cup defeat to Manchester City, as well as coming off the bench in the Premier League draw with Fulham.

December

Marouane made three appearances over December, coming off the bench against Wolves and Man City before starting in Greece for the team's 3-1 defeat to Olympiacos.

January

Marouane started in Arsenal's 1-0 FA Cup victory against Leeds before flying out for the Africa Cup of Nations. The Moroccan striker played in his side's 2-1 defeat to Tunisia, but missed their second game due to a stomach upset. He returned for the 1-0 victory against Niger, but Morocco exited the tournament early.

February

Marouane did not play this month after returning from Africa Cup of Nations duty with Morocco.

March

Marouane made two substitute appearances, against AC Milan and QPR.

April

Marouane made one substitute's appearance in the 1-1 draw at Stoke.

May

Marouane featured as a second-half substitute in the draw against Norwich.

August

Marouane made his Arsenal debut and scored his first Gunners goal in August. He started twice, against Liverpool and Blackpool, and came on as a substitute against Blackburn. He got Arsenal's final goal of the 6-0 win against Blackpool.

September

Marouane showed Arsenal fans his quality in front of goal as he scored against Bolton, Braga and Partizan Belgrade in September. He established himself at the spearhead of the Arsenal attack in the absence of the injured Robin van Persie. He linked up well with midfielders and won Arsenal penalties in Champions Leagues games against Braga and Partizan. The Moroccan said he could not be happier with his start to life at Arsenal. "For me, this is a great start to my debut season with a group that it’s a pleasure to be part of. Everything’s going very well so far.” He represented his country as Morocco opened their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign with a 0-0 draw at home to Central African Republic.

October

Marouane continued to lead the Arsenal attack and played a crucial role at the start of the month when he won a penalty and scored the winner against Birmingham in the Premier League. Arsene Wenger said he had been impressed with the unassuming way the striker was going about his business even if his growing importance to the Arsenal team may have been overlooked by some.

November

Things got even better for Marouane during November. He opened the scoring with a powerful header against Wolves after just 30 seconds on November 10 and then sealed a 2-0 win in injury time. He followed that by laying on Arsenal’s second for Cesc Fabregas in the away win at Everton and prodded home to put Arsenal two up against Tottenham. He led the line superbly at Villa Park and deservedly got his name on the scoresheet when he slid home his side’s third to take his tally to four goals in five November starts.

December

Even Arsène Wenger admitted Marouane’s form dipped during December. If anything, the Moroccan striker had been the victim of his own success after raising expectations with a flying start to his maiden Premier League season. He failed to get on the scoresheet in his four starts.

January

Marouane made just three starts in January as Robin van Persie’s superb form limited his opportunities.

February

Marouane again struggled for minutes on the pitch as Robin van Persie continue to lead the Arsenal attack. His only start came in the FA Cup Fifth Round against Leyton Orient, which ended 1-1. The Moroccan was introduced as a 76th-minute substitute in the Carling Cup Final as Arsenal searched for a winner.

March

Marouane scored his first goal since November to put Arsenal ahead against Leyton Orient in the FA Cup at the start of the month. He came off the bench against Sunderland, Manchester United and West Brom.

April

Marouane made two substitute appearances during April, coming off the bench against Blackburn and Bolton.

May

Marouane was a half-time substitute against both Stoke and Aston Villa before making his first Premier League start since December 29 at Fulham on the final day of the season.

May

Marouane Chamakh joined Arsenal from French side Bordeaux in May. He will wear the No. 29 shirt next season. After completing his move to the Gunners, Chamakh told TV Online: “This is a dream come true and a great joy to be joining Arsenal. My goal was always to play in the Premier League and Arsenal was the choice of my heart."