Manuel Akanji
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Manuel Obafemi Akanji[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 19 July 1995||
Place of birth | Neftenbach, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Manchester City | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2007 | FC Wiesendangen | ||
2007–2013 | FC Winterthur | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2014 | FC Winterthur II | 18 | (0) |
2014–2015 | FC Winterthur | 35 | (1) |
2015–2016 | FC Basel II | 4 | (0) |
2015–2018 | FC Basel | 42 | (5) |
2018–2022 | Borussia Dortmund | 119 | (4) |
2022– | Manchester City | 59 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2014 | Switzerland U20 | 2 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Switzerland U21 | 6 | (0) |
2017– | Switzerland | 65 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:34, 19 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:07, 6 July 2024 (UTC) |
Manuel Obafemi Akanji (born 19 July 1995) is a Swiss football player. He plays as a defender for Manchester City and the Switzerland national team.
Career statistics
[change | change source]Club
[change | change source]- As of match played 25 May 2024[3]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
FC Winterthur II | 2013–14 | 1. Liga Classic | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
FC Winterthur | 2013–14 | Swiss Challenge League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
2014–15 | Swiss Challenge League | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 1 | ||||
Total | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | |||
FC Basel II | 2015–16 | Swiss Promotion League | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
2016–17 | Swiss Promotion League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
Total | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||||
FC Basel | 2015–16 | Swiss Super League | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | Swiss Super League | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 5 | |||
2017–18 | Swiss Super League | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 6[d] | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | |||
Total | 42 | 5 | 9 | 2 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 7 | |||
Borussia Dortmund | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | Bundesliga | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 5[d] | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | |||
2019–20 | Bundesliga | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 6[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | Bundesliga | 28 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 7[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 41 | 2 | ||
2021–22 | Bundesliga | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 6[f] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
Total | 119 | 4 | 12 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 158 | 4 | |||
Manchester City | 2022–23 | Premier League | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11[d] | 1 | — | 48 | 1 | |
2023–24 | Premier League | 30 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8[d] | 2 | 4[g] | 0 | 48 | 4 | |
Total | 59 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 96 | 5 | ||
Career total | 277 | 12 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 371 | 17 |
- ↑ Includes Swiss Cup, DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
- ↑ Includes EFL Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Appearance in DFL-Supercup
- ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ One appearance in FA Community Shield, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
International
[change | change source]- As of match played 6 July 2024[4]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Switzerland | 2017 | 4 | 0 |
2018 | 9 | 0 | |
2019 | 9 | 0 | |
2020 | 3 | 0 | |
2021 | 13 | 0 | |
2022 | 9 | 2 | |
2023 | 10 | 1 | |
2024 | 8 | 0 | |
Total | 65 | 3 |
- As of match played 6 July 2024
- Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Akanji goal.[4]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 24 September 2022 | La Romareda, Zaragoza, Spain | Spain | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A |
2 | 6 December 2022 | Lusail Stadium, Lusail, Qatar | Portugal | 1–4 | 1–6 | 2022 FIFA World Cup |
3 | 15 October 2023 | Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland | Belarus | 2–3 | 3–3 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
Honours
[change | change source]FC Basel
Borussia Dortmund
Manchester City
- Premier League: 2022–23, 2023–24[2]
- FA Cup: 2022–23;[6] runner-up: 2023–24[7]
- UEFA Champions League: 2022–23[8]
- UEFA Super Cup: 2023[9]
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2023[10]
Individual
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Switzerland" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Manuel Akanji: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ↑ "M. Akanji". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Manuel Akanji". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ↑ "Swiss football: FC Basel wins 3–0 over Sion in Geneva; police extra vigilant after game". allaboutgeneva.com. 25 May 2017. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (3 June 2023). "Manchester City 2–1 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ↑ "Manchester City 1–2 Manchester United: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (10 June 2023). "Manchester City 1–0 Inter Milan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (16 August 2023). "Manchester City 1–1 Sevilla". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ↑ "Manchester City 4–0 Fluminense". BBC Sport. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ↑ "SAFP GOLDEN 11 2017 – Die Gewinner". Golden11. 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2022-11-28.