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Manuel Akanji

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Manuel Akanji
Akanji playing for Switzerland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Manuel Obafemi Akanji[1]
Date of birth (1995-07-19) 19 July 1995 (age 29)[2]
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

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As of match played 25 May 2024[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
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
  1. Includes Swiss Cup, DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
  2. Includes EFL Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Appearance in DFL-Supercup
  6. Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  7. One appearance in FA Community Shield, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

International

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As of match played 6 July 2024[4]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
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]
List of international goals scored by Manuel Akanji
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
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

FC Basel

Borussia Dortmund

Manchester City

Individual

References

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  1. "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. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Manuel Akanji: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  3. "M. Akanji". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Manuel Akanji". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  5. "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.
  6. McNulty, Phil (3 June 2023). "Manchester City 2–1 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  7. "Manchester City 1–2 Manchester United: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  8. McNulty, Phil (10 June 2023). "Manchester City 1–0 Inter Milan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  9. McNulty, Phil (16 August 2023). "Manchester City 1–1 Sevilla". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  10. "Manchester City 4–0 Fluminense". BBC Sport. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  11. "SAFP GOLDEN 11 2017 – Die Gewinner". Golden11. 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2022-11-28.