Manuel Akanji
Manuel Obafemi Akanji (de-CH; born 19 July 1995) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Inter Milan, on loan from Premier League club Manchester City, and the Switzerland national team.
_(cropped).jpg) Akanji playing for Switzerland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Obafemi Akanji[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 July 1995
(aged 30)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Wiesendangen, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Inter Milan (on loan from 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 | 85 | (2) |
| 2025– | → Inter Milan (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014 | Switzerland U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Switzerland U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2017– | Switzerland | 74 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:28, 4 October 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:43, 10 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 4 October 2025[3]
| 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 | — | — | — | 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 | — | 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 | |
| 2024–25 | Premier League | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[d] | 0 | 4[h] | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| Total | 85 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 136 | 5 | ||
| Inter Milan (loan) | 2025–26 | Serie A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 307 | 12 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 60 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 417 | 17 | ||
- ↑ Includes Swiss Cup, DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
- ↑ Includes EFL Cup
- ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 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
- ↑ One appearance in FA Community Shield, three appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
International
- As of match played 10 October 2025[4]
| 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 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | |
| Total | 74 | 4 | |
- As of match played 5 September 2025
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 4 | 5 September 2025 | St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland |  Kosovo |
1–0 | 4–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
FC Basel
Borussia Dortmund
Manchester City
- Premier League: 2022–23, 2023–24[2]
- FA Cup: 2022–23;[10] runner-up: 2023–24,[11] 2024–25[12]
- FA Community Shield: 2024[13]
- UEFA Champions League: 2022–23[14]
- UEFA Super Cup: 2023[15]
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2023[16]
Individual
- Swiss Super League Team of the Year: 2017–18[17]
- UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 2024[18]
Manuel Akanji Media
Akanji with Switzerland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
References
- ↑ FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Switzerland (15 July 2018)FIFA. p. 30.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Manuel Akanji: OverviewPremier 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.
- ↑ Basel champions with five matches still to play (30 April 2016)UEFA. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ↑ An amazing Season which can be topped (28 April 2017)FC Basel. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ↑ Swiss football: FC Basel wins 3–0 over Sion in Geneva; police extra vigilant after game (25 May 2017)allaboutgeneva.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ↑ DFB-Pokal 2020/21, Finale in Berlin: RB Leipzig 1:4 Borussia Dortmund: Takt. aufstellung (in de). kickerOlympia-Verlag. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ Supercup 2019, Finale in Dortmund: Borussia Dortmund 2:0 Bayern München: Takt. aufstellung (in de). KickerOlympia-Verlag. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (3 June 2023). Manchester City 2–1 Manchester United. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65785637. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ↑ Manchester City 1–2 Manchester United: Line-ups. 25 May 2024. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c2jj8k5vym5t#Line-ups. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ↑ Crystal Palace 1–0 Manchester City: Line-ups. 17 May 2025. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cm23zrkn7ryt#Line-ups. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
- ↑ Manchester City 1–1 Manchester United: Line-ups. 10 August 2024. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c9wjkjyqpg4t#Line-ups. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (10 June 2023). Manchester City 1–0 Inter Milan. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65845807. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (16 August 2023). Manchester City 1–1 Sevilla. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66513883. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ↑ Manchester City 4–0 Fluminense. 22 December 2023. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67795653. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ↑ SAFP GOLDEN 11 2017 – Die Gewinner (in en-US). Golden11 (31 January 2018). Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ↑ UEFA EURO 2024 Team of the Tournament. UEFA. 16 July 2024. https://www.uefa.com/euro2024/news/028f-1b61a0e91074-427664e9bbfe-1000--uefa-euro-2024-team-of-the-tournament/. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
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