Manuel Akanji

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.

Manuel Akanji
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Akanji with Switzerland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full nameManuel Obafemi Akanji[1]
Date of birth (1995-07-19) 19 July 1995 (age 29)
Place of birthNeftenbach,[2] Switzerland
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Borussia Dortmund
Number16
Youth career
2004–2007FC Wiesendangen
2007–2014FC Winterthur
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2015Winterthur37(1)
2015–2018Basel42(5)
2018–2022Borussia Dortmund119(4)
2022–Manchester City29(0)
National team
2014Switzerland U202(0)
2014–2015Switzerland U216(0)
2017–Switzerland34(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:48, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 July 2021

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References

  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. "Manuel Akanji: 10 things on Borussia Dortmund's new Swiss international defender". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.
  3. "Borussia Dortmund".