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.
Akanji with Switzerland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Manuel Obafemi Akanji[1] | ||
Date of birth | 19 July 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Neftenbach,[2] Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[3] | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Borussia Dortmund | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2007 | FC Wiesendangen | ||
2007–2014 | FC Winterthur | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2015 | Winterthur | 37 | (1) |
2015–2018 | Basel | 42 | (5) |
2018–2022 | Borussia Dortmund | 119 | (4) |
2022– | Manchester City | 29 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2014 | Switzerland U20 | 2 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Switzerland U21 | 6 | (0) |
2017– | Switzerland | 34 | (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 |
Manuel Akanji Media
Akanji with Switzerland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Manuel Akanji: 10 things on Borussia Dortmund's new Swiss international defender". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.
- ↑ "Borussia Dortmund".