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 28)[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
2007–2014 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 3 (0)
2015–2018 FC Basel 42 (5)
2018–2022 Borussia Dortmund 119 (4)
2022– Manchester City 38 (2)
National team‡
2014 Switzerland U20 2 (0)
2014–2015 Switzerland U21 6 (0)
2017– Switzerland 55 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:34, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:15, 15 November 2023 (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 12 November 2023[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 9 2 0 0 1 0 3[d] 1 2[g] 0 15 3
Total 38 2 6 0 3 0 14 2 2 0 63 4
Career total 256 12 29 2 3 0 45 2 5 0 338 16
  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

International[change | change source]

As of match played 15 November 2023[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 8 1
Total 55 3
As of match played 15 October 2023
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

Honours[change | change source]

FC Basel

Borussia Dortmund

Manchester City

Individual

References[change | change source]

  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 3 June 2023.
  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. ↑ McNulty, Phil (10 June 2023). "Manchester City 1–0 Inter Milan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "Manchester City 1–1(5-4p) Sevilla". 17 August 2023.
  9. ↑ Someoddpilot, Devs (2023-06-01). "Premier League Team of the Season: OptaJoe's XI". The Analyst. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
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