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Anthony David Junior Elanga (born 27 April 2002) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Manchester United and the Sweden national team.

Anthony Elanga

Elanga warming up for Manchester United in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Anthony David Junior Elanga[1]
Date of birth	(2002-04-27) 27 April 2002 (age 20)[2]
Place of birth	Malmö, Sweden
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Winger
Club information
Current team	Manchester United
Number	36
Youth career
0000–2014	IF Elfsborg
2014	Malmö FF
2014	Hattersley
2014–2021	Manchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–	Manchester United	33	(3)
National team‡
2018–2019	Sweden U17	5	(2)
2019	Sweden U19	3	(0)
2021–	Sweden U21	8	(7)
2022–	Sweden	7	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:42, 13 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:03, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Elanga joined the Manchester United youth system aged 12 and won the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year award in 2020. He made his senior debut for the club in a Premier League game against Leicester City in May 2021. He represented Sweden at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels, before making his senior national team debut in 2022.

Club career

Manchester United

Youth

After playing for IF Elfsborg and Malmö FF in Sweden,[3] Elanga's family moved to England and settled in Manchester. Elanga briefly played for local club Hattersley, and was scouted by both Manchester City and Manchester United before joining United at the age of 12.[4][5]

Elanga made his debut for the Manchester United under-18s at the age of 15 in a 2–1 away defeat to Liverpool in April 2018.[6] He signed as an academy scholar at Manchester United in July 2018,[7] and scored four goals in 22 appearances in his first full season playing for the Under-18s.[8]

The following season, Elanga played twice for the Under-21s in the EFL Trophy, both as a substitute. He finished the COVID-shortened season as the Under-18s' top scorer in the league with 7 goals in 9 appearances, and won the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year award.[9] He played four times for the club's under-21 side in the 2020–21 EFL Trophy, scoring twice.

2020–21 season

Elanga made his first-team debut for United in a pre-season friendly against Aston Villa ahead of the 2020–21 Premier League season; he came on as a substitute for Marcus Rashford in the 75th minute of a 1–0 defeat. After signing a new long-term contract with the club in March 2021,[10] Elanga was called up to the first team for the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League quarter-final matches against Granada in April 2021, but was an unused substitute in both legs, as well as in the second leg of the semi-final against Roma on 6 May. He made his competitive debut for the club on 11 May in a Premier League match against Leicester City.[11] Elanga was replaced by Marcus Rashford in the 66th minute as United lost 2–1.[12]

Elanga started once again, away to Wolverhampton Wanderers on the final day of the league season and scored his first senior Manchester United goal after just 13 minutes.[13]

2021–22 season

Elanga scored his second league goal for Manchester United on 19 January 2022 in a 3–1 away win against Brentford,[14] his first of the season.[15] On 4 February that year, Elanga missed his team's last penalty in a 8–7 shootout against Middlesbrough during their FA Cup tie, knocking Manchester United out of the Cup for the season.[16] In the aftermath of the game, Elanga was subjected to racially abusive messages on social media.[17] On 20 February, in a game against Leeds United, Elanga was hit on the head by an object thrown at him by a spectator. Minutes before the end of the game Elanga scored his second league goal of the season.[18] On 23 February, Elanga scored his first UEFA Champions League goal against Atlético Madrid in the Round of 16 first leg, the final score was 1–1.[19]

International career

Elanga was eligible to play for Sweden, Cameroon or England at international level.[20] He has represented Sweden at under-17, under-19, under-21 and senior levels.[21]

Elanga played five times for the Sweden under-17 team and scored two goals, both against France in the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[21] He played his first game for the Sweden under-21 team and scored one goal in a friendly against Finland on 3 June 2021.[22]

Elanga chose to represent Sweden at a senior level, citing being born and having spent the majority of his life there, as well as the country meaning a lot to him as the reasons behind his decision.[23] He was named in the international squad of Janne Andersson for the World Cup qualifiers against the Czech Republic in March 2022, where he also made his debut as a late-game substitute.[24][25]

Elanga scored his first goal at senior international level on 5 June 2022 in a 1–2 loss against Norway in a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B game.[26]

Personal life

Elanga's father is the former Cameroon international footballer Joseph Elanga. He was born in the Hyllie ward of Malmö (now part of Väster) in Sweden, when his father was playing for Malmö FF.[11] He is fluent in three languages: Swedish, English and French.[27]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 November 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Manchester United U21	2019–20[28]	—	—		—		—		—		2[lower-alpha 1]	0	2	0
	2020–21[29]	—	—		—		—		—		4[lower-alpha 1]	2	4	2
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	6	2
Manchester United	2020–21[29]	Premier League	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	1
	2021–22[30]	Premier League	21	2	2	0	1	0	3[lower-alpha 2]	1	—		27	3
	2022–23[31]	Premier League	10	0	0	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 3]	0	—		13	0
	Total		33	3	2	0	2	0	5	1	0	0	42	4
Career total			33	3	2	0	2	0	5	1	6	2	48	6

International

As of match played 27 September 2022[32]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Sweden	2022	7	1
Total		7	1

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Elanga goal.

List of international goals scored by Anthony Elanga

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	5 June 2022	Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden	Norway	1–2	1–2	2022–23 UEFA Nations League B	[26]

Honours

Manchester United

• UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2020–21[33]

Individual

• Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year: 2019–20[34]

References

External links

• Profile at the Manchester United F.C. website
• Profile at the Swedish Football Association website

На других языках

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[de] Anthony Elanga

Anthony David Junior Elanga (* 27. April 2002 bei Malmö) ist ein schwedischer Fußballspieler, der für den Premier-League-Verein Manchester United spielt. Er spielt auf der Position des Außenstürmers.

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- [en] Anthony Elanga

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[es] Anthony Elanga

Anthony David Junior Elanga (Malmö, Suecia, 27 de abril de 2002) es un futbolista sueco que juega en la demarcación de delantero en el Manchester United F. C. de la Premier League de Inglaterra.

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[fr] Anthony Elanga

Anthony Elanga, né le 27 avril 2002 à Hyllie (en) en Suède, est un footballeur international suédois qui évolue au poste d'attaquant à Manchester United.

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[it] Anthony Elanga

Anthony David Junior Elanga (Hyllie, 27 aprile 2002) è un calciatore svedese, attaccante del Manchester Utd e della nazionale Under-21 svedese.

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[ru] Эланга, Антони

Антони Давид Жуниор Эланга (швед. Anthony David Junior Elanga; родился 27 апреля 2002) — шведский футболист, вингер английского клуба «Манчестер Юнайтед» и сборной Швеции.

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