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Manuel Obafemi Akanji (born 19 July 1995) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Manchester City and the Switzerland national team.

Manuel Akanji

Akanji with 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 27)
Place of birth	Neftenbach,[2] Switzerland
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Manchester City
Number	25
Youth career
2004–2007	FC Wiesendangen
2007–2014	Winterthur
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Winterthur	35	(1)
2015–2018	Basel	42	(5)
2018–2022	Borussia Dortmund	119	(4)
2022–	Manchester City	8	(0)
National team‡
2014	Switzerland U20	2	(0)
2014–2015	Switzerland U21	6	(0)
2017–	Switzerland	43	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:38, 12 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2022

Club career

Youth football and early career

Born in Neftenbach,[2] Akanji began his youth career with the local club in Wiesendangen. In May 2007, Akanji changed clubs and was a youth-team player for FC Winterthur, featuring for their Under-18 team and later with their second team. In the 2014–15 Challenge League, he became a regular starter for Winterthur having played two games for them during the second half of the 2013–14 season.^{[citation needed]}

Basel

On 15 April 2015, it was announced that Akanji would transfer to Basel for the 2015–16 Super League season.[4] He made his Swiss Super League debut on 26 September 2015 being substituted in against FC Lugano. Under trainer Urs Fischer, Akanji won the Swiss Super League championship at the end of the 2015–16 Super League season[5] and at the end of the 2016–17 Super League season for the second time. For the club this was the eighth title in a row and their 20th championship title in total. They also won the Swiss Cup for the twelfth time, which meant they had won the double for the sixth time in the club's history.[6]

As Swiss Champions, Basel qualified for the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League and started in the Group stage. Akanji played in all six games over the full 90 minutes and helped the team finish in second group position, thus qualifying for the next round. On 15 January 2018, Basel announced that Akanji had transferred to Borussia Dortmund.[7]

Borussia Dortmund

Akanji transferred to Borussia Dortmund on 15 January 2018 during the winter transfer window for a reported fee of 18 million euros.[8] He signed a four and a half year contract dated until June 2022.[9] On 27 September, Akanji scored his first goal for the club and his first Bundesliga goal in a 7–0 victory over 1. FC Nürnberg.[10] Akanji was widely criticised for his costly errors during Dortmund's failed challenge to Bayern during the 2019–20 season. Akanji was one of the main players singled out as a weak link in the team.[11]

Manchester City

On 1 September 2022, Akanji joined Premier League champions Manchester City, signing a contract until 2027[12] for a reported fee of £15 million.[13] He made his debut for City five days later, starting in a 4–0 away win over Sevilla in the UEFA Champions League group stage.[14] He made his Premier League debut on 17 September, starting in a 3–0 away win over Wolverhampton Wanderers.[15] He was votes as the Etihad player of the month for October.[16]

International career

Akanji made two appearances for the Switzerland U-20 national team. His debut was on 7 September 2014 in the 0–0 draw against the German U-20 national team. From 2014, he was a member of the Switzerland U-21 team and made his debut for them on 26 March in the 0–3 defeat by the Italian U-21 team.^{[citation needed]} Akanji made his debut in the senior team in the 2–0 win against Faroe Islands in the 2018 World Cup qualification match on 9 June 2017. He played the entire 90 minutes.[17] He was included in the Swiss team's 23 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.^{[citation needed]}

In May 2019, Akanji played in 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals, where his team finished fourth.[18] In 2021, he was called up to the national team for UEFA Euro 2020.[19]

Akanji scored his first senior international goal against Spain in a 2–1 UEFA Nations League victory on 24 September 2022.[20]

Personal life

Akanji was born in Neftenbach,[2] Switzerland to a Swiss mother and a Nigerian father.[21]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 November 2022[22]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup[lower-alpha 1]		League Cup[lower-alpha 2]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
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
Basel	2015–16	Swiss Super League	8	0	2	0	—		1[lower-alpha 3]	0	—		11	0
	2016–17	Swiss Super League	15	4	3	1	—		0	0	—		18	5
	2017–18	Swiss Super League	19	1	3	1	—		6[lower-alpha 4]	0	—		28	2
	Total		42	5	8	2	—		7	0	0	0	57	7
Borussia Dortmund	2017–18	Bundesliga	11	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	11	0
	2018–19	Bundesliga	25	1	1	0	—		5[lower-alpha 4]	0	—		31	1
	2019–20	Bundesliga	29	0	3	0	—		6[lower-alpha 4]	0	1[lower-alpha 5]	0	39	0
	2020–21	Bundesliga	28	2	5	0	—		7[lower-alpha 4]	0	1[lower-alpha 5]	0	41	2
	2021–22	Bundesliga	26	1	3	0	—		6[lower-alpha 6]	0	1[lower-alpha 5]	0	36	1
	Total		119	4	12	0	—		24	0	3	0	158	4
Manchester City	2022–23	Premier League	8	0	0	0	0	0	4[lower-alpha 4]	0	—		12	0
Career total			204	10	22	2	0	0	35	0	3	0	264	12

International

As of match played 17 November 2022[23]

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	5	1
Total		43	1

Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Akanji goal.[23]

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

Honours

FC Basel

• Swiss Super League: 2015–16, 2016–17^{[citation needed]}
• Swiss Cup: 2016–17[24]

Borussia Dortmund

• DFB-Pokal: 2020–21^{[citation needed]}
• DFL-Supercup: 2019^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

• Manuel Akanji – UEFA competition record (archive) 
• Manuel Akanji – FIFA competition record (archived)

На других языках

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[de] Manuel Akanji

Manuel Obafemi Akanji (* 19. Juli 1995 in Neftenbach[1]) ist ein Schweizer Fussballspieler. Der Innenverteidiger steht in England bei Manchester City unter Vertrag und ist A-Nationalspieler.

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- [en] Manuel Akanji

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[es] Manuel Akanji

Manuel Obafemi Akanji (Neftenbach,[2] Suiza, 19 de julio de 1995) es un futbolista suizo que juega en la demarcación de defensa para el Manchester City F. C. de la Premier League de Inglaterra.[3]

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[fr] Manuel Akanji

Manuel Obafemi Akanji, abrégé Manuel Akanji, né le 19 juillet 1995 à Neftenbach, est un footballeur international suisse, possédant également la nationalité nigériane. Il évolue au poste de défenseur central à Manchester City.

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[it] Manuel Akanji

Manuel Obafemi Akanji (Neftenbach, 19 luglio 1995) è un calciatore svizzero, difensore del Manchester City e della nazionale svizzera.[1]

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[ru] Аканджи, Мануэль

Мануэль Аканджи (нем. Manuel Akanji; родился 19 июля, 1995 года, Нефтенбах[3], Швейцария) — швейцарский футболист, защитник клуба «Манчестер Сити» и сборной Швейцарии.

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