Manuel Akanji

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 29)[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
2007–2013	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	4	(0)
2015–2018	FC Basel	42	(5)
2018–2022	Borussia Dortmund	119	(4)
2022–	Manchester City	59	(2)
National team^‡
2014	Switzerland U20	2	(0)
2014–2015	Switzerland U21	6	(0)
2017–	Switzerland	65	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:34, 19 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:07, 6 July 2024 (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

Club

As of match played 25 May 2024^[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	30	2	5	0	1	0	8[d]	2	4[g]	0	48	4
	Total		59	2	11	0	3	0	19	3	4	0	96	5
Career total			277	12	34	2	3	0	50	3	7	0	371	17

1. Includes Swiss Cup, DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
5. 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, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

International

As of match played 6 July 2024^[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	10	1
	2024	8	0
Total		65	3

As of match played 6 July 2024

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

FC Basel

• Swiss Super League: 2015–16, 2016–17^[source?]
• Swiss Cup: 2016–17^[5]

Borussia Dortmund

• DFB-Pokal: 2020–21^[source?]
• DFL-Supercup: 2019^[source?]

Manchester City

• Premier League: 2022–23, 2023–24^[2]
• FA Cup: 2022–23;^[6] runner-up: 2023–24^[7]
• UEFA Champions League: 2022–23^[8]
• UEFA Super Cup: 2023^[9]
• FIFA Club World Cup: 2023^[10]

Individual

• Swiss Super League Team of the Year: 2017–18^[11]

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: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
3. "M. Akanji". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
4. "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. "Manchester City 1–2 Manchester United: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
8. McNulty, Phil (10 June 2023). "Manchester City 1–0 Inter Milan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
9. McNulty, Phil (16 August 2023). "Manchester City 1–1 Sevilla". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
10. "Manchester City 4–0 Fluminense". BBC Sport. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
11. "SAFP GOLDEN 11 2017 – Die Gewinner". Golden11. 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2022-11-28.