Manuel Akanji

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M. Akanji
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65.06

M.€

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29

years

CB

Profile of Manuel Akanji

M. Akanji
Manuel Obafemi Akanji
29
years
CHE
Switzerland
91
kgs
Def
position
188
cms
5
shirt number
65.06
M.€
83
ELO

Born on 19 July 1995 in Wiesendangen

Personal data
Country of birth
Switzerland Switzerland
Other nationality
Nigeria Nigeria
Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
Europe
Region of birth
Western Europe
Career details
Status
High
Current club
Manchester City Manchester City
Current competition
Premier League Premier League
Previous club
B. Dortmund B. Dortmund
Previous competition
Bundesliga Bundesliga
Historic team
B. Dortmund B. Dortmund
Historical competition
Bundesliga Bundesliga
Last number
5
Most common shirt number
16
Other shirt numbers
25, 16, 36, 4, 35, 15, 22, 12

Form in last matches

Competitions played in

Participation and performances
Premier League
0%
Wins

Team's position in the competition

Matchday 38 PTS MP W D L GF GA GD
1
Liverpool
Liverpool 84 38 25 9 4 86 41 +45
2
Arsenal
Arsenal 74 38 20 14 4 69 34 +35
3
Manchester City
Manchester City 71 38 21 8 9 72 44 +28
4
Chelsea
Chelsea 69 38 20 9 9 64 43 +21
5
Newcastle
Newcastle 66 38 20 6 12 68 47 +21

Position on the pitch

Main position
Centre-back 89%
Other positions
  • Right-back 11%
CB
RB
Football pitch

Attributes

78
pace
55
shot
67
pass
74
Dribbling
71
defence
79
physical

Rating progression

83 ▼ -1
111553 11
12874 13
11576 14
10035 15
12831 15
4098 16
530 17
1633 22
Highest value in career
86 (2024)
Rankings
General
531º
Age
37º
By country
9º
By position
181º D
By position
109º CB CB

Evolution of market value

65 M€ ▼ -7.9
111553 11
12874 13
11576 14
10035 15
12831 15
4098 16
530 17
1633 22
Highest value in career
79.02M (2025)
Rankings
General
126º
Age
By country
4º
By position
39º D
By position
22º CB CB
Contract information
Provider
Puma
Agent
Wasserman
Start of contract
01/09/2022
End of contract
30/06/2027
Contract length
14/07/2030
Last signing
01/09/2022
Total transfer window transactions
42M€

Past signings

Season. Date
Origin Destination Cost
22/23 01/09/2022
B. Dortmund
B. Dortmund
Manchester City
Manchester City
18M Transfer
17/18 15/01/2018
Basel
Basel
B. Dortmund
B. Dortmund
22M Transfer
15/16 01/07/2015
Winterthur
Winterthur
Basel
Basel
700K Transfer
14/15 01/07/2014
Winterthur II
Winterthur II
Winterthur
Winterthur
Free transfer
13/14 01/07/2013
Winterthur U18
Winterthur U18
Winterthur II
Winterthur II
Free transfer
Total amount of money in transfer dealings 40M

Professional performance

Calendar year 21
1
0.05
83
Last 6 months 19
1
0.05
83
Last 365 days 46
5
0.11
84
Last 3 years 166
23
0.14
81
Last 5 years 262
34
0.13
80
Career 526
0.13
75

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Manchester City
Manchester City
2024/25
40 0 1 4 0 40 35 5 3132' 29 6.4 84
Club WorldCup
Club WorldCup
3 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 247' 29 5.9 83
Premier League
Premier League
26 0 0 3 0 26 23 3 2014' 29 6.3 84
FA Cup
FA Cup
2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 134' 29 5.1 83
Champions League
Champions League
8 0 1 0 0 8 8 0 647' 29 5.8 84
Community Shield
Community Shield
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 90' 29 5.1 85
Manchester City
Manchester City
2023/24
48 4 0 7 1 48 43 5 3869' 28 6.8 81
Manchester City
Manchester City
2022/23
48 0 1 4 0 48 40 8 3810' 27 6.8 79
B. Dortmund
B. Dortmund
2021/22
36 1 0 3 0 36 34 2 3030' 26 6.2 79
B. Dortmund
B. Dortmund
2020/21
41 2 0 4 0 41 38 3 3475' 25 6.9 77

Teammates

Player rating and role
E. Haaland
F
E. Haaland
93
3
T. Reijnders
MF
T. Reijnders
93
7
Joško Gvardiol
D
Joško Gvardiol
88
3
Rúben Dias
D
Rúben Dias
86
4
O. Marmoush
F
O. Marmoush
86
3
R. Aït-Nouri
D
R. Aït-Nouri
85
4
Bernardo Silva
MF
Bernardo Silva
85
1
Ederson
GK
Ederson
83
2
Rayan Cherki
F
Rayan Cherki
83
9
Rodri
MF
Rodri
82
-4
Phil Foden
F
Phil Foden
82
-4
İ. Gündoğan
MF
İ. Gündoğan
82
-2
Mateo Kovačić
MF
Mateo Kovačić
80
1
Savinho
F
Savinho
77
-1
Nico González
MF
Nico González
76
0
Matheus Nunes
MF
Matheus Nunes
76
7
Jérémy Doku
F
Jérémy Doku
75
2
John Stones
D
John Stones
75
-3
Nathan Aké
D
Nathan Aké
75
-4

Historical performance in clubs

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
B. Dortmund
B. Dortmund
5 158 148 13343' 4 14
Manchester City
Manchester City
3 136 118 10811' 4 16
Basel
Basel
3 58 53 4924' 7 7
Winterthur
Winterthur
2 37 34 3044' 1 6
Winterthur U18
Winterthur U18
2 36 34 3050' 0 9
Winterthur II
Winterthur II
1 18 17 1535' 0 1
FC Basel II
FC Basel II
2 4 4 360' 0 1
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
Bundesliga
Bundesliga
5 119 111 10027' 4 12
Premier League
Premier League
3 85 75 6810' 2 9
Champions League
Champions League
8 56 54 4829' 2 7
Super League
Super League
3 42 37 3484' 5 5
Switzerland League U18
Switzerland League U18
2 36 34 3050' 0 9

Teams played for

B. Dortmund
B. Dortmund
5 season
4
158
Manchester City
Manchester City
3 season
4
136
Basel
Basel
3 season
7
58
Winterthur
Winterthur
2 season
1
37
Winterthur U18
Winterthur U18
2 season
0
36
Winterthur II
Winterthur II
1 season
0
18
FC Basel II
FC Basel II
2 season
0
4

For the national team

3723
71 times at International
4 times at U21
7 times at U20
3
Average number of goals
0.04
1
13
0
Other information
Times called up
77
Matches as a starter
69
Off the bench
2
Debut
9/6/2017
Age on debut
21.9 years old
Last match
11/6/2025
Age in last game
29.9 years old

Career with national team

Teams Year MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Switzerland
Switzerland
2025
2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 108' 29 5.9 83
International Friendly
International Friendly
2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 108' 29 5.9 83
Switzerland
Switzerland
2024
12 0 0 2 0 12 12 0 1066' 29 6.3 84
Switzerland
Switzerland
2023
10 1 0 3 0 10 10 0 892' 28 6.1 80
Switzerland
Switzerland
2022
9 2 0 3 0 9 9 0 755' 27 6.2 78
Switzerland
Switzerland
2021
13 0 0 3 0 13 11 2 1041' 26 6.3 79

Teammates in the national team

Player rating and role
Remo Freuler
MF
Remo Freuler
94
0
Fabian Schär
D
Fabian Schär
94
0
Yann Sommer
GK
Yann Sommer
92
0
Granit Xhaka
MF
Granit Xhaka
91
0
Gregor Kobel
GK
Gregor Kobel
89
0
Ricardo Rodríguez
D
Ricardo Rodríguez
87
0
Nico Elvedi
D
Nico Elvedi
85
0
Xherdan Shaqiri
MF
Xherdan Shaqiri
83
0
S. Widmer
D
S. Widmer
82
0
Djibril Sow
MF
Djibril Sow
81
0
M. Aebischer
MF
M. Aebischer
81
0
B. Embolo
F
B. Embolo
81
0
H. Seferović
F
H. Seferović
80
0
D. Zakaria
MF
D. Zakaria
79
0
C. Fassnacht
F
C. Fassnacht
79
0
R. Steffen
F
R. Steffen
78
0
Rubén Vargas
F
Rubén Vargas
77
0
Steven Zuber
MF
Steven Zuber
77
0
M. Gavranovic
F
M. Gavranovic
77
0

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Switzerland
Switzerland
9 71 69 5999' 3 13
Suiza U20
Suiza U20
2 5 4 360' 0 0
Suiza U21
Suiza U21
1 3 3 270' 0 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
EC Qualifying
EC Qualifying
2 17 17 1497' 1 5
UEFA Nations League
UEFA Nations League
5 13 13 1159' 1 3
International Friendly
International Friendly
5 13 11 860' 0 1
EURO
EURO
2 10 10 900' 0 1
World Cup
World Cup
2 8 8 720' 1 1

Titles

  • Swiss cup winner
    Swiss cup winner
  • 2
    Swiss champion
    Swiss champion
  • German Super Cup winner
    German Super Cup winner
  • 2
    German Bundesliga runner-up
    German Bundesliga runner-up
  • German cup winner
    German cup winner

Most important achievements

Milestones and events on this day

Best performances