Manuel Akanji
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Obafemi Akanji[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 July 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Wiesendangen, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC Basel | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004-2007 | FC Wiesendangen | ||
| 2007-2014 | FC Winterthur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Winterthur | 37 | (1) |
| 2015– | Basel | 8 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014 | Switzerland U-20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015– | Switzerland U-21 | 6 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of season 2015/16. | |||
Manuel Obafemi Akanji (born 19 July 1995, in Wiesendangen) is a Swiss footballer who currently plays as a defender for FC Basel in the Swiss Super League.
Club career
Akanji started his youth football with the local club in Wiesendangen. In May 2007 Akanji changed clubs and is a youth exponent form FC Winterthur. During his early years he played for their U-18 team and later with their second team. In the 2014–15 Challenge League he was in Winterthur's starting eleven, having played two games for them during the previous season.
On 15 April 2015 it was announced that Akanji would transfer to Basel for the 2015–16 Super League season.[2] 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. For the club it was the seventh titel in a row and their 19th championship titel in total.[3]
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. Since 2015 he is member of the Switzerland U-21 team and made his debut for them on 26 March in the 0–3 defeat by the Italien U-21 team.
Honours
FC Basel
References
- ↑ Manuel Akanji on Instagram
- ↑ Ein neuer Verteidiger für den FCB: Manuel Akanji kommt vom FC Winterthur TagesWoche dated 15. April 2015
- ↑ Marti, Casper (2016). "Es ist vollbracht ! Der FCB ist zum 19. Mal Meister". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2016-04-30.