Manuel Akanji
Manuel Akanji was born in Neftenbach, canton of Zürich, Switzerland on July 19th, 1995 and is the Soccer Player. At the age of 28, Manuel Akanji biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Manuel Obafemi Akanji (born 19 July 1995, in Neftenbach) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a defender for Borussia Dortmund.
Personal life
Akanji was born in Neftenbach, Switzerland to a Swiss mother and a Nigerian father.
Club career
Born in Neftenbach, 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.
On 15 April 2015, it was announced that Akanji would transfer to Basel for the 2015–16 Super League season. 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 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.
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.
Akanji transferred to Borussia Dortmund on 15 January 2018 during the winter transfer window for a reported fee of 18 million euros. He signed a four and a half year contract dated until June 2022. 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. 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.
On 1 September 2022, Akanji joined Premier League champions Manchester City, signing a contract until 2027 for a reported fee of £15 million. 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. He made his Premier League debut on 17 September, starting in a 3–0 away win over Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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. 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. He was included in the Swiss team's 23 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
In May 2019, Akanji played in 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals, where his team finished fourth. In 2021, he was called up to the national team for UEFA Euro 2020.
Akanji scored his first senior international goal against Spain in a 2–1 UEFA Nations League victory on 24 September 2022.