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Manuel Akanji

Profile

Details

PositionDefence

Full nameManuel Obafemi Akanji

Age30 years

NationalitySwitzerland

Shirt#5

Place of birthNeftenbach, Switzerland

Height188 cm

Preferred footRight

International caps81

International goals4

Career honours

Trophies & awards

1UEFA Champions League2023

2Premier League2023 · 2024

1Serie A2026

2Swiss Super League2016 · 2017

1FA Cup2023

1DFB-Pokal2021

1Coppa Italia2026

1Swiss Cup2017

1DFL-Supercup2019

Career

The story

Manuel Akanji is a Swiss centre-back who won a continental treble at Manchester City in 2022–23 and was named in the UEFA Euro 2024 Team of the Tournament, currently on loan at Inter Milan from City.

Akanji came through FC Winterthur's academy before joining FC Basel in 2015, where he won two Swiss league titles. In January 2018 he moved to Borussia Dortmund, contributing to a DFL-Supercup and DFB-Pokal before Manchester City signed him in 2022.

At City he was central to the historic 2022–23 treble (Premier League, FA Cup, Champions League) and a second league title in 2023–24. He joined Inter Milan on loan for 2025–26, helping them to the Serie A and Coppa Italia double. He holds 81 Switzerland caps and was in the Euro 2024 Team of the Tournament.

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