Manuel Obafemi Akanji
Switzerland | Defender | Manchester City
Manuel Obafemi Akanji, 30, is a footballer from Switzerland playing as Defender for Manchester City. Akanji was born in Neftenbach, Switzerland. In the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup season Akanji has 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists in 157 minutes at an average rating of 7.20.
Profile
- Full name
- Manuel Obafemi Akanji
- Age
- 30
- Born
- 19 July 1995 | Neftenbach | Switzerland
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Height
- 188
- Weight
- 91
- Position
- Defender
- Shirt number
- 5
- Current club
- Manchester City
Season by Season Stats
| Season | Team | League | Apps | Goals | Assists | Yellow | Red | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Manchester City | FIFA Club World Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.20 |
| 25/26 | Manchester City | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Manchester City | Friendlies Clubs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.20 |
Career Transfers
-
1 September 2025
Manchester City
to
Inter
Loan
-
1 September 2025
Manchester City
to
Internazionale
Loan
-
1 September 2022
Borussia Dortmund
to
Manchester City
€ 17.5M
-
15 January 2018
FC Basel 1893
to
Borussia Dortmund
€ 21.5M
Honours
- Community Shield 2024 : Winner | England
- Community Shield : Winner | England
- DFB Pokal 2020/2021 : Winner | Germany
- DFB Pokal : Winner | Germany
- FA Cup 2022/2023 : Winner | England
- FA Cup : Winner | England
- FIFA Intercontinental Cup 2023 : Winner | World
- FIFA Intercontinental Cup : Winner | World
- J.League World Challenge 2023 : Winner | World
- J.League World Challenge : Winner | World
- Premier League 2023/2024 : Winner | England
- Premier League 2022/2023 : Winner | England
- Premier League : Winner | England
- Schweizer Pokal 2016/2017 : Winner | Switzerland
- Schweizer Pokal : Winner | Switzerland
- Super Cup 2019 : Winner | Germany
- Super Cup : Winner | Germany
- Super League 2016/2017 : Winner | Switzerland
- Super League 2015/2016 : Winner | Switzerland
- Super League : Winner | Switzerland
- UEFA Champions League 2022/2023 : Winner | Europe
- UEFA Champions League : Winner | Europe
- UEFA Super Cup 2023 : Winner | Europe
- UEFA Super Cup : Winner | Europe
- Bundesliga 2021/2022 : 2nd Place | Germany
- Bundesliga 2019/2020 : 2nd Place | Germany
- Bundesliga 2018/2019 : 2nd Place | Germany
- Bundesliga : 2nd Place | Germany
- Community Shield 2023 : 2nd Place | England
- Community Shield : 2nd Place | England
- FA Cup 2024/2025 : 2nd Place | England
- FA Cup 2023/2024 : 2nd Place | England
- FA Cup : 2nd Place | England
- Super Cup 2021 : 2nd Place | Germany
- Super Cup 2020 : 2nd Place | Germany
- Super Cup : 2nd Place | Germany
Injury and Suspension History
- Muscle Injury : 12 February 2025 to 17 April 2025
- Pelvis Injury : 5 December 2024 to 20 December 2024
- Groin Injury : 10 November 2024 to 20 November 2024
- Calf Injury : 31 October 2024 to 1 November 2024
- Knock : 24 March 2024 to 29 March 2024
- Knock : 8 January 2024 to 30 January 2024
- Back Injury : 8 November 2023 to 11 November 2023
- Illness : 21 August 2023 to 1 September 2023
- Knock : 24 May 2023 to 2 June 2023
- Knock : 30 October 2022 to 4 November 2022
- Knock : 27 March 2022 to 1 April 2022
- Calf Injury : 23 January 2022 to 5 February 2022
- Knee Injury : 10 December 2021 to 14 January 2022
- Thigh Injury : 20 February 2021 to 18 March 2021
- Virus : 8 October 2020 to 23 October 2020
- Hamstring : 17 June 2020 to 16 August 2020
- Ankle Injury : 8 September 2019 to 13 September 2019
- Hamstring : 19 December 2018 to 23 February 2019
- Knee Injury : 1 December 2018 to 7 December 2018
- Hip/Thigh Injury : 16 October 2018 to 2 November 2018
Frequently Asked Questions
What position does Manuel Obafemi Akanji play?
Manuel Obafemi Akanji plays as Defender.
Which team does Manuel Obafemi Akanji play for?
Manuel Obafemi Akanji plays for Manchester City in the FIFA Club World Cup.
How many goals has Manuel Obafemi Akanji scored this season?
Manuel Obafemi Akanji has scored 0 goals in 3 appearances in the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 season.
How old is Manuel Obafemi Akanji?
Manuel Obafemi Akanji is 30 years old and comes from Switzerland.
Updated: 12 Jun 2026, 03:41 UTC