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Manuel Akanji

Manuel Obafemi Akanji
SwitzerlandAge30Centre-Back
Market Value€17.00m
Inter Milan· Serie A
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FIFA AttributesEA FC
Inter
Pace78Shooting48Passing70Dribbling74Defending83Physical82
83Overall
83Potential
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-Wage
Pace78
Shooting48
Passing70
Dribbling74
Defending83
Physical82
Height187cmWeight85kgPreferred FootRightWeak Foot★★★☆☆Skill Moves★★★★☆
Pace
Acceleration75
Sprint Speed81
Shooting
Positioning-
Finishing38
Shot Power75
Long Shots48
Volleys42
Penalties40
Passing
Vision65
Crossing55
FK Accuracy59
Short Passing81
Long Passing78
Curve54
Dribbling
Agility66
Balance54
Reactions84
Ball Control77
Dribbling74
Composure80
Defending
Interceptions82
Heading Accuracy79
Def Awareness85
Stand Tackle84
Slide Tackle83
Physical
Jumping83
Stamina71
Strength88
Aggression82
Goalkeeper
Diving10
Handling9
Kicking13
GK Positioning6
Reflexes9
Position
Defender - Centre-Back
Main Position
Centre-Back
Date of Birth
1995-07-19(30)
Height
1,88
Preferred Foot
right
Place of Birth
Wiesendangen
Citizenship
Switzerland
Contract & Agent
Joined
2025-09-01
Contract Until
2028-06-30
Agent
THE·TEAM
Outfitter
Puma
Market Value
€17.00m
Last Updated
2026-05-29
International
Switzerland
Honours
UEFA Champions League winnerEnglish Champion ×2Italian championUefa Supercup winnerGerman cup winner
Career Achievements

Akanji has won the UEFA Champions League (2023), two English Premier League titles (2023, 2024), the Italian Serie A title (2024), the UEFA Super Cup (2023), and the German DFB-Pokal (2021).

Biography

Manuel Akanji is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. He began his career in Switzerland with FC Winterthur before moving to FC Basel, where he won the Swiss Super League. He later played for Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga and Manchester City in the Premier League, winning multiple titles including the UEFA Champions League.

Playing Style

Akanji is known for his composure on the ball and ability to play out from the back, making him a key asset in possession-based systems. He is strong in aerial duels and has good positional awareness, though he can occasionally be caught out by pace. His versatility allows him to play in a back three or four.

Market Value History
Season Stats (Supercoppa Italiana)
All seasons (88)
SeasonCompAppsGAYCRCMin
25/26Supercoppa Italiana000000
25/26Serie A3320402820
25/26Premier League000000
25/26International Friendlies40010247
25/26UEFA Champions League100010707
25/26Italy Cup20000180
24/25UEFA Nations League A40010360
24/25Community Shield1000090
24/25Premier League2600302014
24/25International Friendlies20000107
24/25FA Cup20000135
24/25UEFA Champions League80100645
24/25EFL Cup000000
23/24UEFA Super Cup1000090
23/24FIFA Club World Cup2001081
23/24Community Shield1000090
23/24Premier League3020202514
23/24International Friendlies30010256
23/24FA Cup50000333
23/24UEFA Champions League82020666
23/24EFL Cup1001090
22/23UEFA Nations League A31120259
22/23Bundesliga000000
22/23Premier League2901202286
22/23International Friendlies1000045
22/23FA Cup60000477
22/23European Qualifiers101030892
22/23DFB-Pokal000000
22/23UEFA Champions League111020945
22/23EFL Cup20000106
21/22Bundesliga2610302263
21/22International Friendlies1000090
21/22UEFA Europa League1000055
21/22Franz-Beckenbauer-Supercup1000090
21/22DFB-Pokal30000173
21/22UEFA Champions League50000450
2025World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)61010540
2025FIFA Club World Cup30110247
2024UEFA Euro50000480
2022World Cup41010360
2021World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)60020503
2021UEFA Euro50010510
2019UEFA Nations League Finals20000210
2018World Cup40000360
20/21UEFA Nations League A30000270
20/21Bundesliga2820402351
20/21International Friendlies2000090
20/21Franz-Beckenbauer-Supercup1000090
20/21DFB-Pokal50000435
20/21UEFA Champions League70000630
19/20Bundesliga2901202309
19/20Franz-Beckenbauer-Supercup1000090
19/20DFB-Pokal30100270
19/20UEFA Champions League60000524
18/19UEFA Nations League A1000090
18/19Bundesliga2510102205
18/19International Friendlies1000045
18/19European Qualifiers70020605
18/19DFB-Pokal10010120
18/19UEFA Champions League50010450
17/18Swiss Cup31000270
17/18World Cup Qualification Playoffs20000180
17/18Bundesliga110020903
17/18International Friendlies30000225
17/18UEFA Europa League000000
17/18UEFA Champions League60120540
17/18Super League1911201631
16/17World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)20000180
16/17Swiss Cup31000270
16/17UEFA Champions League000000
16/17Promotion League1010090
16/17Super League1540101323
15/16UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying30100270
15/16Swiss Cup30000270
15/16UEFA Europa League1000090
15/16UEFA Champions League Qualifying000000
15/16Promotion League30010270
15/16Super League80020529
14/15U20 Elite League50000360
14/15Swiss Cup20000180
14/15International Friendlies1000027
14/15Challenge League3312402746
13/141. Liga Classic group 31800101535
13/14Challenge League20000119
12/13Schweizer Cup U18000000
12/13Swiss U18 Elite League (bis 22/23)2300501969
11/12Schweizer Cup U18000000
11/12Swiss U18 Elite League (bis 22/23)1300401081
National Team Matches (108)
DateOpponentH/AResultCompetitionMinGAYC
2026-06-06Switzerland1:1International Friendlies79001
2026-05-31Jordan🏠4:1International Friendlies61000
2026-03-31Switzerland0:0International Friendlies45000
2026-03-27Germany🏠3:4International Friendlies62000
2025-11-18Switzerland1:1World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)90000
2025-11-15Sweden🏠4:1World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)90000
2025-10-13Switzerland0:0World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)90000
2025-10-10Switzerland0:2World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)90001
2025-09-08Slovenia🏠3:0World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)90000
2025-09-05Kosovo🏠4:0World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)90100
2025-06-11Switzerland0:4International Friendlies45000
2025-06-07Switzerland2:4International Friendlies62000
2025-03-25Luxembourg🏠3:1International Friendlies-000
2025-03-21Switzerland1:1International Friendlies-000
2024-11-18Switzerland3:2UEFA Nations League A-000
2024-11-15Serbia🏠1:1UEFA Nations League A-000
2024-10-15Denmark🏠2:2UEFA Nations League A90000
2024-10-12Switzerland2:0UEFA Nations League A90000
2024-09-08Spain🏠1:4UEFA Nations League A90000
2024-09-05Switzerland2:0UEFA Nations League A90001
2024-07-06Switzerland6:4UEFA Euro120000
2024-06-29Switzerland0:2UEFA Euro90000
2024-06-23Switzerland1:1UEFA Euro90000
2024-06-19Switzerland1:1UEFA Euro90000
2024-06-15Switzerland1:3UEFA Euro90000
2024-06-08Austria🏠1:1International Friendlies76000
2024-06-04Estonia🏠4:0International Friendlies90000
2024-03-26Switzerland0:1International Friendlies-000
2024-03-23Switzerland0:0International Friendlies90001
2023-11-21Switzerland1:0European Qualifiers90001
2023-11-18Kosovo🏠1:1European Qualifiers90000
2023-11-15Switzerland1:1European Qualifiers90000
2023-10-15Belarus🏠3:3European Qualifiers90100
2023-09-12Andorra🏠3:0European Qualifiers90001
2023-09-09Switzerland2:2European Qualifiers90000
2023-06-19Romania🏠2:2European Qualifiers90001
2023-06-16Switzerland1:2European Qualifiers90000
2023-03-28Israel🏠3:0European Qualifiers90000
2023-03-25Switzerland0:5European Qualifiers82000
2022-12-06Switzerland6:1World Cup90100
2022-12-02Switzerland2:3World Cup90000
2022-11-28Switzerland1:0World Cup90000
2022-11-24Switzerland0:1World Cup90001
2022-11-17Switzerland2:0International Friendlies45000
2022-09-27Czechia🏠2:1UEFA Nations League A-000
2022-09-24Switzerland1:2UEFA Nations League A90111
2022-06-12Portugal🏠1:0UEFA Nations League A90000
2022-06-09Spain🏠0:1UEFA Nations League A79001
2022-06-05Switzerland4:0UEFA Nations League A-000
2022-06-02Switzerland2:1UEFA Nations League A-000
2022-03-29Kosovo🏠1:1International Friendlies-000
2022-03-26Switzerland2:1International Friendlies90000
2021-11-15Bulgaria🏠4:0World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)-000
2021-11-12Switzerland1:1World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)90001
2021-10-12Switzerland0:4World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)-000
2021-10-09Northern Ireland🏠2:0World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)53000
2021-09-08Switzerland0:0World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)90000
2021-09-05Italy🏠0:0World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)90000
2021-09-01Greece🏠2:1International Friendlies-000
2021-07-02Switzerland4:2UEFA Euro120000
2021-06-28Switzerland7:8UEFA Euro120001
2021-06-20Switzerland1:3UEFA Euro90000
2021-06-16Switzerland3:0UEFA Euro90000
2021-06-12Switzerland1:1UEFA Euro90000
2021-06-03Liechtenstein🏠7:0International Friendlies-000
2021-05-30United States🏠2:1International Friendlies45000
2021-03-31Finland🏠3:2International Friendlies45000
2021-03-28Lithuania🏠1:0World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)90000
2021-03-25Switzerland1:3World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)90001
2020-11-17Switzerland0:3UEFA Nations League A-000
2020-11-14Spain🏠1:1UEFA Nations League A90000
2020-11-11Switzerland2:1International Friendlies-000
2020-10-13Switzerland3:3UEFA Nations League A-000
2020-10-10Switzerland1:0UEFA Nations League A-000
2020-10-07Croatia🏠1:2International Friendlies-000
2020-09-06Germany🏠1:1UEFA Nations League A90000
2020-09-03Switzerland2:1UEFA Nations League A90000
2019-11-18Switzerland1:6European Qualifiers65000
2019-11-15Georgia🏠1:0European Qualifiers90000
2019-10-15Republic of Ireland🏠2:0European Qualifiers90001
2019-10-12Switzerland1:0European Qualifiers90000
2019-09-08Gibraltar🏠4:0European Qualifiers-000
2019-09-05Switzerland1:1European Qualifiers90000
2019-06-09Switzerland6:5UEFA Nations League Finals120000
2019-06-05Switzerland3:1UEFA Nations League Finals90000
2019-03-26Denmark🏠3:3European Qualifiers90001
2019-03-23Switzerland0:2European Qualifiers90000
2018-11-18Belgium🏠5:2UEFA Nations League A-000
2018-11-14Qatar🏠0:1International Friendlies-000
2018-10-15Switzerland1:2UEFA Nations League A-000
2018-10-12Switzerland2:1UEFA Nations League A-000
2018-09-11Switzerland1:0International Friendlies45000
2018-09-08Iceland🏠6:0UEFA Nations League A90000
2018-07-03Switzerland1:0World Cup90000
2018-06-27Switzerland2:2World Cup90000
2018-06-22Switzerland1:2World Cup90000
2018-06-17Switzerland1:1World Cup90000
2018-06-08Japan🏠2:0International Friendlies45000
2018-06-03Switzerland1:1International Friendlies90000
2018-03-27Panama🏠6:0International Friendlies-000
2018-03-23Switzerland0:1International Friendlies90000
2017-11-12Northern Ireland🏠0:0World Cup Qualification Playoffs90000
2017-11-09Switzerland0:1World Cup Qualification Playoffs90000
2017-10-10Switzerland2:0World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)-000
2017-10-07Hungary🏠5:2World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)-000
2017-09-03Switzerland0:3World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)-000
2017-08-31Andorra🏠3:0World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)90000
2017-06-09Switzerland0:2World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)90000
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