Manuel Akanji

Manuel Akanji
Akanji playing for Switzerland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Manuel Obafemi Akanji
Date of birth (1995-07-19) 19 July 1995 (age 31)
Place of birth Wiesendangen, Switzerland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Inter Milan
(on loan from Manchester City)
Number 25
Youth career
2004–2007 FC Wiesendangen
2007–2013 FC Winterthur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 FC Winterthur II 18 (0)
2014–2015 FC Winterthur 35 (1)
2015–2016 FC Basel II 4 (0)
2015–2018 FC Basel 42 (5)
2018–2022 Borussia Dortmund 119 (4)
2022– Manchester City 85 (2)
2025– → Inter Milan (loan) 4 (0)
International career‡
2014 Switzerland U20 2 (0)
2014–2015 Switzerland U21 6 (0)
2017– Switzerland 74 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:28, 4 October 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:43, 10 October 2025 (UTC)

Manuel Obafemi Akanji (de-CH; born 19 July 1995) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Inter Milan, on loan from Premier League club Manchester City, and the Switzerland national team.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 October 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Winterthur II 2013–14 1. Liga Classic 180————180
FC Winterthur 2013–14 Swiss Challenge League 2000———20
2014–15 Swiss Challenge League 33120———351
Total 35120———371
FC Basel II 2015–16 Swiss Promotion League 30————30
2016–17 Swiss Promotion League 10————10
Total 40————40
FC Basel 2015–16 Swiss Super League 8030—10—120
2016–17 Swiss Super League 15431—00—185
2017–18 Swiss Super League 19131—60—282
Total 42592—70—587
Borussia Dortmund 2017–18 Bundesliga 110——00—110
2018–19 Bundesliga 25110—50—311
2019–20 Bundesliga 29030—6010390
2020–21 Bundesliga 28250—7010412
2021–22 Bundesliga 26130—6010361
Total 1194120—240301584
Manchester City 2022–23 Premier League 2906020111—481
2023–24 Premier League 30250108240484
2024–25 Premier League 26020008040400
Total 85213030273801365
Inter Milan (loan) 2025–26 Serie A 4000—200060
Career total 307123623060311041717
  1. ↑ Includes Swiss Cup, DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. 1 2 3 Appearance in DFL-Supercup
  6. ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  7. ↑ One appearance in FA Community Shield, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  8. ↑ One appearance in FA Community Shield, three appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

International

As of match played 10 October 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Switzerland 201740
201890
201990
202030
2021130
202292
2023101
2024120
202551
Total744
As of match played 5 September 2025
Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Akanji goal
List of international goals scored by Manuel Akanji
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
124 September 2022La Romareda, Zaragoza, Spain Spain1–02–12022–23 UEFA Nations League A
26 December 2022Lusail Stadium, Lusail, Qatar Portugal1–41–62022 FIFA World Cup
315 October 2023Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland Belarus2–33–3UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
45 September 2025St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland Kosovo1–04–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

FC Basel

Borussia Dortmund

Manchester City

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Switzerland" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Manuel Akanji: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "M. Akanji". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Manuel Akanji". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Basel champions with five matches still to play". UEFA. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "An amazing Season which can be topped". FC Basel. 28 April 2017. Archived from the original on 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "Swiss football: FC Basel wins 3–0 over Sion in Geneva; police extra vigilant after game". allaboutgeneva.com. 25 May 2017. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  8. ↑ "DFB-Pokal 2020/21, Finale in Berlin: RB Leipzig 1:4 Borussia Dortmund: Takt. aufstellung" [DFB-Pokal 2020/21, Final in Berlin: RB Leipzig 1:4 Borussia Dortmund: Tactical lineup]. kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "Supercup 2019, Finale in Dortmund: Borussia Dortmund 2:0 Bayern München: Takt. aufstellung" [Supercup 2019, Final in Dortmund: Borussia Dortmund 2:0 Bayern München: Tactical lineup]. Kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  10. ↑ McNulty, Phil (3 June 2023). "Manchester City 2–1 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "Manchester City 1–2 Manchester United: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  12. ↑ "Crystal Palace 1–0 Manchester City: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 17 May 2025. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  13. ↑ "Manchester City 1–1 Manchester United: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  14. ↑ McNulty, Phil (10 June 2023). "Manchester City 1–0 Inter Milan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  15. ↑ McNulty, Phil (16 August 2023). "Manchester City 1–1 Sevilla". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  16. ↑ "Manchester City 4–0 Fluminense". BBC Sport. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  17. ↑ "SAFP GOLDEN 11 2017 – Die Gewinner". Golden11. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  18. ↑ "UEFA EURO 2024 Team of the Tournament". UEFA. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.