SOCCER PLAYER

Manuel Akanji

1995 - Today

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Manuel Obafemi Akanji (Swiss Standard German pronunciation: [ˈmaː.nu.ɛl aˈkan.dʒi]; born 19 July 1995) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Manchester City and the Switzerland national team. An academy graduate of FC Winterthur, Akanji's professional career began in 2014, when he made his debut for the then-Swiss Challenge League club, having also previously played for the club's second team. He moved to first tier FC Basel in 2015, where he won consecutive league titles in 2015–16 and 2016–17, the latter of which was a double that included the 2016–17 Swiss Cup. Following his success with Basel, Akanji was sold to Borussia Dortmund during the winter transfer window of 2018. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Manuel Akanji is the 5,524th most popular soccer player (down from 4,522nd in 2019), the 663rd most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 611th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular Swiss Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Manuel Akanji ranks 5,524 out of 21,273. Before him are Philippe Montanier, Takashi Mizunuma, Nacho Monreal, Gabriel De Michèle, Kenan Yıldız, and Christian Streich. After him are Adebayo Akinfenwa, Yujiro Haraguchi, Abou Diaby, Nenad Stojković, Gunnar Nielsen, and Shuta Takahashi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1995, Manuel Akanji ranks 63. Before him are Simone Ashley, Jordan Bardella, Munir El Haddadi, Sardar Azmoun, Nathan Aké, and Naby Keïta. After him are Keita Baldé, Mario Pašalić, Mads Pedersen, Kehlani, Mario Hermoso, and José Luis Gayà.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Manuel Akanji ranks 663 out of 1,015. Before him are Uri Rosenthal (1945), Eren Derdiyok (1988), Urs Zimmermann (1959), Kurt Schmid (1932), Barış Arduç (1987), and Franco Forini (1958). After him are Henry Wirz (1823), Roger Staub (1936), C. Douglas Dillon (1909), Burkhard Gantenbein (1912), Georges Bregy (1958), and Patty Schnyder (1978).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Switzerland

Among soccer players born in Switzerland, Manuel Akanji ranks 63. Before him are Philippe Senderos (1985), Hans Pulver (1902), Alisha Lehmann (1999), Claudio Sulser (1955), Gökhan Inler (1984), and Eren Derdiyok (1988). After him are Georges Bregy (1958), Johnny Leoni (1984), Urs Fischer (1966), Marco Pascolo (1966), Ludovic Magnin (1979), and Walter Schneiter (1918).

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