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Manuel Akanji

Manuel Akanji

Defender - Centre-Back  at Inter Milan
Age30
CitizenshipSwitzerland Nigeria
Height1.88 m
Footright
BornJuly 19, 1995
at Inter Milan 265 days · joined 2025-09-01
👕200+ Apps 🏴50+ Caps
Market value €28.00m
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

7
clubs played for
11/12
debut season
0.04
goals / match
Borussia Dortmund
top club · 158 apps

Career highs

€45.00m
peak value · 2024
€21.50m
top transfer fee · 17/18
5
best season · 16/17
82 / 4
int'l caps / goals
447Appearances
17Goals
10Assists
50Yellow cards
0Red cards
149Full matches (90′)
Full nameManuel Akanji
Name in home countryManuel Obafemi Akanji
Date of birth1995-07-19 (30 yrs)
Place of birthWiesendangen, Switzerland
CitizenshipSwitzerland Nigeria
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height188.00 m
Current clubInter Milan
On loan from ↩ Manchester City parent contract: 2027-06-30
Joined2025-09-01
Contract expires2026-06-30
AgentWasserman
OutfitterPuma
Jun 2026
Transfer: Inter → Man City
25/26 · Return from loan
Sep 2025
Transfer: Man City → Inter
25/26 · Loan
Jul 2025
2025 — Manchester City
3 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2025
25/26 — Manchester City
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Feb 2025
Injury: unknown
13 games missed
Dec 2024
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Nov 2024
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2024
2024 — Manchester City
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2024
24/25 — Manchester City
37 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jan 2024
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — Manchester City
46 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Sep 2022
Transfer: Bor. Dortmund → Man City
22/23 · Transfer · €20.00m
Jul 2022
22/23 — Manchester City
48 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Mar 2022
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Feb 2022
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jan 2022
Injury: unknown
Dec 2021
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — Borussia Dortmund
36 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Feb 2021
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Dec 2020
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Oct 2020
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Borussia Dortmund
41 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2020
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Borussia Dortmund
39 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2019
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Dec 2018
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Nov 2018
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Borussia Dortmund
31 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2018
Transfer: FC Basel → Bor. Dortmund
17/18 · Transfer · €21.50m
Jul 2017
17/18 — Borussia Dortmund, FC Basel 1893
39 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — FC Basel 1893 U21, FC Basel 1893
19 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — FC Basel 1893, FC Basel 1893 U21
15 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: FC Winterthur → FC Basel
15/16 · Transfer · €700k
Jul 2014
14/15 — FC Winterthur
35 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: Winterthur U21 → FC Winterthur
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — FC Winterthur U21, FC Winterthur
20 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: Winterthur U18 → Winterthur U21
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — FC Winterthur U18
23 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2011
11/12 — FC Winterthur U18
13 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €45.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
13,427 min
Minutes played by club
Manchester City 18.9%
Borussia Dortmund 42.0%
FC Basel 1893 18.6%
FC Basel 1893 U21 0.0%
FC Winterthur 20.5%
FC Winterthur U21 0.0%
FC Winterthur U18 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Manchester City 6 2024 25/26 136 5 3 2,535
Borussia Dortmund 5 17/18 21/22 158 4 2 5,644
FC Basel 1893 3 15/16 17/18 58 7 2 2,502
FC Basel 1893 U21 2 15/16 16/17 4 0 1 0
FC Winterthur 2 13/14 14/15 37 1 2 2,746
FC Winterthur U21 1 13/14 13/14 18 0 0 0
FC Winterthur U18 2 11/12 12/13 36 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€11.3M3€22.5M5€33.8M6€45M14/15 — 1 goals (FC Winterthur)14/15 — 2 assists314/1515/1616/17 — 5 goals (FC Basel 1893)16/17 — 1 assists616/1717/18 — 2 goals (FC Basel 1893)17/18 — 2 assists417/1818/19 — 1 goals (Borussia Dortmund)118/1919/20 — 2 assists219/2020/21 — 2 goals (Borussia Dortmund)220/212025 — 1 assists1202521/22 — 1 goals (Borussia Dortmund)121/2222/23 — 1 goals (Manchester City)22/23 — 1 assists222/2323/24 — 4 goals (Manchester City)423/2424/25 — 1 assists124/2525/2614/15 — €250K15/16 — €500K16/17 — €750K17/18 — €3M18/19 — €40M19/20 — €40M20/21 — €25M21/22 — €30M22/23 — €30M23/24 — €42M24/25 — €45M25/26 — €32MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

11/12: 0011/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 5516/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 2220/212024: 0020242025: 00202521/22: 1121/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 4423/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

11/12: 0011/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 2214/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 2219/2020/21: 0020/212024: 0020242025: 11202521/22: 0021/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 1124/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Premier League Manchester City 0 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Champions League Manchester City 8 0 1 0 0 0
24/25 Community Shield Manchester City 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 EFL Cup Manchester City 0 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 FA Cup Manchester City 2 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Premier League Manchester City 26 0 0 3 0 0
23/24 Champions League Manchester City 8 2 0 2 0 333
23/24 Community Shield Manchester City 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 EFL Cup Manchester City 1 0 0 1 0 0
23/24 FA Cup Manchester City 5 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Premier League Manchester City 30 2 0 2 0 1,257
23/24 UEFA Super Cup Manchester City 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Champions League Manchester City 11 1 0 2 0 945
22/23 EFL Cup Manchester City 2 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 FA Cup Manchester City 6 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Premier League Manchester City 29 0 1 2 0 0
21/22 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 26 1 0 3 0 2,263
21/22 Champions League Borussia Dortmund 5 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 DFB-Pokal Borussia Dortmund 3 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 DFL-Supercup Borussia Dortmund 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Europa League Borussia Dortmund 1 0 0 0 0 0
2025 Club World Cup Manchester City 3 0 1 1 0 0
2024 Club World Cup Manchester City 2 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 28 2 0 4 0 1,176
20/21 Champions League Borussia Dortmund 7 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 DFB-Pokal Borussia Dortmund 5 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 DFL-Supercup Borussia Dortmund 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 29 0 1 2 0 0
19/20 Champions League Borussia Dortmund 6 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 DFB-Pokal Borussia Dortmund 3 0 1 0 0 0
19/20 DFL-Supercup Borussia Dortmund 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 25 1 0 1 0 2,205
18/19 Champions League Borussia Dortmund 5 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 DFB-Pokal Borussia Dortmund 1 0 0 1 0 0
17/18 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 11 0 0 2 0 0
17/18 Champions League FC Basel 1893 6 0 1 2 0 0
17/18 Schweizer Cup FC Basel 1893 3 1 0 0 0 270
17/18 Super League FC Basel 1893 19 1 1 2 0 1,631
16/17 Promotion League FC Basel 1893 U21 1 0 1 0 0 0
16/17 Schweizer Cup FC Basel 1893 3 1 0 0 0 270
16/17 Super League FC Basel 1893 15 4 0 1 0 331
15/16 Champions League Qu. FC Basel 1893 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Europa League FC Basel 1893 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Promotion League FC Basel 1893 U21 3 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Schweizer Cup FC Basel 1893 3 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Super League FC Basel 1893 8 0 0 2 0 0
14/15 Challenge League FC Winterthur 33 1 2 4 0 2,746
14/15 Schweizer Cup FC Winterthur 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 1.Liga Cl. Gr. 3 FC Winterthur U21 18 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 Challenge League FC Winterthur 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 U18 Elite League FC Winterthur U18 23 0 0 5 0 0
11/12 U18 Elite League FC Winterthur U18 13 0 0 4 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
13/14 2013-07-01 Winterthur U18 Winterthur U21 Transfer 0
14/15 2014-07-01 Winterthur U21 FC Winterthur Transfer 0
15/16 2015-07-01 FC Winterthur FC Basel Transfer 250000 €700k
17/18 2018-01-15 FC Basel Bor. Dortmund Transfer 5000000 €21.50m
22/23 2022-09-01 Bor. Dortmund Man City Transfer 30000000 €20.00m
25/26 2025-09-01 Man City Inter Loan 28000000
25/26 2026-06-30 Inter Man City Return from loan 28000000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
18/19 Capsular injury 2018-11-29 2018-12-05 7 1
18/19 Torn muscle fiber in the adductor area 2018-12-19 2018-12-31 13 1
18/19 Hip injury 2019-01-01 2019-02-20 51 7
19/20 muscular problems 2020-06-16 2020-06-30 15 3
20/21 Corona virus 2020-10-07 2020-10-21 15 6
20/21 Knee problems 2020-12-03 2020-12-09 7 2
20/21 Torn muscle fiber 2021-02-19 2021-03-14 24 6
21/22 Knee surgery 2021-12-06 2022-01-10 36 5
21/22 Calf problems 2022-01-23 2022-02-01 10 0
21/22 Torn muscle fiber 2022-02-18 2022-03-17 28 5
21/22 minor knock 2022-03-28 2022-03-31 4 1
23/24 unknown injury 2024-01-07 2024-01-31 25 4
24/25 Adductor injury 2024-11-11 2024-11-19 9 2
24/25 unknown injury 2024-12-04 2024-12-20 17 4
24/25 Adductor injury 2025-02-12 2025-04-13 61 13
Current€28.00m
Peak€45.00m
Low€100k
Δ since start+€27.90m
€100k€11.33m€22.55m€33.78m€45.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €28.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €32.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €45.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €40.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €42.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €38.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €30.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €30.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €30.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €30.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €20.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €40.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €35.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €40.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €28.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €20.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €33.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €22.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #16817 #13 5 0 former national player
Team #9534 #4 4 0 former national player
Team #3384 #5 73 4 current national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Jack Grealish 2 0 0
Renato Steffen 2 0 0
Thomas Delaney 2 0 0
Jude Bellingham 2 0 0
İlkay Gündoğan 2 0 0
Kyle Walker 2 0 0
Mahmoud Dahoud 2 0 0
Lukasz Piszczek 2 0 0
Thorgan Hazard 2 0 0
Nathan Aké 2 0 0
Julián Alvarez 2 1 0
Kevin De Bruyne 2 1 0
Erling Haaland 2 2 0
Rúben Dias 2 0 0
Rodri 2 0 0
Ederson 2 0 0
Roman Bürki 2 0 0
Jadon Sancho 2 1 0
Julian Brandt 2 0 0
Phil Foden 2 2 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
16/17 Super League FC Basel 1893 4 15
20/21 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 2 28
23/24 Champions League Manchester City 2 8

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
14/15 Challenge League FC Winterthur 2 33
17/18 Super League FC Basel 1893 1 19
16/17 Promotion League FC Basel 1893 U21 1 1

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
25/26 2026-06-30 Inter Man City Return from loan €28.00m
25/26 2025-09-01 Man City Inter Loan €28.00m

Last 18 matches for Inter Milan The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2016-12-08 EL Inter Milan 2–1 AC Sparta Prague Available
2016-11-24 EL Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. 3–2 Inter Milan Available
2016-11-03 EL Southampton F.C. 2–1 Inter Milan Available
2016-10-20 EL Inter Milan 1–0 Southampton F.C. Available
2016-09-29 EL AC Sparta Prague 3–1 Inter Milan Available
2016-09-15 EL Inter Milan 0–2 Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. Available
2014-12-11 EL Qarabağ FK 0–0 Inter Milan Available
2014-11-27 EL Inter Milan 2–1 FC Dnipro Available
2014-11-06 EL AS Saint-Étienne 1–1 Inter Milan Available
2014-10-23 EL Inter Milan 0–0 AS Saint-Étienne Available
2014-10-02 EL Inter Milan 2–0 Qarabağ FK Available
2014-09-18 EL FC Dnipro 0–1 Inter Milan Available
2012-12-06 EL Inter Milan 2–2 Neftçi PFK Available
2012-11-22 EL FC Rubin Kazan 3–0 Inter Milan Available
2012-11-08 EL FK Partizan 1–3 Inter Milan Available
2012-10-25 EL Inter Milan 1–0 FK Partizan Available
2012-10-04 EL Neftçi PFK 1–3 Inter Milan Available
2012-09-20 EL Inter Milan 2–2 FC Rubin Kazan Available

Teams faced most often by Manuel Akanji's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
RB Leipzig 22 10 3 9 49 36 +13 45%
FC Luzern 19 12 5 2 38 21 +17 63%
Chelsea FC 19 8 3 8 18 16 +2 42%
FC St. Gallen 19 8 4 7 31 29 +2 42%
Tottenham Hotspur 19 9 1 9 27 28 -1 47%
BSC Young Boys 19 3 3 13 19 49 -30 16%
Grasshopper Club Zürich 19 12 1 6 36 23 +13 63%
FC Zürich 19 9 5 5 35 23 +12 47%
VfL Wolfsburg 16 11 3 2 38 10 +28 69%
1. FSV Mainz 05 16 9 4 3 27 20 +7 56%
Eintracht Frankfurt 16 9 4 3 37 23 +14 56%
SC Freiburg 16 12 2 2 46 13 +33 75%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
11/12 Senior debut season
14/15 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 37 0 3 0 0 0
23/24 46 1,590 5 1 0 0.34
22/23 48 945 4 0 0 0.38
21/22 36 2,263 3 0 0 0.12
2025 3 0 1 0 0 0
2024 2 0 1 0 0 0
20/21 41 1,176 4 0 0 0.31
19/20 39 0 2 0 0 0
18/19 31 2,205 3 0 0 0.12
17/18 39 1,901 6 0 0 0.28
16/17 19 601 1 0 0 0.15
15/16 15 0 3 0 0 0
14/15 35 2,746 4 0 0 0.13
13/14 20 0 1 1 0 0
12/13 23 0 5 0 0 0
11/12 13 0 4 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Super League
42 apps
5 G
1 A
Bundesliga
119 apps
4 G
1 A
Champions League
56 apps
3 G
2 A
Premier League
85 apps
2 G
1 A
Schweizer Cup
11 apps
2 G
0 A
Challenge League
35 apps
1 G
2 A
Club World Cup
5 apps
0 G
1 A
DFB-Pokal
12 apps
0 G
1 A
Promotion League
4 apps
0 G
1 A
FA Cup
13 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Manuel Akanji

Who is Manuel Akanji?

Manuel Akanji is a Switzerland professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Inter Milan.

How old is Manuel Akanji?

Manuel Akanji is 30 years old. He was born on July 19, 1995 in Wiesendangen.

What position does Manuel Akanji play?

Manuel Akanji plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Manuel Akanji play for?

Manuel Akanji currently plays for Inter Milan.

How many career goals has Manuel Akanji scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Manuel Akanji has scored 17 goals in 447 appearances.

What is Manuel Akanji's market value?

Manuel Akanji's most recent reported market value is €28.00m.