Manuel Akanji, Centre-Back at Internazionale

Centre-Back · Defender

#25 Manuel Akanji

Internazionale Serie A · Italy

Date of birth / Age: 19 Jul 1995 (31)
Height · Weight: 1.87 m · 91 kg
Foot: Right
Main position: Centre-Back
Citizenship: Switzerland, Nigeria
Joined club: 1 Jul 2026
Contract until: 2028
International: Switzerland · 84 caps, 4 goals

Date of birth / Age: 19 Jul 1995 (31)
Height · Weight: 1.87 m · 91 kg
Foot: Right
Main position: Centre-Back
Citizenship: Switzerland, Nigeria
Joined club: 1 Jul 2026
Contract until: 2028
International: Switzerland · 84 caps, 4 goals

Season 2025/26

Appearances: 45
Starting eleven: 40
Goals: 2
Assists: 0
Yellow cards: 5
Second yellows: 0
Red cards: 0
Minutes: 3,706

Starting eleven89%

40 of 45 appearances

Minutes played3,706

82 per appearance

Goal involvement2

2 goals · 0 assists

Positions played

342 matches · since 2014/15

CMAMCFLBRBCB

Position	Apps	G	A
Centre-Back	312	15	4
Right-Back	15	0	0
Left-Back	11	1	0
Centre-Forward	2	0	0
Other · AM, CM	2	0	0

How he compares

TSH benchmarks · centre-backs with 900+ minutes

World rank: #181; centre-back in the world by TSH Score
In his age group: #64; among centre-backs aged 30+
In his league: 70%; of Serie A centre-backs rank below him
Finishing: −2.6; goals below expected · better than 18% of players

Shooting

last 3 seasons · no penalties

Goals

4 Expected

6.6

48 shots. He scores fewer than the chances he gets would predict.

Creating

last 3 seasons

Assists

0 Expected

1.2

Teammates converted fewer of his chances than expected.

Career stats

Season

Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2026/27	Serie A	Internazionale	3	3	0	0	1	0	0	246
2025/26	Serie A	Internazionale	33	31	2	0	4	0	0	2,820
2025/26	UEFA Champions League	Internazionale	10	7	0	–	1	–	0	706
2025/26	Coppa Italia	Internazionale	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	180
2026	FIFA World Cup	Switzerland	5	5	0	–	0	–	0	480
2024/25	Premier League	Manchester City	26	23	0	0	3	0	0	2,015
2024/25	UEFA Champions League	Manchester City	8	8	0	–	0	–	0	647
2025	FIFA Club World Cup	Manchester City	3	2	0	–	1	–	0	247
2024/25	Community Shield	Manchester City	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	120
2024/25	FA Cup	Manchester City	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2026	UEFA World Cup Qualifiers	Switzerland	6	6	1	–	1	–	0	540
2024/25	UEFA Nations League - League A	Switzerland	4	4	0	–	1	–	0	360
2023/24	Premier League	Manchester City	30	28	2	0	3	1	0	2,513
2023/24	UEFA Champions League	Manchester City	8	7	2	–	2	–	0	666
2023/24	FA Cup	Manchester City	5	4	0	–	0	–	0	332
2023	J.League World Challenge	Manchester City	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	46
2023/24	Community Shield	Manchester City	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	120
2023/24	Carabao Cup	Manchester City	1	1	0	–	1	–	0	90
2023/24	UEFA Super Cup	Manchester City	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	120
2023	FIFA Intercontinental Cup	Manchester City	1	1	0	–	1	–	0	65
2024	UEFA European Championship	Switzerland	4	4	0	–	0	–	0	360
2022/23	Premier League	Manchester City	29	24	0	1	2	0	0	2,283
2022/23	UEFA Champions League	Manchester City	11	10	1	–	2	–	0	944
2022/23	FA Cup	Manchester City	6	5	0	–	0	–	0	476
2022/23	Carabao Cup	Manchester City	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	104
2024	UEFA European Championship Qualifiers	Switzerland	10	10	1	–	3	–	0	892
2022	FIFA World Cup	Switzerland	4	4	1	–	1	–	0	360
2022/23	UEFA Nations League - League A	Switzerland	3	3	1	–	2	–	0	259
2021/22	Bundesliga	Borussia Dortmund	26	25	1	0	3	0	0	2,262
2021/22	UEFA Champions League	Borussia Dortmund	5	5	0	–	0	–	0	450
2021/22	DFB Pokal	Borussia Dortmund	3	2	0	–	0	–	0	173
2021/22	UEFA Europa League	Borussia Dortmund	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	55
2021/22	Super Cup	Borussia Dortmund	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2020/21	Bundesliga	Borussia Dortmund	28	26	2	0	4	0	0	2,354
2020/21	UEFA Champions League	Borussia Dortmund	7	7	0	–	0	–	0	630
2020/21	DFB Pokal	Borussia Dortmund	5	4	0	–	0	–	0	434
2020/21	Super Cup	Borussia Dortmund	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2022	UEFA World Cup Qualifiers	Switzerland	6	6	0	–	2	–	0	503
2020	UEFA European Championship	Switzerland	5	5	0	–	1	–	0	510
2020/21	UEFA Nations League - League A	Switzerland	3	3	0	–	0	–	0	270
2019/20	Bundesliga	Borussia Dortmund	29	25	0	1	2	0	0	2,302
2019/20	UEFA Champions League	Borussia Dortmund	6	6	0	–	0	–	0	524
2019/20	DFB Pokal	Borussia Dortmund	3	3	0	–	0	–	0	270
2019/20	Super Cup	Borussia Dortmund	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2018/19	Bundesliga	Borussia Dortmund	25	25	1	0	1	0	0	2,206
2018/19	UEFA Champions League	Borussia Dortmund	5	5	0	–	1	–	0	450
2018/19	DFB Pokal	Borussia Dortmund	1	1	0	–	1	–	0	120
2020	UEFA European Championship Qualifiers	Switzerland	7	7	0	–	2	–	0	605
2018/19	UEFA Nations League - League A	Switzerland	3	3	0	–	0	–	0	300
2017/18	Super League	Basel	19	18	1	0	2	0	0	1,631
2017/18	Bundesliga	Borussia Dortmund	11	10	0	0	2	0	0	902
2017/18	UEFA Champions League	Basel	4	4	0	–	1	–	0	360
2017/18	Schweizer Pokal	Basel	2	2	1	–	0	–	0	180
2018	FIFA World Cup	Switzerland	4	4	0	–	0	–	0	360
2016/17	Super League	Basel	15	14	4	0	1	0	0	1,323
2016/17	1. Liga Promotion	Basel II	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2016/17	Schweizer Pokal	Basel	3	3	1	–	0	–	0	270
2018	UEFA World Cup Qualifiers	Switzerland	4	4	0	–	0	–	0	360
2015/16	Super League	Basel	8	5	0	0	2	0	0	530
2015/16	Schweizer Pokal	Basel	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	180
2015/16	UEFA Europa League	Basel	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2014/15	Challenge League	Winterthur	33	30	1	0	4	0	0	2,745
2014/15	Schweizer Pokal	Winterthur	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2017	UEFA U21 Championship	Switzerland U21	3	3	0	–	0	–	0	270
2013/14	Challenge League	Winterthur	2	2	0	–	1	–	1	119

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			503	464	23	2^*	59	1^*	1	42,269

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
Bundesliga	119	4	1
Premier League	85	2	1
Switzerland	68	4	–
UEFA Champions League	64	3	–
Super League	42	5	0
Serie A	36	2	0
Challenge League	35	1	0
DFB Pokal	12	0	–
FA Cup	12	0	–
Schweizer Pokal	8	2	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 26 Oct 2026.

Clubs and transfers

Jul 2026 Jul 2026 · Transfer Manchester City Internazionale Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jun 2026 Jun 2026 · Back from Loan Internazionale Manchester City Back from Loan Fee in TSH subscription
Sept 2025 Sept 2025 · Loan Manchester City Internazionale Loan Fee in TSH subscription
Sept 2022 Sept 2022 · Transfer Borussia Dortmund Manchester City Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jan 2018 Jan 2018 · Transfer Basel Borussia Dortmund Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jul 2015 Jul 2015 · Transfer Winterthur Basel Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jul 2012 Jul 2012 · Free Transfer – Winterthur Free Transfer

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