Nation

Switzerland

Club

Manchester City

League

UEFA Champions League

PLAYER DOSSIER · SWITZERLANDSTATUS: KEY MANWC 2026

Manuel Akanji

★ WorkhorseDefender · Manchester City

Caps

Int'l goals

Years

NATION · SUI Switzerland →

Age

Position

Caps

Int'l goals

Manchester City

Club

UEFA Champions League

League

SUI

National team

// the read

The shape of him

Defending at a World Cup is a tightrope — one mistake ends a campaign. The profile below is the positional read; the moments that define it come in the knockouts.

// the equation

reading × timing × the last-ditch nerve

the back linethe cover positionthe duel

// the x-factor

The job

The last line of trust.

Read the danger early, time the tackle, marshal the line. At this level the margin between a clean sheet and an early flight is a single lapse.

31Years old

DefenderRole

// the cabinet

Honours

club

Club

Super League

×3

Premier League

×3

FA Cup

×2

DFB Pokal

×2

Super Cup

×2

UEFA Super Cup

×2

Schweizer Pokal

×2

Community Shield

×2

UEFA Champions League

×2

J.League World Challenge

×2

FIFA Intercontinental Cup

×2

// the closing word

Manuel Akanji.Switzerland · Defender.The full dossier — season numbers, takes and tape — lands closer to kickoff.

SUIDefenderManchester City