User:PeeJay/Axel Tuanzebe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Axel Tuanzebe | ||
| Date of birth | 14 November 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester United | ||
| Number | 38 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2015 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of ~~~~~ | |||
Axel Tuanzebe[1] (born 14 November 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Manchester United. Born in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, he has dual nationality with the United Kingdom.[2]
Tuanzebe grew up in Rochdale, Lancashire, and joined the Manchester United Academy at the age of eight.[2] After progressing through the youth age groups, Tuanzebe was selected for the under-17s at the 2013 Milk Cup[3] and played in all five matches as Manchester United lifted the trophy.[4][5] He appeared in nine of the last 11 matches of the under-18s' 2013–14 season,[4] before signing as a first-year academy scholar in June 2014.[6] Then, in July and August 2014, he captained the Manchester United team that retained the Milk Cup.[7]
He retained the captaincy for the 2014–15 season, the first time a first-year scholar had been given the youth team captaincy since Gary Neville.[2] As well as captaining the under-18s, he also made three substitute appearances for the under-21s.[4] His performances during the 2014–15 season led to him receiving the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year Award.[8] He began the following season dividing his time between the under-18s and the under-21s, and on 31 October 2015, he was named in the first-team squad for the first time, named as a substitute for Manchester United's 0–0 draw away to Crystal Palace.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2014 and 31/07/2014". TheFA.com. The Football Association. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ a b c "38. Axel Tuanzebe". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ Marshall, Adam (26 July 2013). "Milk Cup squad announced". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ a b c "Axel Tuanzebe". redStat. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ "Late goal wins Milk Cup". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ Marshall, Adam (20 June 2014). "Reds name new scholars". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ Luckhurst, Samuel (6 July 2015). "Manchester United: Gribbin, Williams and more academy youngsters to watch out for next season". Manchester Evening News. MEN Media. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ Bostock, Adam (19 May 2015). "Tuanzebe is United's Young Player of the Year". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ Magowan, Alistair (31 October 2015). "Crystal Palace 0-0 Man Utd". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 8 November 2015.
External links
[edit]- Profile at ManUtd.com
Category:1997 births
Category:Living people
Category:People from Orientale Province
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo footballers
Category:Association football players with dual nationality
Category:Association football defenders
Category:Manchester United F.C. players