Axel Tuanzebe ( bear 14 November 1997 ) is an english master football player who plays as a defender for Premier League club Aston Villa, on loanword from Manchester United. Tuanzebe is a graduate of the Manchester United youth system and won both the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the year and Denzil Haroun Reserve Team Player of the year award. He made his competitive debut in an FA Cup crippled against Wigan Athletic in January 2017. He has had three spells on loanword at Aston Villa and helped them to win promotion to the Premier League in 2019.
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Born in the democratic Republic of the Congo, he relocated to England at a young age and has represented England at under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels .
Club career [edit ]
manchester United [edit ]
early years [edit ]
Tuanzebe was associated with the Manchester United academy from the age of eight. [ 4 ] He was captain of the Milk Cup winning young side in 2014. [ 5 ] In May 2015, Tuanzebe won the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year award. [ 6 ] Academy coach Paul McGuinness noted that Tuanzebe was likely the first freshman learner to captain the under-18 side since Gary Neville. [ 7 ] On 31 October 2015, at the historic period of 17, Tuanzebe was named on the substitutes bench for a equal against Crystal Palace in the Premier League, the first time he had been a member of a first-team matchday team. [ 8 ] [ 9 ]
2016–17 season [edit ]
On 29 January 2017, Tuanzebe made his Manchester United debut as a 68th-minute substitute, replacing timothy Fosu-Mensah during a 4–0 FA Cup victory over Wigan Athletic at Old Trafford. [ 10 ] Four days subsequently, he extended his shrink at Manchester United until 2020, with the option of a farther year. [ 11 ] On 7 May 2017, Tuanzebe started a aged match for the beginning time, in a 2–0 defeat against Arsenal in the Premier League. [ 12 ] He won the Denzil Haroun Reserve Team Player of the Year award in May 2017. [ 13 ]
2017–18 temper [edit ]
Tuanzebe made his first begin of the season against Swansea City in the EFL Cup on 24 October 2017, playing a key part in the second goal of the 2–0 victory. [ 14 ] On 5 December 2017, he made his european debut in a 2–1 victory over CSKA Moscow in the UEFA Champions League. [ 15 ]
Loans to Aston Villa [edit ]
On 25 January 2018, Tuanzebe joined Championship side Aston Villa on loanword for the remainder of the season. [ 16 ] however, due to suffering an injury he was alone able to make five appearances before returning to Manchester United. [ 17 ] In August 2018, after going on United ‘s pre-season tour to the United States, he joined Aston Villa on loan again for the 2018–19 season. [ 18 ] He played the full 90 minutes as Villa achieved forwarding to the Premier League with a victory over Derby County in the 2019 EFL Championship play-off Final. [ 19 ]
2019–20 season [edit ]
In July 2019, Tuanzebe signed a new contract with Manchester United until June 2022, with an option for an extra year. [ 20 ] He became the youngest player to captain United since Norman Whiteside in 1985, during an EFL Cup victory against Rochdale in September 2019. [ 21 ]
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2020–21 season [edit ]
On 20 October 2020, Tuanzebe made his UEFA Champions League introduction in a 2–1 away win against Paris Saint-Germain. [ 22 ] He started his first league game of the season on 27 January 2021, in a 2–1 home kill to eventual bottom-finishers Sheffield United .
2021–22 temper : loan reappearance to Villa [edit ]
On 8 August 2021, Tuanzebe signed a modern biennial contract with Manchester United, with the option of an extra class ; that sidereal day, he besides agreed to rejoin Aston Villa on loan for the 2021–22 season, his third base lend go with the club. [ 23 ] [ 24 ]
International career [edit ]
Tuanzebe is eligible to represent England or the democratic Republic of the Congo at international level. [ 25 ] Tuanzebe began his international career in June 2016, when he made his first appearance for England at under-19 level, against Mexico. [ 26 ] He was a member of the under-20 squad which won all three matches at the Four Nations tournament in October 2016. [ 27 ] Tuanzebe was withdrawn from survival for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup due to club commitments. [ 28 ] On 10 November 2017, Tuanzebe made his debut for England at under-21 level, against Ukraine. [ 29 ]
style of play [edit ]
Tuanzebe ‘s prefer stead is at centre-back, but he can besides play as a right-back, and has featured as a holding midfielder. [ 30 ] [ 31 ] His play expressive style has been compared to that of teammate Eric Bailly and early Spain international Javi Martínez. [ 32 ] Tuanzebe ‘s performance on his first-team debut in a friendly against Wigan Athletic in July 2016 led coach José Mourinho to remark, “ 10 minutes is enough ! The potential is there, you see it immediately. ” [ 33 ]
personal biography [edit ]
Tuanzebe was born in Bunia, in the democratic Republic of the Congo. [ 2 ] He relocated to the U.K. with his syndicate at the historic period of four. [ 34 ] He attended St Cuthbert ‘s RC High School in Rochdale and captained the class 7 football team to the final of the English National Schools Cup at Stamford Bridge in 2009. [ 35 ] In the same year, he was awarded Sports Boy of the year by the Mayor of Rochdale. [ 35 ] He besides represented his school in cross-country and triple-jump. [ 35 ] He is the younger brother of ex- Clitheroe hitter Dimitri Tuanzebe. [ 36 ] In July 2018, he broke the Guinness World Record for the fastest time to individually clear a game of Hungry Hungry Hippos, while in Los Angeles on Manchester United ‘s pre-season tour. [ 37 ] [ 38 ]
career statistics [edit ]
- As of match played 5 November 2021[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club
Season
League
FA Cup
League Cup
Europe
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Manchester United
2015–16[39]
Premier League
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
0
0
2016–17[40]
Premier League
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
2017–18[41]
Premier League
1
0
0
0
1
0
1[a]
0
0
0
3
0
2018–19[42]
Premier League
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
0
0
2019–20[43]
Premier League
5
0
0
0
2
0
3[b]
0
—
10
0
2020–21[2]
Premier League
9
0
1
0
1
0
8[c]
0
—
19
0
2021–22[44]
Premier League
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
0
0
Total
19
0
2
0
4
0
12
0
0
0
37
0
Aston Villa (loan)
2017–18[41]
Championship
5
0
0
0
0
0
—
0
0
5
0
2018–19[42]
Championship
25
0
0
0
2
0
—
3[d]
0
30
0
2021–22[44]
Premier League
7
0
0
0
2
0
—
—
9
0
Total
37
0
0
0
4
0
—
3
0
44
0
Career total
56
0
2
0
8
0
12
0
3
0
81
0
Honours [edit ]
Manchester United
Aston Villa
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Individual
References [edit ]
- Profile at the Manchester United F.C. website
- Axel Tuanzebe at Soccerbase
