english association football player

Philip Walter Foden ( yield 28 May 2000 ) is an english professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the England national team.

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Foden ‘s discovery into professional football came in 2017 when he won the FIFA U-17 World Cup Golden Ball award following England ‘s successful Under-17 World Cup political campaign. He made his debut for City during the lapp year and in December was named BBC Young Sports Personality of the year. Foden has since made over 100 appearances for the club, winning eight honours including becoming the youngest recipient of a Premier League winners ‘ decoration. [ 4 ] In 2019, he won a second Premier League and became the club ‘s youngest-ever goalscorer in the UEFA Champions League, and is the youngest english musician to both start a equal and score in the smasher stages of the rival. In 2021, he was named as the Premier League Young Player of the Season and the PFA Young Player of the year. Foden has represented England at many youth levels, scoring 19 goals in 51 youth caps. He was first called up to the elder team on 25 August 2020 and made his introduction against Iceland on 5 September 2020, in a 1–0 victory in the UEFA Nations League .

Club career

Manchester City

early career

It ‘s a long time since I saw something like this. His performance was another charge. He ‘s 17 years honest-to-god, he ‘s a City player, he grew up in the academy, he loves the club, he ‘s a City fan – for us he ‘s a give .

— Pep Guardiola, Foden ‘s coach following his debut for Manchester City in July 2017. [ 5 ]
Born in Stockport, Greater Manchester, Foden was a boyhood supporter of Manchester City. [ 6 ] He joined the golf club at the age of four and signed his Academy eruditeness in July 2016. [ 7 ] He was privately educated at St Bede ‘s College, with his tuition fees being paid for by Manchester City. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] On 6 December 2016, City head coach Pep Guardiola included Foden in the matchday squad for the Champions League group degree match with Celtic ; he was an unused substitute in the 1–1 home draw. [ 10 ]

2017–18 season

In July 2017, Foden was included in Manchester City ‘s police squad for the club ‘s pre-season go of the United States, where he performed impressively in a 0–2 loss to Manchester United [ 11 ] and besides started in a 4–1 acquire over actual Madrid. [ 12 ] After making several appearances on the bench at the get down of the 2017–18 season, Foden made his Manchester City introduction on 21 November 2017 in a Champions League crippled against Feyenoord, coming on in the 75th minute for Yaya Touré. He became the fourth-youngest English player to make an appearance in the Champions League ( 17 years 177 days ). [ 13 ] On 6 December 2017, Foden broke the record previously held by Josh McEachran to become the youngest english player, at the age of 17 years and 192 days, to start in a UEFA Champions League match, doing so in a 2–1 defeat to Shakhtar Donetsk. [ 14 ] [ note 1 ] He besides became the first actor born in the class 2000 to start a match in the rival. [ 14 ] He made his Premier League introduction as a stand-in in a 4–1 winnings against Tottenham Hotspur on 16 December 2017, appearing in the 83rd moment for İlkay Gündoğan. [ 16 ] Foden featured as a late utility for Sergio Agüero in the EFL Cup Final on 25 February 2018, helping City fasten a 3–0 victory against Arsenal at Wembley Stadium. [ 17 ] The following calendar month, he broke Kieran Richardson ‘s record to become the youngest english player to start in a knockout-match in the Champions League, doing so at the long time of 17 years and 283 days in a 4–0 winnings over Basel. [ 18 ] On 13 May, he became the youngest ever player to receive a Premier League winners ‘ decoration. [ 19 ] Guinness World Records recognised him for this feat in the 2020 version of their book. [ 20 ]

2018–19 temper

Foden was region of City ‘s starting line-up for the FA Community Shield on 5 August 2018, playing a total of 75 minutes american samoa well as assisting Agüero ‘s first goal of the game in a 2–0 victory over Chelsea at Wembley Stadium, marking Foden ‘s third winners ‘ decoration of the calendar class. [ 21 ] On 25 September 2018, he provided an assist to Riyad Mahrez and subsequently scored his first senior goal in injury time to secure City a 3–0 off win against Oxford United in the third round of the EFL Cup. [ 22 ] Foden scored his first home goal at the Etihad Stadium, netting the second for City during their 7–0 victory against Rotherham United in the third base polish of the FA Cup on 6 January 2019. [ 23 ] Three days subsequently, Foden was again on the scoresheet as he helped City defeat Burton Albion 9–0 in the first leg of the EFL Cup semi-finals. [ 24 ] On 12 March 2019, Foden scored his first gear Champions League goal during the moment stage of the last-16 tie against Schalke, as City won 7–0 ( 10–2 on aggregate ). [ 25 ] In doing so, he helped the cabaret equal the record for the largest winning margin in the knockout phase of the rival. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] His goal besides saw him become Man City ‘s youngest-ever goalscorer in the Champions League and the youngest english goalscorer to score in the knock-out stages of the rival, aged 18 years and 288 days. [ 28 ] At the start of the following calendar month, he made his first league depart for the club in a 2–0 winnings over Cardiff City, becoming the youngest english player to do so since Daniel Sturridge in 2008. [ 29 ] After the pit, City director Pep Guardiola told media that he expected Foden to be an important Manchester City player “ for the future decade ”. [ 30 ] Foden scored his beginning Premier League goal on 20 April 2019, in a 1–0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur. Upon doing then, he became the third-youngest player to score for the baseball club in the Premier League, after Micah Richards and Sturridge. [ 31 ] Man City ended the season completing a domestic sweep of all trophies with Foden having an increasingly big character in the squad. [ 32 ]

2019–20 temper

Foden began the 2019–20 season with his 7th respect, winning the FA Community Shield against Liverpool at Wembley Stadium on 4 August 2019. He scored in the penalty shoot-out which decided the victors. [ 33 ] Six days late he made his foremost Premier League appearance of the season as Manchester City beat West Ham United 5–0 at the London Stadium. [ 34 ] On 1 October 2019, Foden scored his first goal of the season in the UEFA Champions League, netting in a 2–0 succeed over Dinamo Zagreb on match-day 2 of the group stage. Foden created the second most big chances ( 6 ) in the UEFA Champions League group stage, only behind Lionel Messi ( 7 ). [ 35 ] Foden made his inaugural Premier League beginning of the season, on 15 December 2019, picking up an aid against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in a 3–0 victory for the citizens. [ 36 ] On 1 March 2020, Foden started in the EFL Cup final and claimed his 6th major honor and his 8th career trophy as Man City won 2–1 against Aston Villa. [ 37 ] He was besides named man of the couple, thereby becoming the youngest recipient role of the Alan Hardaker Trophy. On 17 June 2020, Premier League football returned after the COVID-19 pandemic had put the season on hold. Foden was on the scoresheet as City put three past Arsenal at the Etihad stadium. [ 38 ] The succeed match Foden scored his first Premier League brace and scored in consecutive league games for the first time as Manchester City won 5–0 against Burnley. [ 39 ] On 2 July 2020, Manchester City welcomed newly crowned champions Liverpool to the Etihad. Foden scored and assisted in the match as City won 4–0. [ 40 ] The 2019–20 Premier League season ended on 26 July, with Foden starting in a 5–0 victory over Norwich, seeing Manchester City finish the season in 2nd seat. The affair, however, was marked with the deviation of Foden ’ s paragon David Silva, after 10 years with the club. In 2017, Foden stated “ trail is faster and it has been big playing with Silva, he ‘s my paragon in truth. I try and watch what he does and learn from him and try and do the same things. ” [ 41 ] Foden was tipped to take over from Silva with Pep Guardiola saying that Manchester City “ trust ” Phil Foden to replace him. [ 42 ]

Foden started his second gear UEFA Champions League knockout tie on 7 August 2020, against Real Madrid, helping his side win 2–1 ( 4–2 on aggregate ) and progress on to the stern concluding, [ 43 ] where Man City would bow out of the rival. [ 44 ] He ended the season with 38 games played, registering 8 goals and 9 assists across all competitions. [ 34 ]

2020–21 season

Foden opened his report for the season against Wolves on match-day 1 of the Premier League temper, netting in a 3–1 victory on 21 September 2020. [ 45 ] He scored his second league goal of the 2020–21 season, against West Ham United in a 1–1 absorb at the London Stadium, on 24 October 2020. He equalised just six minutes after replacing Sergio Aguero at half clock, turning vigorously to convert a traverse from teammate João Cancelo. [ 46 ] Foden scored his beginning UEFA Champions League goal of the 2020–21 season in Greece against Olympiacos, on 25 November 2020, a smart finish up from inside the box after a delightful Raheem Sterling cut back. [ 47 ] This winnings in the Champions League secured City ’ s progress through to the turn of 16 stage for the 8th consecutive season. [ 48 ] On 7 February 2021, he scored a finish and provided an aid in a 4–1 off win over Liverpool, to be his team ‘s first win at Anfield since 2003. [ 49 ] Foden once again scored in Merseyside, as Manchester City won 3–1 away at Goodison Park on 17 February, stretching their lead at the top of the table and making it 17 back-to-back wins in all competitions. [ 50 ] Foden was on the scoresheet in both legs of City ‘s Champions League quarter-final tie against Borussia Dortmund, [ 51 ] [ 52 ] securing their progress to the last four of the competition. [ 53 ] On 21 April 2021, Foden received the man of the match award and scored against Aston Villa at Villa Park, to give Man City a 2–1 victory and subsequently extended their lead, at the circus tent of the board, to 11 points. This was Foden ’ s 14th finish in all competitions, in the 2020–21 season and his 7th in the Premier League. [ 54 ] Just four days belated, Foden won his 9th trophy with Manchester City as they beat Tottenham 1–0 in the EFL Cup Final, with Foden playing the broad 90 minutes. [ 55 ] Foden once again made history with City, as they reached the UEFA Champions League Final for the first gear time after beating Paris Saint-Germain 4–1 on aggregate, with Foden providing an serve to Riyad Mahrez in the second leg. [ 56 ] On 12 May Foden secured his third chancellor league title in four years as Manchester United were beaten 2–1 by Leicester City. [ 57 ] Foden started the foremost UEFA Champions League final in the clubhouse ‘s history. Man City lost the Match 1–0 – Foden ’ s first loss in a final during his senior career. [ 58 ] He was named in the UEFA Champions League Squad of the temper and won Premier League Young Player of the Season while being nominated for both the PFA Player of the year and PFA Young Player of the class, winning the latter award. [ 59 ] [ 60 ] [ 61 ]

International career

young person

In May 2017, Foden scored in the final of the 2017 UEFA european Under-17 Championship as the England under-17s suffered a penalty shoot-out kill at the hands of Spain. [ 62 ] In October of the lapp year, Foden gained far-flung press attention after scoring twice in the concluding of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, besides against Spain, as England won the competition. He was named as the best actor of the tournament. [ 63 ] He won the FIFA U-17 World Cup Golden Ball award in 2017 where he besides gained some widespread press attention and meaning media coverage. [ 64 ] [ 65 ] [ 66 ] On 27 May 2019, Foden was included in England ‘s 23-man squad for the 2019 UEFA european Under-21 Championship [ 67 ] and scored an impressive goal — his beginning for the U21s — in the opening 2–1 defeat to France in Cesena. [ 68 ]

senior

Debut and Euro 2020

On 25 August 2020, Gareth Southgate named Foden in the England senior police squad for the first gear meter. [ 69 ] He made his external debut against Iceland on 5 September 2020, in a 1–0 away victory in the UEFA Nations League tournament. [ 70 ] On 7 September 2020, Foden, aboard England teammate Mason Greenwood, was withdrawn from the England team due to breaking the team ‘s COVID-19 isolation protocols by bringing at least one guest to their team hotel in Iceland. [ 71 ] Manchester City condemned Foden ‘s actions. [ 71 ] [ 72 ] Foden scored his first and second goals for England during a UEFA Nations League match against Iceland at Wembley Stadium on 18 November 2020. [ 73 ] On 1 June 2021 Foden was named in the 26-man police squad for the newly rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020. He joined up with the squad at a late date due to his participation in that year ‘s UEFA Champions League Final. [ 74 ] On 8 June, Foden revealed that he had dyed his hair’s-breadth blond – drawing comparisons to early England midfielder Paul Gascoigne who besides had a alike haircut for Euro 96. Foden said in a press conference on the lapp day that “ The full state know what he means to the area and what he did, so it won ’ metric ton be excessively bad if I try to bring a piece of Gazza on to the pitch. ” [ 75 ]

style of play, development and comparisons

Foden is left-footed, [ 76 ] and can play as a wing-back, or a winger on the correct, though Pep Guardiola has described him as “ more of a midfielder ”. [ 65 ] In 2017, Guardiola described him as “ a especial player ”, saying : “ It ‘s dangerous to say good things about young players because they are still young, and they have to grow and they have to learn many, many things … But we have a fortune of confidence to help him, because we believe he is a guy who has potential, even if he ‘s not hard, he ‘s not tall. ” [ 65 ] In 2017, Louise Taylor of The Guardian described Foden as “ boasting tight, adhesive material control and blessed with the bent of drifting past opponents ”. [ 76 ] In 2018, veteran football writer Brian Glanville described him as a “ give and precocious adolescent ”, adding : “ Young players of his skill and imaginative quality are pitifully thin on the ground. ” [ 77 ]

personal life

Foden is in a relationship with Rebecca Cooke and has a son, Ronnie, born in January 2019. [ 78 ] In April 2021, the copulate announced that they were expecting their second gear child, a daughter who was due in late summer or early on fall 2021. [ 79 ]

career statistics

club

As of match played 21 November 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club

Season

League

FA Cup
EFL Cup

Europe

Other

Total

Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals

Manchester City
2016–17[80]
Premier League

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0

2017–18[81]

Premier League

5
0
0
0
2
0
3[a]
0

10
0

2018–19[82]

Premier League

13
1
3
3
5
2
4[a]
1
1[b]
0
26
7

2019–20[83]

Premier League

23
5
4
1
5
0
5[a]
2
1[b]
0
38
8

2020–21[84]

Premier League

28
9
5
2
4
2
13[a]
3

50
16

2021–22[85]

Premier League

8
3
0
0
1
1
4[a]
1
0
0
13
5

Career total

77
18
12
6
17
5
29
7
2
0
137
36

International

As of match played 15 November 2021[86]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team
Year
Apps
Goals

England

2020
3
2

2021
10
0

Total
13
2

As of match played 15 November 2021
England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Foden goal[86]

List of international goals scored by Phil Foden

No.

Date

Venue

Cap

Opponent

Score

Result

Competition

Ref.

1
18 November 2020
Wembley Stadium, London, England
3
 Iceland
3–0
4–0
2020–21 UEFA Nations League A
[87]

2
4–0

Honours

Manchester City
England U17
England
Individual

Notes

  1. ^[15] On 20 October 2020, Jude Bellingham, aged 17 years and 113 days, broke Phil Foden ‘s record to become the youngest englishman to start a Champions League pit .

References

  • Profile at the Manchester City F.C. website
  • Profile at the Football Association website
  • Phil Foden – UEFA competition record (archive) Edit this at Wikidata