Axel Tuanzebe
Axel Tuanzebe is a defender currently playing in Manchester United’s Under-18 team.
Axel Tuanzebe | |||||||||||||||||
Full Name | Axel Tuanzebe | ||||||||||||||||
Date of Birth | 14 November 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
Age | 27 years | ||||||||||||||||
Place of Birth | Bunia, DR Congo | ||||||||||||||||
Position | Centre back | ||||||||||||||||
Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||||
Current club | Manchester United | ||||||||||||||||
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Youth career
Axel signed for Manchester United back when he was still at primary school. Most comfortable as a centre back, he is capable of playing in a central midfield role if needed. As a schoolboy he made 9 appearances in 2013/14 and even captained the Manchester United U-18 side on more than one occasion.
Axel was given the full time captaincy of the Under-18 side for the 2014/15 season and formed a good centre back partnership with RoShaun Williams. His consistent form and strong leadership saw him included with the U-21 side and he was been touted for the First Team in the future.
In 2015/16 after recovering from an injury, Axel played almost exclusively with the U-21 side. He was named as an unused substitute for the first team away to Crystal Palace in October 2015 and then again two months later away to Bournemouth in December.
International
Career statistics
Club | Season | Under-18 | Under-19 | Under-21 | Total | ||||||||||||
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Starts | Subs | Goals | Assists | Starts | Subs | Goals | Assists | Starts | Subs | Goals | Assists | Starts | Subs | Goals | Assists | ||
Manchester United | 2013-14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
2014-15 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2015-16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Career total | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
Career honours
Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year: 2014/15