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Anthony Elanga
Elanga playing for Manchester United in 2021
Personal information
Full name Anthony David Junior Elanga[1]
Date of birth (2002-04-27) 27 April 2002 (age 22)[2]
Place of birth Malmö, Sweden
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Manchester United
Number 36
Youth career
0000–2014 IF Elfsborg
2014 Malmö FF
2014 Hattersley
2014–2021 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Manchester United 14 (3)
International career‡
2018–2019 Sweden U17 5 (2)
2019 Sweden U19 3 (0)
2021– Sweden U21 8 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:05, 12 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:37, 23 November 2021 (UTC)

Anthony David Junior Elanga (born 27 April 2002) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Manchester United and the Sweden national under-21 team.

Elanga joined the Manchester United youth system aged 12 and won the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year award in 2020. He made his senior debut for the club in a Premier League game against Leicester City in May 2021. He has represented Sweden at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.

Club career

Manchester United

Youth

After playing for IF Elfsborg and Malmö FF in Sweden,[3] Elanga's family moved to England and settled in Manchester. Elanga briefly played for local club Hattersley, and was scouted by both Manchester City and Manchester United before joining United at the age of 12.[4][5]

Elanga made his debut for the Manchester United under-18s at the age of 15 in a 2–1 away defeat to Liverpool in April 2018.[6] He signed as an academy scholar at Manchester United in July 2018,[7] and scored four goals in 22 appearances in his first full season playing for the Under-18s.[8]

The following season, Elanga played twice for the Under-21s in the EFL Trophy, both as a substitute. He finished the COVID-shortened season as the Under-18s' top scorer in the league with 7 goals in 9 appearances, and won the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year award.[9] He played four times for the club's under-21 side in the 2020–21 EFL Trophy, scoring twice.

2020–21 season

Elanga made his first-team debut for United in a pre-season friendly against Aston Villa ahead of the 2020–21 Premier League season; he came on as a substitute for Marcus Rashford in the 75th minute of a 1–0 defeat. After signing a new long-term contract with the club in March 2021,[10] Elanga was called up to the first team for the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League quarter-final matches against Granada in April 2021, but was an unused substitute in both legs, as well as in the second leg of the semi-final against Roma on 6 May. He made his competitive debut for the club on 11 May in a Premier League match against Leicester City.[11] Elanga was replaced by Marcus Rashford in the 66th minute as United lost 2–1.[12]

Elanga started once again, away to Wolverhampton Wanderers on the final day of the league season and scored his first senior Manchester United goal after just 13 minutes.[13]

2021–22 season

Elanga playing for Manchester United in 2022

Elanga scored his second league goal for Manchester United on 19 January 2022 in a 3–1 away win against Brentford,[14] his first of the season.[15] On 4 February that year, Elanga missed his team's last penalty in a 8–7 shootout against Middlesbrough during their FA Cup tie, knocking Manchester United out of the Cup for the season.[16] In the aftermath of the game, Elanga was subjected to racially abusive messages on social media.[17] On 20 February, in a game against Leeds United, Elanga was hit on the head by an object thrown at him by a spectator. Minutes before the end of the game Elanga scored his second league goal of the season.[18] On 23 February, Elanga scored his first UEFA Champions League goal against Atlético de Madrid in the Round of 16 first leg, the final score was 1-1.[19]

International career

Elanga is eligible to play for Sweden, Cameroon or England at international level.[20] He has so far represented Sweden at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.[21]

Elanga played five times for the Sweden under-17 team and scored two goals, both against France in the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[21] He played his first game for the Sweden under-21 team and scored one goal in a friendly against Finland on 3 June 2021.[22]

Personal life

Elanga's father is the former Cameroon international footballer Joseph Elanga. He was born in the Hyllie ward of Malmö (now part of Väster) in Sweden, when his father was playing for Malmö FF.[11] He is fluent in three languages, Swedish, English and French.[23]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 March 2022
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 United U21 2019–20[24] — — — — — 2[a] 0 2 0
2020–21[25] — — — — — 4[a] 2 4 2
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 6 2
Manchester United 2020–21[25] Premier League 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 1
2021–22[26] Premier League 12 2 2 0 1 0 3[b] 1 — 18 3
Total 14 3 2 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 20 4
Career total 14 3 2 0 1 0 3 1 6 2 26 6
  1. ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Manchester United

Individual

References

  1. ^ "2021/22 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Anthony Elanga: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Elanga efter landslagsdebuten" [Elanga after the national team debut]. svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Svenska Fotbollförbundet (SvFF). 5 September 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Elanga efter landslagsdebuten - Svensk fotboll". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  5. ^ ""Otroligt hög nivå – jag har inga ord för det"" ["Incredibly high level - I have no words for it"]. aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  6. ^ Marshall, Adam (16 August 2018). "Lessons learned ahead of Liverpool". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  7. ^ Marshall, Adam (6 July 2018). "United's academy intake for 2018/19". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  8. ^ Marshall, Adam (20 June 2019). "Elanga learns from tournament experience". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  9. ^ Marshall, Adam (17 September 2020). "Elanga wins prestigious Jimmy Murphy award". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Elanga signs new United contract". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  11. ^ a b Wood, Liam (11 May 2021). "Who is Anthony Elanga? Manchester United youngster in profile as he makes debut vs Leicester City". Manchester Evening News.
  12. ^ Stone, Simon (11 May 2021). "Man City Premier League champions as Leicester City beat Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  13. ^ Rose, Gary (23 May 2021). "Wolves 1-2 Manchester United: Nuno Espirito Santo beaten in final game". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Brentford v Man Utd, 2021/22". Premier League. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  15. ^ McNulty, Phil (19 January 2022). "Brentford 1-3 Man Utd: Marcus Rashford gives visitors comfortable win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  16. ^ Stone, Simon (4 February 2022). "Man Utd stunned by Middlesbrough after FA Cup shootout defeat". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  17. ^ "Anthony Elanga: Manchester United player racially abused after penalty miss in FA Cup exit". BBC Sport. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  18. ^ Fältskär, Cesar (20 February 2022). "Anthony Elanga målskytt mot Leeds i Premier League". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  19. ^ Bernstein, Dan (23 February 2022). "Watch: Elanga scores Man Utd equaliser against Atletico Madrid in Champions League last 16". Goal.com. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  20. ^ "Så påverkar Victor Nilsson Lindelöf talangens landslagsval" [This is how Victor Nilsson Lindelöf influences the talent's national team choice]. aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 5 June 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  21. ^ a b "Anthony Elanga - Spelarstatistik". Svensk Fotboll (SvFF). Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  22. ^ "United-talangens nya succé – slår till för Sverige".
  23. ^ Fagerlund, Frida (25 February 2022). "Så blev Anthony Elanga Sveriges nya stjärna – var nära att lämna Manchester United". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  24. ^ "Games played by Anthony Elanga in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  25. ^ a b "Games played by Anthony Elanga in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  26. ^ "Games played by Anthony Elanga in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  27. ^ Stone, Simon (26 May 2021). "Villarreal 1-1 Manchester United (11-10 on pens): David de Gea spot kick saved in epic Europa League final shootout". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  28. ^ Marshall, Adam (17 September 2020). "Anthony Elanga wins Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
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