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Timothy Fosu-Mensah
Personal information
Full name Evans Timothy Fosu Fosu-Mensah[1]
Date of birth (1998-01-02) 2 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender / Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Manchester United
Number 24
Youth career
0000–2014 Ajax
2014–2016 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Manchester United 9 (0)
International career‡
2013 Netherlands U15 4 (0)
2013–2014 Netherlands U16 7 (0)
2014–2015 Netherlands U17 13 (1)
2015– Netherlands U19 10 (0)
2016– Netherlands U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:10, 6 November 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:57, 11 October 2016 (UTC)

Evans Timothy Fosu "Tim" Fosu-Mensah (born 2 January 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder, centre-back or full-back for English club Manchester United.[2] He is the brother of North Ferriby United player Alfons Fosu-Mensah.[3]

Club career

Born in Amsterdam to Ghanaian parents, Fosu-Mensah began his career with Ajax before moving to England in 2014. Fosu-Mensah has played for Manchester United's youth teams in a variety of positions, including centre-back, left-back and central midfield. He made his professional debut at left-back on 28 February 2016 in a 3–2 Premier League win at home to Arsenal, coming on as a 55th-minute substitute for Marcos Rojo.[4]

On 19 October 2016, he signed a new long-term contract with Manchester United until 2020 with the option to extend for a further year.[5]

International career

Having played at under-15, under-16, under-17 and under-19 level for the Netherlands, Fosu-Mensah was rewarded for his performances for Manchester United with his first call-up to the senior team for friendlies against the Republic of Ireland, Poland and Austria. He is also eligible to play for Ghana as he qualifies through his parents.

Career statistics

As of match played 6 November 2016[6][7]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester United 2015–16 Premier League 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
2016–17 Premier League 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 0
Career total 9 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 14 0

References

  1. ^ "Premier League – Squad List 2015/16" (PDF). Premier League. p. 24. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  2. ^ "PLAYER PROFILE: Timothy Fosu-Mensah - Official Manchester United Website". Manchester United F.C. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Dutch striker cleared to join squad". Colwyn Bay F.C. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  4. ^ Jurejko, Jonathan (28 February 2016). "Manchester United 3-2 Arsenal". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Manchester United news: Timothy Fosu-Mensah signs new long-term deal at Old Trafford". The Independent. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  6. ^ Timothy Fosu-Mensah at Soccerbase
  7. ^ Netherlands - T. Fosu-Mensah
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