Axel Tuanzebe
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Axel Tuanzebe (born 14 November 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Ipswich Town.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Axel Tuanzebe[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1997-11-14) 14 November 1997 (age 26)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Bunia, DR Congo | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ipswich Town | ||
Number | 40 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2015 | Manchester United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2023 | Manchester United | 19 | (0) |
2018 | → Aston Villa (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Aston Villa (loan) | 25 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Aston Villa (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2022 | → Napoli (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2023 | → Stoke City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2023– | Ipswich Town | 11 | (0) |
International career | |||
2016 | England U19 | 2 | (0) |
2016–2017 | England U20 | 9 | (0) |
2017 | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:33, 19 March 2024 (UTC) |
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 awards. He made his competitive debut in an FA Cup game against Wigan Athletic in January 2017. He has had three spells on loan at Aston Villa and helped them to win promotion to the Premier League in 2019. After spending time with Napoli in 2022 and Stoke City in 2023, he was released by Manchester United at the end of the 2022–23 season.
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.