Felix Nmecha
Felix Kalu Nmecha (born 10 October 2000) is a German-born English footballer of Nigerian descent who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Felix Kalu Nmecha[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 2000[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Hamburg, Germany | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Manchester City | ||
| Number | 61 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | England U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | Germany U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | England U18 | 10 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | England U19 | 4 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:45, 23 January 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:15, 26 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
Personal life
Nmecha is the younger brother of fellow Manchester City player Lukas Nmecha. Both were born in Germany before moving to England at a young age.[3]
Nmecha made his Manchester City debut in the second leg of the EFL Cup semi-final against Burton Albion F.C., replacing Oleksandr Zinchenko in the 67th minute. Manchester City won the game 1–0. Nmecha scored the winning goal in the U18 Premier League Cup Final on 19 March 2019, against Middlesbrough U18. On 3 November 2020, Nmecha got an assist on his Champions League debut for City as a substitute for Kevin De Bruyne in a 3–0 home win over Olympiacos in the group stage.[4]
Career statistics
- As of match played 3 November 2020
| 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 | 2018–19[5] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019–20[6] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[7] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Manchester City U23 | 2018–19[5] | — | — | — | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2019–20[6] | — | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2020–21[7] | — | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References
- "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- "Felix Nmecha". 11v11. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- "Who is Felix Nmecha? Man City youngster in profile after he's named on the bench vs Hoffenheim". Manchester Evening News. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- "Manchester City 3-0 Olympiakos: Gabriel Jesus returns to seal third win in Champions League". BBC Sport. 3 November 2020.
- "Games played by Felix Nmecha in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- "Games played by Felix Nmecha in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- "Games played by Felix Nmecha in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2020.