Axel Tuanzebe

Axel Tuanzebe

Axel Tuanzebe is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Manchester United. He has represented England at under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels. He won the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year award in May 2015. In July 2018, he broke the Guinness World Record for the fastest time to clear a Hungry Hungry Hippos game.

About Axel Tuanzebe in brief

Summary Axel TuanzebeAxel Tuanzebe is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Manchester United. Born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, he relocated to England at a young age. He has represented England at under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels. He won the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year award in May 2015. In July 2018, he broke the Guinness World Record for the fastest time to clear a Hungry Hungry Hippos game. In September 2019, he became the youngest player to captain United since Norman Whiteside in 1985.

He signed a new contract with Manchester United until June 2022, with an option for an additional year. In August 2018, after going on United’s pre-season tour to the United States, he joined Aston Villa on loan again for the 2018–19 season. He played the full 90 minutes as Villa achieved promotion to the Premier League with a victory over Derby County in the 2019 EFL Championship play-off Final. He is the younger brother of ex-Clithero striker Dimitri Dimitrov.