The wonderkid from Manchester: Phil Foden

Robert Bors
3 min readAug 26, 2021

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Phil Foden is an English professional footballer who plays for Manchester City and England National Team .

Phil Foden in a Champions League match

His Career

He has been team’s player since the age of 4, standing out in Guardiola’s era . He was included in Manchester City`s squad in the match against Celtic on 6th December 2016 , but he was a substitute.

This is a photo of the wonderkid of Manchester City vs the wonderkid of Chelsea (Recee James) with a difference of 7 years .

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His official debut

In the 2017–2018 season , Foden makes his debut in a Champions League match against Feyenoord on 21st November 2017 . He became the fourth-youngest English player to make an appearance in the Champions League .

He made his Premier League debut in a match against Tottenham Hotspur on 16th December 2017 , as a subsitute . Later , he became the youngest ever player to be a Premier League champion.

Phil Foden with the 2018–2019 Premier League trophy

His national team debut

He made his international debut against Iceland on 5th September 2020, in a 1–0 win in UEFA Nations League .

Appearances and goals for the club and for the national team :

For Manchester City : 124 apps , 31 goals .

For England national team : 9 apps , 2 goals .

His number

Many people wonder why he still wears the number 47 . As revealed by Mail Sport, the number 47 remains on the kit as a permanent tribute to his late grandfather Ronnie, who passed away at the age of 47.

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His boots :

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