Phil Foden

Phil Foden
Foden training with Manchester City in 2022
Personal information
Full name Philip Walter Foden
Date of birth (2000-05-28) 28 May 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Stockport, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.71 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Manchester City
Number 47
Youth career
2009–2016 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Manchester City 172 (54)
International career
2015–2016 England U16 6 (2)
2016–2017 England U17 23 (12)
2017 England U18 2 (1)
2018 England U19 3 (1)
2018–2019 England U21 15 (4)
2020– England 43 (4)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  England
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Winner 2017
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up 2020
Runner-up 2024
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up 2017
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:22, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:00, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

Philip Walter Foden (born 28 May 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the England national team. He is regarded as one of the best players in the world.[2][3]

Foden's breakthrough into professional football came in 2017 when he won the FIFA U-17 World Cup Golden Ball award following England's successful Under-17 World Cup campaign. He made his debut for City during the same year and in December was named BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year.

Foden has since made over 200 appearances for the club, winning fifteen honours, including a continental treble in the 2022–23 season and becoming the youngest recipient of a Premier League winner's medal in 2018. In 2019, he won a second Premier League and became the club's youngest-ever goalscorer in the UEFA Champions League, and is the youngest English player to both start a match and score in the knockout stages of the competition. In 2021 and 2022, he was named as the Premier League Young Player of the Season and the PFA Young Player of the Year. In 2024, Foden was named as the Premier League Player of the Season and the PFA Players' Player of the Year.

Foden represented England at multiple youth levels before making his debut for the senior team in September 2020. He was part of the England teams for UEFA Euro 2020, the 2022 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2024.

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  2. ^ "Ballon d'Or 2024 Power Rankings: Rodri's Euro 2024 triumph catapults Man City and Spain hero into top spot as Jude Bellingham's hopes turn to dust | Goal.com". www.goal.com. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  3. ^ Swan, Rob; Malyan, Christy (10 November 2023). "The 20 best footballers in the world right now - ranked in order". GiveMeSport. Retrieved 23 August 2024.