Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kobbie Boateng Mainoo | ||
Date of birth | 19 April 2005 | ||
Place of birth | Stockport, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder [2] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester United | ||
Number | 37 | ||
Youth career | |||
Cheadle & Gatley | |||
–2022 | Manchester United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2022– | Manchester United | 21 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2021–2022 | England U17 | 5 | (1) |
2022– | England U18 | 2 | (0) |
2023– | England U19 | 6 | (0) |
2024– | England | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:33, 27 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:45, 26 March 2024 (UTC) |
Kobbie Boateng Mainoo (born 19 April 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team.
Mainoo is a graduate of Manchester United's youth system and won the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year award in 2023. He made his first-team debut in an EFL Cup match in January 2023. Mainoo played for England at under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels, before making his debut for the senior team in March 2024.
Kobbie Boateng Mainoo [3] was born on 19 April 2005 [1] in Stockport, Greater Manchester, [4] to parents from Ghana. [5] He was raised in Cheadle Hulme, a suburb of Stockport, [6] and started his youth career at Cheadle & Gatley Junior Football Club, before joining Manchester United at the age of nine. [7]
Mainoo signed his first professional contract with Manchester United in May 2022. [8] His performances, including a good midfield display against Carlisle United in the EFL Trophy, earned him a call-up to the first-team squad for training in October 2022.[ citation needed] He was named on the bench for the first time on 16 October, for a Premier League match against Newcastle United. [9] Mainoo made his senior debut on 10 January 2023, starting in a 3–0 home win over Charlton Athletic in the EFL Cup, [10] and made his league debut on 19 February by coming on as a substitute in a 3–0 home win against Leicester City in the Premier League. [11]
Mainoo travelled with the Manchester United squad on their 2023–24 pre-season tour in the United States. [12] However, he picked up an injury which kept him out-of-play for the start of the upcoming season. [13] Returning from injury, Mainoo made his first league start for Manchester United on 26 November 2023, in a 3–0 Premier League victory away to Everton, in which he received the man of the match award. [14] [15] On 29 November, he made his UEFA Champions League debut, coming off the bench in the 58th minute of a 3–3 away draw against Galatasaray in the group stage. [16]
On 28 January 2024, Mainoo scored his first goal for Manchester United in a 4–2 win away to Newport County in the FA Cup fourth round. [17] A few days later, on 1 February, he scored his first Premier League goal in a 4–3 away victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers, with the winning goal coming in the seventh minute of stoppage time. [18] The goal was later awarded Premier League Goal of the Month for February 2024. [19]
On 7 April, Mainoo netted his first professional goal at Old Trafford, scoring at the Stretford End in a 2–2 draw with Liverpool in the Premier League. [20]
Mainoo represented England at under-17, under-18, under-19 youth levels. [21] In March 2024, Mainoo was called up to the senior squad for the first time for England's friendlies against Brazil and Belgium, after previously being drafted for the under-21s. [22] He made his debut aged 18 on 23 March 2024 as a 75th-minute substitute for Conor Gallagher in a 1–0 defeat to Brazil at Wembley Stadium. [23] Mainoo made his first ever England start against Belgium once again at Wembley three days later, in which he picked up a good reception following the game where he came off after 75 minutes for James Maddison, and was eventually awarded man of the match on his first start. [24]
Mainoo is primarily a central midfielder who is also capable of playing as a defensive midfielder and attacking midfielder. [2] Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has compared his style of play to that of Clarence Seedorf. [25] Manager Erik ten Hag has praised his ability to "quickly adapt to high levels", as well as his willingness to progress and develop as a player. [26] [27]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester United U21 | 2022–23 [28] | — | — | — | — | 3 [a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
2023–24 [29] | — | — | — | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
Manchester United | 2022–23 [28] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2023–24 [29] | Premier League | 20 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 [b] | 0 | 27 | 3 | |
Total | 21 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
Career total | 21 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 3 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
England | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 |
Manchester United U18
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Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Kobbie Boateng Mainoo | ||
Date of birth | 19 April 2005 | ||
Place of birth | Stockport, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder [2] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester United | ||
Number | 37 | ||
Youth career | |||
Cheadle & Gatley | |||
–2022 | Manchester United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2022– | Manchester United | 21 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2021–2022 | England U17 | 5 | (1) |
2022– | England U18 | 2 | (0) |
2023– | England U19 | 6 | (0) |
2024– | England | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:33, 27 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:45, 26 March 2024 (UTC) |
Kobbie Boateng Mainoo (born 19 April 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team.
Mainoo is a graduate of Manchester United's youth system and won the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year award in 2023. He made his first-team debut in an EFL Cup match in January 2023. Mainoo played for England at under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels, before making his debut for the senior team in March 2024.
Kobbie Boateng Mainoo [3] was born on 19 April 2005 [1] in Stockport, Greater Manchester, [4] to parents from Ghana. [5] He was raised in Cheadle Hulme, a suburb of Stockport, [6] and started his youth career at Cheadle & Gatley Junior Football Club, before joining Manchester United at the age of nine. [7]
Mainoo signed his first professional contract with Manchester United in May 2022. [8] His performances, including a good midfield display against Carlisle United in the EFL Trophy, earned him a call-up to the first-team squad for training in October 2022.[ citation needed] He was named on the bench for the first time on 16 October, for a Premier League match against Newcastle United. [9] Mainoo made his senior debut on 10 January 2023, starting in a 3–0 home win over Charlton Athletic in the EFL Cup, [10] and made his league debut on 19 February by coming on as a substitute in a 3–0 home win against Leicester City in the Premier League. [11]
Mainoo travelled with the Manchester United squad on their 2023–24 pre-season tour in the United States. [12] However, he picked up an injury which kept him out-of-play for the start of the upcoming season. [13] Returning from injury, Mainoo made his first league start for Manchester United on 26 November 2023, in a 3–0 Premier League victory away to Everton, in which he received the man of the match award. [14] [15] On 29 November, he made his UEFA Champions League debut, coming off the bench in the 58th minute of a 3–3 away draw against Galatasaray in the group stage. [16]
On 28 January 2024, Mainoo scored his first goal for Manchester United in a 4–2 win away to Newport County in the FA Cup fourth round. [17] A few days later, on 1 February, he scored his first Premier League goal in a 4–3 away victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers, with the winning goal coming in the seventh minute of stoppage time. [18] The goal was later awarded Premier League Goal of the Month for February 2024. [19]
On 7 April, Mainoo netted his first professional goal at Old Trafford, scoring at the Stretford End in a 2–2 draw with Liverpool in the Premier League. [20]
Mainoo represented England at under-17, under-18, under-19 youth levels. [21] In March 2024, Mainoo was called up to the senior squad for the first time for England's friendlies against Brazil and Belgium, after previously being drafted for the under-21s. [22] He made his debut aged 18 on 23 March 2024 as a 75th-minute substitute for Conor Gallagher in a 1–0 defeat to Brazil at Wembley Stadium. [23] Mainoo made his first ever England start against Belgium once again at Wembley three days later, in which he picked up a good reception following the game where he came off after 75 minutes for James Maddison, and was eventually awarded man of the match on his first start. [24]
Mainoo is primarily a central midfielder who is also capable of playing as a defensive midfielder and attacking midfielder. [2] Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has compared his style of play to that of Clarence Seedorf. [25] Manager Erik ten Hag has praised his ability to "quickly adapt to high levels", as well as his willingness to progress and develop as a player. [26] [27]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester United U21 | 2022–23 [28] | — | — | — | — | 3 [a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
2023–24 [29] | — | — | — | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
Manchester United | 2022–23 [28] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2023–24 [29] | Premier League | 20 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 [b] | 0 | 27 | 3 | |
Total | 21 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
Career total | 21 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 3 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
England | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 |
Manchester United U18
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