Anthony Elanga
Swedish footballer (born 2002) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Anthony David Junior Elanga (born 27 April 2002) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Premier League club Nottingham Forest and the Sweden national team.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Anthony David Junior Elanga[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2002-04-27) 27 April 2002 (age 22)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Malmö, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Nottingham Forest | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2014 | IF Elfsborg | ||
2014 | Malmö FF | ||
2014 | Hattersley | ||
2014–2021 | Manchester United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2023 | Manchester United | 39 | (3) |
2023– | Nottingham Forest | 36 | (5) |
International career‡ | |||
2018–2019 | Sweden U17 | 5 | (2) |
2019 | Sweden U19 | 3 | (0) |
2021– | Sweden U21 | 8 | (7) |
2022– | Sweden | 17 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:58, 19 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:27, 8 June 2024 (UTC) |
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Elanga joined the Manchester United youth system aged 12 and won the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year award in 2020. He made his senior debut for the club in a Premier League game against Leicester City in May 2021. He represented Sweden at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels, before making his senior national team debut in 2022.