The stories you may not know about the young star of Manchester City!

Phil Foden is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Manchester City and the England national team. He was born on May 28, 2000 in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England.

Foden joined Manchester City’s youth academy at the age of eight and progressed rapidly in the youth ranks. He impressed the coaches with his technical skills and vision on the field. Foden made his debut for City’s first team in November 2017, coming on as a late substitute against Feyenoord in the Champions League.

2019/20 was an explosive season for Foden, as he made 38 appearances in all competitions and scored eight goals, helping Manchester City win the Premier League, FA Cup and Carabao Cup.

Foden played for many levels of England’s youth team. The young Man City star won the Under-17 World Cup in 2017 and the Under-19 European Championship in 2018. He made his England debut in September 2020 and has since become a familiar face. of the British team.

Here are 11 interesting facts you may need to know about Phil Foden.

Making a strong impression at a very young age

Foden’s talent was evident from his early days with England. He played very prominently in the 2017 U17 World Cup. U17 England was crowned champion and Foden was honored as the ‘Best Player of the Tournament’. A year later, Foden helped England win the Under-19 European Championship.

Foden was awarded the U17 World Cup Golden Ball, which also made the media pay more attention to him.
The nickname is Ronnie

Foden has many nicknames but to his family they are usually called ‘Ronnie’. That’s the nickname Phil Foden’s grandmother used to call to avoid confusion when calling his father’s name – Phil Foden Snr.

Foden’s teammate at Manchester City that day, Benjamin Mendy, repeatedly referred to Foden as ‘Baby Shark’ on social networks.

Buy a £2 million house at the age of 18

His fast-paced career brought Foden fame and wealth. However, the young man always prioritized his family.

At the age of 18, Foden bought a house worth £2 million. He then moved his family from Edgeley in Stockport to live in Bramhall south of Manchester.

Joined Man City Academy since… 4 years old

Phil Foden joined City at the age of four and signed an academy contract in July 2016.

He progressed through many youth levels at City and is now an important part of the team under Pep Guardiola.

Compared to David Silva

Possessing good dribbling and impressive individual skills, Foden has been compared to Manchester City legend David Silva. Foden himself admires the Spaniard and is inspired by him.

Foden was also fortunate to play with Silva when he started to be in the first team of Man City. He is also considered the heir to the position of ‘conductor’ David Silva at City.

Possessing many respectable titles despite being young

Although only 22 years old, Foden has won many titles in his career. The Englishman has won 4 Premier League titles, 1 FA Cup, 4 Carabao Cups and 2 Community Shields with Manchester City.

He has a long future ahead of him to win more titles with the club.

Becoming a father at the age of 18

In his private life, Foden is in a relationship with swimmer Rebecca Cooke. They have their first son, Ronnie, born in January 2019.

Foden married when he was only 17 years old, he became a father a year later, when he was 18 years old.

Likes fishing

When not playing football, Foden often relaxes by going fishing in his spare time.

“Probably about 95% of footballers don’t like fishing.” Foden revealed. He missed the celebration of winning the Premier League with his teammates at Man City in 2018 due to previous plans to go fishing with his father.

Premier League Young Player of the Year 2019

Foden has a breakthrough in the 2019-20 season. City’s No. 47 made 38 appearances in all competitions that season and scored eight goals and nine assists, earning him the “Best Young Player” award. season” of the 2019-20 Premier League.

Youngest English player to score in Knock-Out Champions League

Foden became the youngest player ever to score for Man City in the Champions League when he scored in the second leg of the Round of 16 against Schalke on 12 March 2019.

He also became the youngest English player to score in the knockout stages of the tournament, at just 18 years and 288 days.

Fourth youngest English player to play in the Champions League

Foden has recorded his name in the book of records with many remarkable achievements. The Man City star is the fourth youngest English player to appear in the Champions League (17 years and 177 days) and the first player born in 2000 to start in this tournament.