Elvis Manu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elvis Kofi Okyere Wiafe Manu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 August 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Dordrecht, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SC Amstelwijck | |||
| SSW | |||
| 2005–2012 | Feyenoord | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Feyenoord | 32 | (8) |
| 2012–2013 | → Excelsior (loan) | 20 | (8) |
| 2014 | → SC Cambuur (loan) | 15 | (5) |
| 2015– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 10 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Netherlands U16 | 4 | (1) |
| 2009 | Netherlands U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Netherlands U19 | 8 | (1) |
| 2012 | Netherlands U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | Netherlands U21 | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:19, 18 September 2016 (UTC). | |||
Elvis Kofi Okyere Wiafe Manu (born 13 August 1993) is a Dutch-born Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Brighton & Hove Albion in the Championship as a striker. Manu has represented the Netherlands from the U16 through to the U21 age group. However, on 24 June 2015, he switched his national allegiance to Ghana, whom he qualifies for through his Ghanaian heritage.[2]
Club career
Feyenoord
After progressing through Feyenoord's youth academy, Manu signed a professional contract with the club in 2012. Manu made his professional debut for Feyenoord on 26 February 2012, in a 2–3 away defeat to PSV, coming on for Jerson Cabral in the 90th minute.[3] He scored his first professional goal for the club in a 2–3 away victory to Heerenveen, in Feyenoord's final game of the 2011–12 season.[4]
Loan spells
After making his first appearances for Feyenoord during the 2011–12 season, Manu was loaned out to Eerste Divisie side Excelsior at the start of the 2012–13 campaign, along with 4 other Feyenoord players.[5]
After returning to Feyenoord at the beginning of 2013–14 season, Manu was loaned out once again on 9 January 2014, joining Eredivise side SC Cambuur until the end of the season.[6]
Feyenoord first team
After spending most of the previous two seasons out on loan, Manu broke into the Feyenoord first team during the 2014–15 season, becoming a regular for the club. Manu was on the bench in Feyenoord's first game of the 2014–15 season, a 1–2 defeat at home to Beşiktaş in the Champions League third qualifying round, Manu came on in the 65th minute for Wesley Verhoek to make his European debut.[7] His first goal of the season came on 6 August 2014, on the return leg to Beşiktaş just seven days later, his goal came in the 74th minute, however he was unable to prevent Beşiktaş triumphing 5–2 on aggregate.[8]
Feyenoord were thus knocked of the Champions League and demoted to the Europa League. In the Europa League play-off round, against Zorya Luhansk, Manu scored in the 90th minute to put Feyenoord 4–3 ahead and send them into the Europa League group stage for the first time in six years.[9] Feyenoord went on to win their group, with Manu scoring in both of the matches against Standard Liège.[10][11] In the knockout stages, Feyenoord faced Roma, with Manu scoring in the return leg, however Feyenoord lost 2-3 on aggregate.[12] Manu went on to make 35 appearances and score 12 goals in all competitions for Feyenoord during the 2014–15 season.
Brighton and Hove Albion
On 29 August 2015, Manu joined Championship club Brighton & Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee.[13] He made his Brighton debut in a 0–0 draw, away to Wolverhampton Wanderers on 19 September 2015, coming on at half-time for Tomer Hemed.[14]
Huddersfield Town (loan)
On 1 February 2016, Manu joined Championship club Huddersfield Town on loan until 2 May 2016.[15] He made his Huddersfield debut as a substitute in a 2–1 defeat against Preston North End on 6 February 2016, coming on in the 78th minute for Harry Bunn.[16]
Manu was recalled from his loan spell at Huddersfield on 30 March 2016, after he found his chances limited at the club, making 5 appearances, with all of them coming as a substitute.[17]
Return to Brighton & Hove Albion
On 9 August 2016, in his first game for Brighton after the conclusion of his loan spell, Manu scored his first goal for the club in a 4–0 League Cup victory at home to Colchester United.[18] Manu also scored for Brighton in his second appearance for the club in the 2016-17 season, a 2–4 League Cup victory over Oxford United.[19]
International career
Manu has represented the Netherlands in the U16, U17, U19, U20 and U21 levels. However, on 24 June 2015, he switched his national allegiance to Ghana, whom he qualifies for through his Ghanaian heritage, he is yet to play for their national team.[20]
Career statistics
- As of 18 September 2016.[21]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Feyenoord | 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 5 | 35 | 12 | |||
| 2015–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 32 | 8 | 2 | 0 | – | 10 | 5 | 44 | 13 | |||
| Excelsior (loan) | 2012–13 | Eerste Divisie | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 21 | 9 | ||
| SC Cambuur (loan) | 2013–14 | Eredivisie | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 5 | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2015–16 | Championship | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | |||
| Huddersfield Town (loan) | 2015–16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 82 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 99 | 29 | ||
References
- ↑ "Retained List 2015-16" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ↑ "Elvis Manu holds talks with Ghana FA boss over nationality switch". Ghana Soccer. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ↑ "PSV 3–2 Feyenoord". Goal.com. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ↑ "Heerenveen 2–3 Feyenoord". SC Heerenveen. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ↑ "Elvis Manu: Excelsior loan". FR12.NL (Dutch). Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ↑ "Elvis Manu: SC Cambuur loan". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ↑ "Feyenoord 1–2 Beşiktaş". Goal.com. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ↑ "Beşiktaş 3–1 Feyenoord". Goal.com. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ↑ "Feyenoord 3–2 Zorya Luhansk". Sofa Score. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ↑ "Feyenoord 2–1 Standard Liège". UEFA. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ↑ "Standard Liège 0–3 Feyenoord". UEFA. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ↑ "Feyenoord 1–2 Roma". Goal.com. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ↑ "Elvis Manu: Feyenoord striker joins Brighton for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ↑ "Wolves 0–0 Brighton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ↑ "Elvis Manu: Huddersfield sign Brighton winger on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ↑ "Preston North End 2–1 Huddersfield Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ↑ "Elvis Manu: Brighton recall winger from Huddersfield Town loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ↑ "Brighton & Hove Albion 4–0 Colchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ↑ "Oxford United 2–4 Brighton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ↑ "Elvis Manu holds talks with Ghana FA boss over nationality switch". Ghana Soccer. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ↑ Elvis Manu career statistics at Soccerbase
External links
- Elvis Manu career statistics at Soccerbase
- Elvis Manu Player Profile on the Brighton & Hove Albion website
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