Philip Foden

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.

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.

Manchester City Career

2023-24 season

On 16 August, Foden started in the UEFA Super Cup against Europa League winners Sevilla in which City triumphed in the penalty shoot-out, giving Foden his first trophy of the season.On 22 December, Foden scored in the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup final in a 4–0 win over Fluminense to win his first Club World Cup title.

In May he was named the FWA Footballer of the Year and Premier League Player of the Season. On 19 May, Foden scored two goals in a 3–1 win in the final Premier League game of the season against West Ham United, securing Manchester City their fourth consecutive Premier League title. This win made Foden the youngest player to claim six Premier League titles.

Foden finished the season with a new personal best of 27 goals across all competitions, with 19 of those coming in the Premier League, making him the fourth-highest goalscorer in the league, and being named Manchester City Player of the Year. On 20 August, Foden was voted PFA Players' Player of the Year.


2024–25 season


After featuring against Chelsea in the first Premier League match of the season, Foden missed multiple games through illness, making his first start of the season on 24 September against Watford in the 2024–25 EFL Cup. Foden scored, assisted, and won man of the match in a 4–0 UEFA Champions League match against ŠK Slovan Bratislava on 1 October, becoming the fourth player to score in each of the last seven Champions League campaigns.

International Career

2022 FIFA World Cup

On 10 November 2022, Foden was included in the 26-man squad for England's 2022 FIFA World Cup campaign in Qatar. He made his first appearance in the competition as a 71st-minute sub in a 6–2 win against Iran.On 29 November, he scored England's second goal in the 51st minute in a 3–0 win against Wales.It was also his first goal in a major international tournament for his country. In the following game against Senegal, Foden assisted Harry Kane's goal in the third minute of added time in the first half. He then followed this up in assisting Bukayo Saka in his second-half goal in the 57th minute.

UEFA Euro 2024

Foden was named in England's 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2024. Foden started on the left of the attack in the team's opening match against Serbia, playing the full 90 minutes as England won 1–0 to go top of Group C.

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