Ethan Ennis

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Ethan Ennis
Personal information
Full name Ethan Ennis [1]
Date of birth (2004-12-11) 11 December 2004 (age 19) [2]
Place of birth Runcorn, England [2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Manchester United
Number 63
Youth career
YearsTeam
Liverpool
2021– Manchester United

Ethan Ennis (born 11 December 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Manchester United.

Contents

Club career

Ennis started his youth career at Liverpool and began rising through the ranks. [3] However, on 17 August 2021, he moved to rivals Manchester United after rejecting a new contract, [4] [5] becoming the first player in 57 years to do so. [6] He also had interest from Chelsea at the time of the move. [5]

The Guardian later included Ennis in their list of best talents at each Premier League club. [7]

Ennis signed his first professional contract on 24 December 2021, two weeks after his 17th birthday. [8] [9] [10]

Style of play

Ennis has been described as having "brilliant quality on the ball", "an eye for a creative pass", and "brilliant instincts in front of goal". [11] He has also been called, 'two-footed, commanding in the air, and jet-heeled'. [12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 31 October 2023 [13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester United U21 2021–22 0 [lower-alpha 1] 000
2022–23 0 [lower-alpha 1] 000
2023–24 1 [lower-alpha 1] 010
Career total000000001010
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Manchester United U18

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