Godwill Kukonki

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Godwill Kukonki
Personal information
Full name Godwill Kukonki
Date of birth (2008-02-06) 6 February 2008 (age 16)
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England [1]
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Manchester United
Number 87 [3]
Youth career
2013– Manchester United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Manchester United 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Godwill Kukonki is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for English Premier League club Manchester United. [4]

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International career

Born in England but of DR Congolese descent, [2] Kukonki is eligible to represent either England's or DR Congo's national team. However, he has not yet been called up to either.

Club career

Having joined Manchester United at the age of five, [5] Kukonki has since progressed through various youth levels. He is currently part of the U18 team. On matchday 14 of the 2024–25 Premier League, Kukonki was named on the bench against Arsenal, [6] [7] but did not come on as Manchester United lost 2–0. [8] He was also an unused substitute in Premier League games against Newcastle United and Southampton. [9] [10]

Style of play

Godwill Kukonki is known for his "overpowering physicality and athleticism", and "possesses aerial dominance, composure on the ball, great awareness and a sense of positioning coupled with tackling and ball-playing skills". [11] As he is also left footed, Kukonki has been compared to Manchester City's Joško Gvardiol. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Godwill Kukonki". Manchester United F.C. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Godwill Kukonki - Manchester United - Player Profile & Stats". www.playmakerstats.com.
  3. ↑ "Godwill Kukonki | UEFA Youth League". UEFA.com.
  4. ↑ "Godwill Kukonki Manchester United Defender, Profile & Stats | Premier League". www.premierleague.com.
  5. ↑ "Man Utd feel teenage sensation could become 1st in his position at the club to make PL debut before 18 – report". Yahoo Sports. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  6. ↑ Leeks, Jacob (4 December 2024). "Ruben Amorim hands unlikely chance to Man Utd wonderkid Godwill Kukonki". The Mirror.
  7. ↑ "Godwill Kukonki On Brink Of Manchester United Debut After Making Bench Against Arsenal". Red Devils Dispatch. 5 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "Man United academy sensation Godwill Kukonki is ready for the Premier League, says Ruben Amorim". Yahoo Sports. 5 December 2024.
  9. ↑ https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/godwill-kukonki-man-united-wonderkid-191249721.html
  10. ↑ https://talksport.com/football/2312863/who-godwill-kukonki-ruben-amorim-josko-gvardiol-manchester-united-southampton/
  11. ↑ Ranjeet, Ashu (25 November 2024). "Godwill Kukonki: Rising Star From Manchester United Academy | Future Talent To Watch". www.sportsdunia.com.
  12. ↑ "Amorim turning to 6ft5in 'next Gvardiol' against Arsenal who could save him £80m". talkSPORT. 4 December 2024.
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