BIOGRAPHY A tough-tackling midfielder with a penchant for a pass, Manuel Ugarte signed for Manchester United from Paris Saint-Germain on deadline day in August 2024. Ugarte was born in Montevideo in Uruguay and began his career for local side City Park, before joining the youth system of Primera Division team Fenix. By the age of…
BIOGRAPHY Matthijs de Ligt arrived at Manchester United in the summer of 2024 in a double swoop that included fellow Bayern Munich defender Noussair Mazraoui. Born in Leiderdorp, a town near the Dutch city of Leiden, De Ligt took his first footballing steps in the youth setup of FC Abcoude, on the outskirts of Amsterdam,…
BIOGRAPHY Diogo Dalot remains a promising talent and has already achieved so much in his fledgling career. The full-back has been turning heads with his footballing ability, since the age of six, when he joined Fintas Academy in his hometown of Braga. With a host of Portugal’s biggest clubs monitoring the defender, Dalot joined Porto’s…
BIOGRAPHY England international and Champions League winner signed from Chelsea in July 2023. A Portsmouth-born lad, Mount joined Chelsea’s youth academy aged just six and established himself as a first-team player for the Blues in 2019, following fruitful loan spells with Vitesse Arnhem and Derby County. The midfielder actually made his Premier League debut at…
BIOGRAPHY The goalkeeper arrives at Old Trafford with 166 career appearances and 53 clean sheets to his name, becoming Manchester United’s first-ever Turkish player. Bayindir spent his formative years in the youth systems of Bursaspor, Arabayatagispor, Bursa Yolspor and Ankaragucu in his native country, before making his senior debut for the latter club. He helped…
BIOGRAPHY A strong defender with an eye for a pass, Martinez has plenty of experience on the big stage. Lisandro Martinez’s formative footballing years were spent at Argentinian sides Club Urquiza and Club Libertad, where he was spotted by Argentina Primera Division side Newell’s Old Boys. Martinez moved to Newell’s Old Boys in 2014 and…
BIOGRAPHY Noussair Mazraoui’s summer 2024 move to Manchester reunited him with Erik ten Hag, the manager who gave him his first-team debut at Ajax. Born in the west Netherlands town of Leiderdorp, a young Mazraoui joined the Amsterdam club’s youth system in 2006 and spent a decade rising through the ranks before representing de Godenzonen’s…
BIOGRAPHY Hailing from Nkol Ngok in Cameroon, Andre Onana has proven himself in Europe as a talented keeper who isn’t shy to have the ball at his feet. Onana spent his formative years at the Samuel Eto’o Academy before moving to Barcelona’s famed La Masia youth system. Having learned to feel comfortable in possession, and…
BIOGRAPHY Luke Shaw joined Manchester United from Southampton in June 2014, making him one of the Reds’ longest-serving players. The talented defender’s Southampton career began in 2004, when he joined the south-coast outfit as a 10-year-old, after being released by boyhood favourites Chelsea. Shaw then rose through the ranks and made his first-team debut in…
BIOGRAPHY Bruno Fernandes took an unusual path to the top when compared to other Portuguese talents who have served Manchester United. While the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani made their names in Portugal, Fernandes spent the first five years of his career in Italy. A youth product at Boavista, the midfielder signed for Serie…