Marvin Akahomen
Personal information
Date of birth (2007-07-15) 15 July 2007
Place of birth Switzerland
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Basel
Number 36
Youth career
0000–2020 FC Affoltern
2020–2021 Grasshoppers
2021–2023 Basel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Basel 2 (0)
2023– Basel II 3 (0)
International career‡
2022– Switzerland U15 2 (0)
2022– Switzerland U16 8 (0)
2023– Switzerland U17 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 19 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

Marvin Akahomen (born 15 July 2007) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a centre-back for Swiss Super League club Basel.

Club career

Following spells in the youth sectors of FC Affoltern and Grasshoppers, Akahomen joined Basel's academy in 2021.[1]

On 30 April 2023, Akahomen made his professional debut for Basel, coming on as a substitute for Riccardo Calafiori in the 89th minute of a 4–1 away league win over Winterthur: at 15 years and 285 days, he became the third youngest player to ever feature in a Swiss Super League match, behind Endoğan Adili and Sascha Studer, as well as the youngest defender to do so.[2][3] On 14 May 2023, he made his first start in a 6–1 league defeat to St. Gallen: at 15 years and 303 days, he became the second youngest starter in a match of the Swiss top-flight, behind only Sascha Studer.[4][5]

International career

Thanks to his origins, Akahomen is eligible to represent either Switzerland or Nigeria internationally.[3][5]

After playing for the Swiss under-15 and under-16 national teams,[2] in May 2023 the defender was included in the final Swiss squad for the UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Hungary.[6][7] During the tournament, Akahomen scored one goal,[8][9] as Switzerland eventually got eliminated in the quarter-finals,[10] before losing to England in the FIFA U-17 World Cup play-off.[11]

Personal life

Born in Switzerland, Akahomen is of Nigerian descent.[3][5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 May 2023[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Basel 2022–23 Swiss Super League 2 0 0 0 0 0 – 2 0
Career total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  1. ↑ Appearances in the Swiss Cup.
  2. ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League.

References

  1. ↑ "Marvin Akahomen - Team". Swiss Football Association (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 "15-Jähriger debütiert beim FCB". Blick (in Swiss High German). 30 April 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Marvin Akahomen, der jüngste Spieler seit 13 Jahren". Swiss Football League (in Swiss High German). 1 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "FC St.Gallen 1879: Befreiungsschlag mit Sieg gegen Basel". Nau (in Swiss High German). 14 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 "FCB-Küken in der Super League - Akahomen und Onyegbule: Versprechen für die Zukunft?". SRF (in Swiss High German). 15 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "Aufgebot UEFA U-17 Europameisterschaft in Ungarn" (PDF). Swiss Football Association (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  7. ↑ Staub, Emanuel (12 May 2023). "Schweizer U17-Nationaltrainer Sascha Stauch im Interview". Bolzplazz (in German). Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "U17-EM-Endrunde in Ungarn - Schweizer U17-Nati doppelt gegen Kroatien nach". SRF (in Swiss High German). 21 May 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  9. ↑ Baumgartner, Stefan (21 May 2023). "U-17 Männer: Schweiz übersteht erstmals seit 2009 die EM-Gruppenphase". Swiss Football Association (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  10. ↑ "EM-Out im im Viertelfinal - U17 unterliegt Deutschland im Penaltyschiessen". SRF (in Swiss High German). 27 May 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "Spiel um Platz 5 der U17-EM - Schweizer U17-Nati unterliegt England und verpasst WM-Quali". SRF (in Swiss High German). 30 May 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  12. ↑ Marvin Akahomen at Soccerway
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