Marvin Akahomen

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

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)

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. "15-Jähriger debütiert beim FCB". Blick (in Swiss High German). 30 April 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  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. "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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