Kobbie Mainoo
Personal information
Full name Kobbie Boateng Mainoo[1]
Date of birth (2005-04-19) 19 April 2005
Place of birth Stockport, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder[3]
Team information
Current team
 Manchester United
Number 37
Youth career
Cheadle & Gatley
2014–2022 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Manchester United 7 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 England U17 5 (1)
2022– England U18 2 (0)
2023– England U19 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:46, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:39, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

Kobbie Boateng Mainoo (born 19 April 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder[4] for Premier League club Manchester United.

Early life

Born in Stockport, Greater Manchester,[5] Mainoo started his youth career at Cheadle & Gatley Junior Football Club, before joining Manchester United at the age of nine.[6] He is the younger brother of Jordan Hames, who appeared as a contestant on the fifth series of Love Island.[7]

Club career

Mainoo signed his first professional contract with Manchester United in May 2022.[8] His performances, including a good midfield display against Carlisle United in the EFL Trophy, earned him a callup to the senior squad for training in October 2022.[9] He was named on the bench for the first time on 16 October, ahead of a Premier League match against Newcastle United.[10]

Mainoo made his senior debut on 10 January 2023, starting in a 3–0 EFL Cup win over Charlton Athletic,[11] and made his league debut on 19 February by coming on as a substitute in a 3–0 win against Leicester City.[12]

Mainoo travelled with the Manchester United squad on their 2023–24 pre-season tour in the United States.[13] However, he picked up an injury keeping him out-of-play for the start of the upcoming season.[14] Returning from injury, Mainoo made his first competitive start for Manchester United on 26 November 2023, in a 3–0 Premier League victory away at Everton in which he received the man of the match award.[15] [16] On 29 November, he made his Champions League debut, coming off the bench in the 58th minute, in a 3–3 away draw against Galatasaray.[17]

International career

Mainoo has represented England at under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels.[18] He is also eligible to represent Ghana.[19]

Style of play

Mainoo is primarily a central midfielder who is also capable of playing as a defensive midfielder and attacking midfielder.

Career statistics

As of match played 8 January 2024[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester United U21 2022–23 —————3[lower-alpha 1]030
2023–24—————1[lower-alpha 1]010
Total ————4040
Manchester United 2022–23 Premier League 10101000—30
2023–24 Premier League 6010002[lower-alpha 2]0—90
Total 70201020—120
Career total 7020102040160
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Manchester United U18

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "2022/23 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Kobbie Mainoo". premierleague.com. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Kobbie Mainoo". Footballcritic. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  4. ↑ "Kobbie Mainoo". Footballcritic. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  5. ↑ "Kobbie Mainoo". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Manchester United might be about to unleash their own future midfield star vs Cadiz". Manchester Evening News. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Fans are only just discovering who Kobbie Mainoo's older brother is". SportBible. 9 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  8. ↑ Fay, Richard (17 May 2022). "Manchester United starlet Kobbie Mainoo signs first professional deal". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  9. ↑ "Manchester United wonderkid Kobbie Mainoo trains with first team ahead of Omonia clash". Metro.co.uk. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  10. ↑ Railston, Steven (16 October 2022). "Who is Kobbie Mainoo? Meet the Manchester United youngster named on the bench vs Newcastle". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  11. ↑ Stone, Simon (10 January 2023). "Manchester United 3–0 Charlton Athletic: Old Trafford side into Carabao Cup semi-finals". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  12. ↑ Kerr, Joshua (19 February 2023). "Manchester United 3 Leicester City 0". Manchester United. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  13. ↑ Luckhurst, Samuel (19 July 2023). "Manchester United confirm pre-season tour squad". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  14. ↑ Mamaniyat, Abdullah (18 August 2023). "Erik Ten Hag provides Kobbie Mainoo injury timescale". Red Devil Armada. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  15. ↑ "Kobbie Mainoo: Man Utd youngster's full Premier League debut against Everton praised by Gary Neville and Roy Keane". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  16. ↑ https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/kobbie-mainoo-wins-man-of-the-match-award-for-man-utd-performance-v-everton#:~:text=Kobbie%20Mainoo%20wins%20Man%20Utd,at%20Goodison%20Park%20%7C%20Manchester%20United
  17. ↑ "Galatasaray 3–3 Man Utd". The Guardian. 29 November 2023.
  18. ↑ "Kobbie Mainoo Internationals". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  19. ↑ "Kobbie Mainoo: All you need to know about Ghanaian midfielder who just signed a contract with Man Utd". ghanaweb.com. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  20. ↑ Kobbie Mainoo at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  21. ↑ "Man Utd 3-1 Nottingham Forest: Home side clinch FA Youth Cup in front of record crowd at Old Trafford". Sky Sports. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  22. ↑ Ganley, Joe (25 May 2023). "Kobbie Mainoo named Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year 2022 23". Manchester United. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
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