Axel Tuanzebe
Axel Tuanzebe is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Burnley and the DR Congo national team. Tuanzebe is a graduate of the Manchester United youth system and won both the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year and Denzil Haroun Reserve Team Player of the Year awards. Wikipedia
| Complete name | Axel Tuanzebe |
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| Club number | 6 |
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| National team number | 4 |
| Birth date | 14.11.1997 (age 28) |
| Country of birth | DR Congo |
| City of birth | Bunia |
| Position | defender |
| Foot | right |
| Market value | 4,500,000 € |
| Height/weight | 186 cm / 75 kg |
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Premier League 14.03.2026 |
0:0 | Will not play: achilles strain | |||||||
Premier League 03.03.2026 |
0:2 | Will not play: achilles strain | |||||||
Premier League 28.02.2026 |
3:4 | Will not play: achilles strain | |||||||
Premier League 21.02.2026 |
1:1 | Will not play: achilles strain | |||||||
Premier League 11.02.2026 |
3:2 | Will not play: achilles strain | |||||||
Premier League 07.02.2026 |
0:2 | Will not play: achilles strain | |||||||
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 Premier League 2025/2026 |
11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 933 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) 2026 |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 480 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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League Cup 2025/2026 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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FA Cup 2025/2026 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 African Cup of Nations 2025 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Own goal Axel Tuanzebe 9', Sunderland-Burnley 1:0
Goal Axel Tuanzebe 45', Burnley-Tottenham 1:1
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Axel Tuanzebe gives us an insight into life within the Clarets’ dressing room ? #burnleyfc
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Axel Tuanzebe builds his best 5-a-side team of players he has played with ⚽️ #burnleyfc #football
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Axel Tuanzebe’s first day at Burnley ? #burnleyfc #football
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Axel Tuanzebe Joins Clarets! | FIRST INTERVIEW
Own goal Axel Tuanzebe 46', Chelsea-Ipswich Town 1:2
Axel Tuanzebe red card (Aston Villa-Ipswich Town 40')
Goal Axel Tuanzebe 40', Wimbledon-Ipswich Town 1:2
Own goal Axel Tuanzebe 85', Leicester City-Manchester United 2:2
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Fifa sanctions Nigeria and DR Congo over World Cup play-off
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Fifa has sanctioned the national football teams of Nigeria and DR Congo following disciplinary incidents during their 2026 World Cup continental play-off in November last year
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2026 World Cup: Fifa sanctions Nigeria and DR Congo over play-off
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The African play-off final, played on 16 November 2025 in the Moroccan city of Rabat, ended in dramatic fashion as DR Congo triumphed 4-3 on penalties after extra time following a 1-1 draw
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Nigeria and DR Congo fined by FIFA for World Cup play-off trouble
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FIFA has sanctioned both Nigeria Football Federation and the DR Congo Football Association following disciplinary incidents during last year’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification play-off
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Burnley vs Bournemouth LIVE updates, watch live, score, analysis, highlights
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Burnley have nine matches to make up nine points on 17th place, and the Turf Moor will be hoping that Saturday is a day their heroes take three of them
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