Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 September 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Peterborough United (on loan from Manchester City) | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2023 | Manchester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022–2 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 32 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | England U16 | 1 | (0) |
2021 | England U18 | 3 | (0) |
2023– | England U20 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2024; 13:23 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:33, 27 March 2024 (UTC) |
Jadel Katongo (born 24 September 2004) is an English footballer who plays for EFL League One side Peterborough United on loan from Premier League club side Manchester City. He is an England youth international. [1]
Katongo joined Manchester City when he was in the under-9 age group. He continued through the academy and was the youngest member of their U18 title winning team in 2020-21. [2]
Katongo played for Manchester City in the EFL Trophy during the 2022-23 season.
In August 2023, he joined Peterborough United on a season-long loan. [3] Katongo scored on his debut for Peterborough, against Cambridge United in a 2-0 win in the EFL Trophy. [4] Later that month he made his debut in the EFL Cup as Peterborough suffered a penalty shoot-out defeat to Mansfield on 26 September 2023. [5]
Katongo has been described as a ball-playing centre-half. [6] It is considered he could also play as a right-back. [7] Whilst on loan at Peterborough, he was tried in midfield. [8]
Katongo was born in England to a Zambian father and British mother. He has expressed an interest in playing for the Zambia national team. [9] He was invited to train with the Zambian first team by head coach Avram Grant in 2023. [10]
Katongo is a youth international for England, and in September 2023 was called up to the England U20 squad. [11] In October 2023, he was called up to the England U-20 side for matches against Portugal U-20 and Romania U-20. [12] He made his U20 debut on 12 October 2023, during a 2–0 away defeat to Romania. [13]
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