African Players at Manchester United F.C.
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27African players
5Nations (3+)
4Current
Manchester United F.C. have fielded 27 African players from 13 countries according to Wikidata.
The best-represented nation is Cameroon with 4 players.
The earliest arrival on record is Mike Rowbotham (1983).
4 African players currently on the books: Noussair Mazraoui, Bryan Mbeumo, Hannibal Mejbri and Carlos Baleba.
Bryan Mbeumo scored the most goals for the club among them (9).
Nationalities on the map
All players
| Player | Nation | Years | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis Depay |  Ghana | 2015–2017 | 33 | 2 |
| Patrice Evra |  Senegal | 2006–2014 | 273 | 7 |
| Andrcu Onana now |  Cameroon | 2023–now | 72 | 0 |
| Noussair Mazraoui now |  Morocco | 2024–now | – | – |
| Sofyan Amrabat | Morocco | 2023–2024 | 21 | 0 |
| Amad Diallo now |  Ivory Coast | 2021–now | – | – |
| Wilfried Zaha | Ivory Coast | 2013–2015 | 2 | 0 |
| Eric Bailly | Ivory Coast | 2016–2023 | 70 | 1 |
| Aaron Wan-Bissaka |  DR Congo | 2019–2024 | 130 | 2 |
| Mame Biram Diouf | Senegal | 2009–2012 | 5 | 1 |
| Bryan Mbeumo now | Cameroon | 2025–now | 30 | 9 |
| Axel Tuanzebe | DR Congo | 2015– | – | – |
| Joshua King |  Gambia | 2009–2013 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinton Fortune |  South Africa | 1999–2006 | 76 | 5 |
| Hannibal Mejbri now |  Tunisia | 2021–now | – | – |
| Manucho |  Angola | 2008–2009 | 1 | 0 |
| Éric Djemba-Djemba | Cameroon | 2003–2005 | 20 | 0 |
| Carlos Baleba now | Cameroon | 2026–now | 0 | 0 |
| Saidy Janko | Gambia | 2014–2015 | 0 | 0 |
| Willy Kambwala | DR Congo | 2023–2024 | 8 | 0 |
| Souleymane Mamam |  Togo | 2003–2007 | 0 | 0 |
| Arthur Gómez | Gambia | 2001–2005 | 0 | 0 |
| John Thorrington | South Africa | 1997–1999 | – | – |
| Sadiq El Fitouri |  Libya | 2015– | – | – |
| Evandro Brandão | Angola | ?– | – | – |
| Kalam Mooniaruck |  Mauritius | ?– | – | – |
| Mike Rowbotham | South Africa | 1983–1984 | 0 | 0 |
Years and appearances from Wikidata career statements (league appearances where recorded).