Aaron Wan-Bissaka

Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Wan-Bissaka playing for Crystal Palace in 2018
Personal information
Full name Aaron Wan-Bissaka[1]
Date of birth (1997-11-26) 26 November 1997[2]
Place of birth Croydon, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Crystal Palace
Number 29
Youth career
2008–2016 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Crystal Palace 14 (0)
National team‡
2015 DR Congo U20 1 (0)
2018– England U20 2 (0)
2018– England U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:56, 6 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:03, 6 September 2018 (UTC)

Aaron Wan-Bissaka (born 26 November 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Crystal Palace as a defender.

Early life

Wan-Bissaka was born in London, England on 26 November 1997 and grew up in New Addington, Croydon.

Playing career

Wan-Bissaka was a member of the Crystal Palace academy from the age of 11.[3]

In the summer 2017 pre-season tour, Wan-Bissaka began to feature with the Palace first team under new manager Frank De Boer, playing in a number of friendlies. However, he saw chances limited in the first half of the season as De Boer showed a preference to play Timothy Fosu-Mensah and Martin Kelly at right-back, although he became a regular feature on the bench. He continued to feature as an unused substitute under new manager Roy Hodgson while starring for the Eagles U23 side.

Amidst an injury crisis in February 2018, Wan-Bissaka made his senior debut for Crystal Palace on 25 February 2018 in a Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur.[4] He earned plaudits for his performance, and retained his place in the side for subsequent games against Manchester United and Chelsea, again impressing with his performances. He won Palace's Player of the Month award for March 2018 after his first full month of first-team football.

On 20 August 2018, despite playing well for most of the match, he was sent off in a 2–0 loss to Liverpool. Despite this, his fine performances were recognised and he was named the club's Player of the Month for August soon after.

International career

Wan-Bissaka was born in England and is of Congolese descent.[5] Wan-Bissaka made a single appearance for the DR Congo U20 in an 8–0 friendly loss to the England U17s on 7 October 2015.[6] However, he remained eligible to represent the country of his birth and, after impressing for Crystal Palace, Wan-Bissaka was called up to the England U20 squad in March 2018.[7] He was sent off during his debut against Poland, although England still won 1–0.

Wan-Bissaka was called up the England U21 squad for the first time in September 2018 and made his debut for them on 6 September, playing 90 minutes in a 0–0 draw with the Netherlands at Carrow Road.

Career statistics

As of match played 6 October 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crystal Palace 2017–18 Premier League 700000—70
2018–19 Premier League 700020—90
Career total 140002000160

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists". Premier League. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Aaron Wan-Bissaka". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Wan-Bissaka Delighted To Debut". Crystal Palace F.C. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Wan-Bissaka Makes Eagles Debut". Crystal Palace F.C. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Actualité - Aaron Bissaka: «Jouer pour la RDC, cette... - club Football actualitesdesleopards-rdc". Footeo.
  6. ↑ "England U17s hit eight in World Cup warm-up with DR Congo". The Football Association.
  7. ↑ "P's please, Keith". The Football Association. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
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