Manchester City football club
Club Information | ||||||||||
| League: Premier League (Eng) | ||||||||||
| Nickname: The Citizens | ||||||||||
| Year Founded: 1894 | ||||||||||
| Location: Manchester, England | ||||||||||
| Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium | ||||||||||
| Capacity: 48000 | ||||||||||
| Official Website: mcfc.co.uk | ||||||||||
| Record Transfer Fees Paid: £35m for Sergio Aguero from Atletico Madrid in 2011 | ||||||||||
| Record Transfer Fees Received: £21m for Shaun Wright-Phillips from Chelsea in 2005 | ||||||||||
| Average age of players: 26 years | ||||||||||
| Number of foreigners: 24 | ||||||||||
| Longest serving player: Joe Hart (5 years) | ||||||||||
Squad Information | ||||||||||
| No. | Name | Pos. | Age | Birthplace | Ht | Wt | Contr. | Signed | From | Fee |
Staff | ||||||||||
| - | Brian Kidd (Eng) | Ast | 62 | Manchester | - | - | - | 2009 | Manchester City (Eng) | Hired |
| - | Attilio Lombardo (Ita) | Coa. | 46 | S. Maria La Fossa | 175 | 73 | - | 2010 | Un-attached | Hired |
| - | Roberto Mancini (Ita) | Mgr | 47 | Jesi | 180 | 78 | 06/2013 | 2009 | Un-attached | Hired |
| - | David Platt (Eng) | Coa. | 45 | Chadderton | 177 | 75 | - | 2010 | Un-attached | Hired |
| - | Andy Welsh (Eng) | - | 49 | Fleetwood | - | - | - | 2009 | Manchester United (Eng) | Hired |
Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| - | David Gonzalez (Col) | GK | 29 | Medellin | 193 | - | - | - | - | |
| - | Joe Hart (Eng) | GK | 25 | Shrewsbury | 190 | 80 | - | 2006 | Shrewsbury Town (Eng) | £? |
| - | Gunnar Nielsen (Far) | GK | 25 | - | 193 | 86 | 06/2011 | 2009 | Blackburn Rovers (Eng) | Free |
| - | Stuart Taylor (Eng) | GK | 31 | Romford | 195 | 75 | 06/2012 | 2009 | Aston Villa (Eng) | Free |
Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Micah Richards (Eng) | RB | 23 | Birmingham | 180 | 82 | 06/2015 | - | - | - |
| - | Javan Vidal (Eng) | RB | 23 | Manchester | 177 | 68 | 06/2011 | - | - | - |
| - | Gael Clichy (Fra) | LB | 26 | Toulouse | 179 | 71 | 06/2015 | 2011 | Arsenal (Eng) | Undisc. |
| - | Greg Cunningham (Ire) | LB | 21 | Galway | 183 | 72 | 06/2014 | - | - | - |
| - | Aleksandar Kolarov (Srb) | LB | 26 | Belgrade | 187 | 83 | 06/2015 | 2010 | Lazio (Ita) | Undisc. |
| 19 | Joleon Lescott (Eng) | CD | 29 | Birmingham | 187 | 88 | 06/2014 | 2009 | Everton (Eng) | £22m |
| - | Jerome Boateng (Ger) | CD | 23 | Berlin | 192 | 79 | 06/2015 | 2010 | Hamburger SV (Ger) | £10.5m |
| - | Vincent Kompany (Bel) | CD | 26 | Ukkel | 193 | 85 | 06/2012 | 2008 | Hamburger SV (Ger) | Undisc. |
| - | Kolo Toure (IvC) | CD | 31 | Sokuora Bouake | 183 | 76 | 06/2013 | 2009 | Arsenal (Eng) | £14m |
| 34 | Nigel de Jong (Ned) | DF | 27 | Amsterdam | 174 | 72 | - | 2009 | Hamburger SV (Ger) | £16m |
| - | Stefan Savic (Mnt) | DF | 21 | Belgrade | 186 | 73 | 06/2015 | 2011 | Partizan Belgrade (Srb) | £6m |
Midfielders | ||||||||||
| - | Gareth Barry (Eng) | DM | 31 | Hastings | 180 | 78 | 06/2014 | 2009 | Aston Villa (Eng) | £12m |
| - | Owen Hargreaves (Eng) | DM | 31 | Calgary | 180 | 73 | 06/2012 | 2011 | Manchester United (Eng) | - |
| - | Yaya Toure (IvC) | DM | 29 | Sokoura Bouake | 189 | 79 | 06/2015 | 2010 | Barcelona (Spa) | £27.5m |
| 7 | James Milner (Eng) | CM | 26 | Horsforth | 176 | 70 | 06/2015 | 2010 | Aston Villa (Eng) | £24m |
| - | David Pizarro (Chl) | CM | 33 | Valparaiso | 170 | 65 | 05/2012 | 2012 | AS Roma (Ita) | Loan |
| 19 | Samir Nasri (Fra) | MF | 24 | Marseille | 177 | 75 | 06/2015 | 2011 | Arsenal (Eng) | Undisc. |
| - | Elano Blumer (Bra) | MF | 30 | Iracem?polis [SP] | 174 | 65 | 06/2011 | 2007 | Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukr) | Undisc. |
| - | Denis Suarez (Spa) | MF | 18 | Salceda de Caselas | 181 | 72 | - | 2011 | Celta Vigo (Spa) | £878.7k |
| - | Pablo Zabaleta (Arg) | MF | 27 | Capital Federal | 173 | 69 | 06/2013 | 2008 | Espanyol (Spa) | Undisc. |
| - | Gai Assulin (Isr) | AM | 21 | - | 178 | 76 | 06/2013 | 2010 | Un-attached | Free |
| - | David Silva (Spa) | AM | 26 | Arguineguin | 170 | 67 | 06/2014 | 2010 | Valencia (Spa) | £25m |
| 11 | Adam Johnson (Eng) | LW | 24 | Sunderland | 175 | 62 | 06/2014 | 2010 | Middlesbrough (Eng) | Undisc. |
| - | Alex Henshall (Eng) | LW | 18 | Swindon | - | - | - | 2010 | Swindon Town (Eng) | Undisc. |
Forwards | ||||||||||
| 10 | Edin Dzeko (Bos) | ST | 26 | Doboj | 193 | 84 | 06/2015 | 2011 | VfL Wolfsburg (Ger) | £27m |
| 16 | Sergio Aguero (Arg) | ST | 23 | Quilmes | - | - | 06/2016 | 2011 | Atletico Madrid (Spa) | £35m |
| 32 | Carlos Tevez (Arg) | ST | 28 | Capital Federal | 173 | 74 | 06/2014 | 2009 | Manchester United (Eng) | £25.5m |
| - | Mario Balotelli (Ita) | ST | 21 | Palermo | 189 | 88 | 06/2015 | 2010 | Inter Milan (Ita) | £24m |
| - | Rolando Bianchi (Ita) | ST | 29 | Albano San Alessandro | 178 | 67 | - | 2007 | Reggina (Ita) | £8.8m |
| - | Felipe Caicedo (Ecu) | ST | 23 | Guayaquil | 185 | 78 | - | 2008 | FC Basel (Swi) | £? |
| - | Alex Tchuimeni-Nimely (Eng) | ST | 21 | Monrovia | 180 | - | 06/2014 | - | - | - |