Amir Ibragimov

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Amir Ibragimov
Personal information
Date of birth (2008-04-02) 2 April 2008 (age 16)
Place of birth Dagestan, Russia[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Manchester United
Youth career
Sheffield United
Manchester United
International career‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– England U15 1 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 March 2023

Amir Ibragimov (Russian: Амир Ибрагимов; born 2 April 2008) is a footballer who plays as a forward for Manchester United. Born in Russia, he has represented England at youth international level.

Club career[edit]

Born in a Muslim Avar family in Dagestan, Russia, Ibragimov's family moved to England when he was eleven years old, and he started his career in the academy of Sheffield United.[2][3]

He later moved to Manchester United, captaining both the under-14 and under-15 sides during his progression through the academy.[4] While playing for the Manchester United under-15 side against Tottenham in March 2022, Ibragimov won a penalty after dribbling into the Tottenham penalty area. However, as he did not believe he was fouled, he passed the resulting penalty into the Tottenham goalkeeper's hands, a gesture which garnered national attention.[5] He signed his first contract, a pre-scholarship deal, with the club in August 2022.[6][7]

On 21 January 2023, having scored for Manchester United's under-16 team in their 1–0 win against Liverpool's under-16s, he appeared for Manchester United's under-18 team in the same day, featuring in a 3–2 win, with Liverpool being the opponents again.[8][9] In April 2023, he trained with the Manchester United first team squad for the first time.[10]

International career[edit]

Ibragimov is eligible to represent Russia through birth, and England, having lived in the country from the age of eleven. He made his first appearance for the England under-15s in a 3–2 win over Belgium in February 2023.[1] He remains eligible to represent Russia.[11]

Personal life[edit]

Ibragimov is a Muslim, and footage of him reciting the Quran at the Trafford Centre in Manchester went viral in March 2023.[3][12]

His older brother, Ibrahim, is a professional MMA fighter, while youngest brother, Mo who joined from Manchester City in Summer 2023 and younger brother Gazik, play football for Manchester United's youth teams.[12]

Amir’s godfather was also a professional footballer, Jonny Hansen, having a career in the Norwegian leagues.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Amir Ibragimov at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Telingater, Grigory (31 August 2022). "Россиянин подписал контракт с «Манчестер Юнайтед». Вот как ему это удалось" [The Russian signed a contract with Manchester United. Here's how he did it]. championat.com (in Russian). Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  3. ^ a b Yusuf, Maulana (15 March 2023). "Kisah Amir Ibragimov, Pemain Muda Berbakat Manchester United yang Mahir Baca Alquran dengan Lancar" [The story of Amir Ibragimov, a talented young player at Manchester United who is good at reading the Koran fluently]. bola.okezone.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  4. ^ Valavichute, Diana (18 January 2023). "Россиянин Амир Ибрагимов забил победный гол в матче за «Манчестер Юнайтед» U15" [Russian Amir Ibragimov scored the winning goal in the match for Manchester United U15]. championat.com (in Russian). Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  5. ^ Smith, Sam (15 March 2022). "Man Utd starlet goes viral after unusual penalty gesture against Tottenham". express.co.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Manchester United ward off interest to sign teenager Amir Ibragimov to new contract". metro.co.uk. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  7. ^ Fay, Richard (30 August 2022). "Manchester United sign youth prodigy Amir Ibragimov to contract". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  8. ^ Scarnage, Uttiyo (22 January 2023). "Who is Amir Ibragimov and why are Man United fans going gaga over him? Explained". tribuna.com. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  9. ^ Rahmatul, Mochamad (25 January 2023). "Kisah Amir Ibragimov, Remaja Man United Tanding di 2 Level Usia Berbeda dalam Sehari" [The story of Amir Ibragimov, Man United's Youth Compete at 2 Different Age Levels in a Day]. libero.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  10. ^ Railston, Steven (29 April 2023). "Manchester United midfielder Amir Ibragimov takes part in first-team training aged just 15". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  11. ^ Ilyushchenko, Georgy (22 September 2022). "Дагестанская звезда разрывает Англию в 15 лет! И уже прославился на весь мир геройским поступком" [Dagestan star breaks England at 15! And he has already become famous throughout the world for his heroic deed.]. sport24.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  12. ^ a b Mwamba, Ramazani (14 March 2023). "Manchester United prodigy goes viral for Qu'ran recitation at Trafford Centre". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2023.

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