Adnan Januzaj

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Adnan Januzaj, the Belgian forward, made 28 appearances for Sunderland. He found the net 1 time, averaging 0.04 goals per game. His most prolific season in our data was 2016-17, with 1 goal. In our match data he features from 2016 to 2017. More of his recorded appearances came under David Moyes than any other manager — 28 in all. Among the bigger results he featured in was a 4-0 win over Crystal Palace away in 2017. He lined up alongside Jermain Defoe more than any other team-mate in our data, the two starting 18 games together. Across 25 matches we hold detailed data for, his average match rating is 6.61.

Figures are from our match-by-match data, densest from 2010 onward.

Adnan Januzaj (born 5 February 1995) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a winger . Born and raised in Brussels , Januzaj began his career with Anderlecht before joining Manchester United in 2011 at the age of 16. Januzaj broke into the Manchester United first-team under manager David Moyes during the 2013–14 season, but struggled for opportunities under Moyes' successors Louis van Gaal and José Mourinho , and had loan spells at Borussia Dortmund and Sunderland before joining Real Sociedad in July 2017. Januzaj made his full international debut in 2014 and later that year played for Belgium at the FIFA World Cup in 2014 and 2018 , reaching the semi-finals of the latter tournament. — Wikipedia

Position: FW
Nationality: Belgium
Birthplace: Brussels
Born: 5 Feb 1995
Height: 182 cm
Weight: 76 kg

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At Sunderland

On 12 August 2016, Januzaj agreed to join Sunderland on a season-long loan move from Manchester United, linking up with former Manchester United manager David Moyes . [ 25 ] Januzaj made his debut the following day, coming off the bench against Manchester City in a 2–1 defeat on the opening weekend of the Premier League season. [ 26 ] In his third game for Sunderland against Shrewsbury Town , Januzaj scored his first goal for the team, a late winner. [ 27 ] Januzaj was sent off for two yellow cards on 18 September in a 1–0 loss at Tottenham. [ 28 ] Six days later, he suffered an ankle injury that ruled him out for at least six weeks during the 3–2 defeat to Crystal Palace . [ 29 ] In December, Moyes said that despite Januzaj's talent, he needed to improve his performances at Sunderland if he wanted to break into Manchester United's squad. [ 30 ] — Wikipedia

Career

Manchester United F.C. (2013–17)→Belgium men's national football team (2014–22)→Borussia Dortmund (2015–16)→Sunderland A.F.C. (2016–17)→Real Sociedad (2017–22)→Sevilla FC (2022)→İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. (2023–23)→UD Las Palmas (2024–25)

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