Phil Foden has signed a further three-year contract extension with Manchester City, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2027.
The 22-year-old, hailed as one of football’s finest young talents, has emerged from City’s academy setup to become one of Pep Guardiolathe most reliable players.
He has already won 11 trophies at club level – four Premier League titles, an FA Cup, four League Cups and two Community Shields – and has 18 senior international caps for England.
FootHis influence and impact over the past two campaigns have seen him win the PFA Young Player of the Year and Premier League Young Player of the Season awards back-to-back.
Having been at City since the age of nine, he says signing this new contract is “a dream come true”.
“It’s hard to say how happy I am to have signed this contract” Foot said. “It’s a dream come true.
“I’ve been a City fan all my life. I’ve trained here for so many years and even been a ball boy. I love this club so much so knowing that I’m going to be part of it until 2027 is amazing.
“I have improved a lot over the last few years and a lot of that is down to Pep and his team, who guide me every day on the training ground. Working with them gives me the best chance to improve even more and to become the best player possible.
“With the team we have here, I feel like I can keep learning and winning trophies. Those are the two most important things for me.
“I want to thank everyone at City because without them I wouldn’t be where I am today. All the Academy coaches I’ve worked with, all the players I’ve played with and all those who work behind the scenes. It is an honor to be part of this football club.
Director of Football Txiki Begiristain added: “We are all so proud of Phil and what he has already achieved – but we know there is so much more to come.
“His natural talent and ability are evident, but his hard work, professionalism and dedication really make him special. He loves football more than anything and his desire to improve is truly amazing.
“We believe he can still progress and become even better than he is today. By signing this contract, he now has stability and can concentrate absolutely everything to become one of the best players in the world. world, what we think it can be.
Everyone at City is delighted with the news and we all wish Phil well for the rest of his time here.
Phil Foden: A meteoric rise
‘Phil FootHe is one of us” sings the terrace – and it is clear that from the start Foot and City proved a match made in heaven.
The bond between a young local playing for the team he grew up supporting and the fans is always a very special one.
For supporters, they see their own dreams come true on the pitch by someone who feels close to them. For the player, it is the realization of a lifelong ambition.
Phil Foot did just that and more.
From being a ball boy at the Etihad to the linchpin of City’s creative set, his journey has been straight out of a Hollywood script.
What else, Foot did it the hard way, having to work his way through a squad brimming with world-class quality from top to bottom.
Born and raised in Stockport, Phil’s exceptional natural abilities, dogged attitude and approach propelled him to the top from the moment he joined our Academy as a young lad.
And when Pep Guardiola was appointed as City boss in the summer of 2016, director of football Txiki Begiristain immediately alerted the new boss to the extra talent that was being cultivated in our academy.
This ability was demonstrated to surprising effect during our US tour in the summer of 2017 when Foot produced a rather dazzling performance against Manchester United.
City may have been beaten 2-0 in Houston – but the real victory came in the form of Footextraordinary display of who illustrated what a rare talent he was.
And it elicited a memorable reaction from Pep – accustomed to recognizing exceptional quality.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen something like this. His performance was on another level. He’s 17, he’s a City player, he grew up at the academy, he loves the club , he’s a City fan – for us it’s a gift. Guardiola declared. “He’s special.”
The dice were cast.
After becoming England’s shining star at the 2017 Under-17 World Cup, helping the Junior Lions lift the trophy, being voted Player of the Tournament and winning the Ballon d’Or, FootThe impact of was quickly felt at club level as well.
Foot made his City debut in November 2017, replacing Yaya Toure as a late substitute against Feyenoord. Two weeks later, it was a first start against Shakhtar Donetsk, which saw Phil become the youngest English player, aged 17 years and 192 days, to start in a Champions League game – and the first player born in the 2000s to do then.
By the end of that 2017/18 season, he had become the Premier League’s youngest ever winner, having played five times, earning him a winner’s medal.
The 2018/19 campaign saw City become the first team to win a clean sweep of every major English domestic trophy, and Foot notch a series of notable firsts.
He netted his first-ever goal at senior level in our 3-0 Carabao Cup win at Oxford in September 2018 and followed that up with an Etihad first strike in a 7-0 FA Cup win over Rotherham in January 2019.
A first European goal in our 7-0 victory over Schalke in a second leg in the Round of 16 Foot becoming both the youngest player to score for City in the Champions League and the youngest English player to score in a knockout stage of the competition.
He also netted a crucial Premier League debut goal in our decisive 1-0 win over Tottenham in April 2019 as City ended a historic season with an unprecedented sweep of all major English domestic trophies.
FootThe influence and impact of was further strengthened in a 2019-20 season which saw him become even more of a pivotal figure.
He played 38 games in all competitions and was directly involved in 17 goals (eight goals and nine assists).
Foot also produced a man of the match at Wembley as City won a third straight Carabao Cup, beating Aston Villa 2-1 to become the youngest recipient of the Alan Hardaker Trophy.
The 2020/21 campaign saw Foot getting better and better and taking on even more responsibility after the departure of club legend David Silva, a player he idolized and respected.
Foot was exceptional from the start in what proved to be a relentless and demanding season played in the difficult context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
He started as he wanted to continue scoring in our impressive 3-1 league win over Wolves and never looked back.
Foot emerged as one of the driving forces as City regained the Premier League in spectacular fashion, and was also instrumental in another League Cup triumph as well as our first Champions League final appearance.
In all, Foot scored 50 appearances, contributing 16 goals and 10 assists.
He ended the domestic campaign being voted PFA Young Player of the Year and Premier League Young Player of the Season and was also named in the UEFA Champions League Team of the Season.
Foot proved once again crucial throughout the 2021/22 campaign as GuardiolaThe Liverpool side pulled off the formidable feat of retaining the Premier League title in the face of a fierce challenge from Liverpool.
The England international produced a host of memorable individual displays and finished the campaign having amassed 14 goals and 11 assists.
Foot also achieved the notable double of being voted Premier League Young Player of the Season and PFA Young Player of the Year again. He was also among the nominees for the prestigious Balon d’Or award.
He has already won 11 top honors and has made 182 appearances for City so far, scoring 52 goals. In terms of natural talent and ability, few players can match him.
But arguably the brilliant essence of the young man and player is that he never forgot those entrenched and humble roots.
“I still have family around Stockport, so I go visit sometimes, and the kids are just amazed to see me,” Phil said. “It’s kind of weird because I was one of those kids and I was like them. They look up to you, so it’s just to give something back, because I used to play there growing up.
“It’s good to play with them and see a smile on their face.”
In the wake of his new contract, Foot should bring more joy and fun to the faithful of the city in the coming seasons.
Phil Foden: Season-by-season stats
2017-18
- Played: 10
- Starts: 3
- Minutes: 330
- Goals: 0
- Assists: 1
- Min involvement/goal: 330.0
- Wins: 7
- Earn %: 70%
- Draws: 1
- Losses: 2
- Big chances created: 1
Honors: Premier League, Carabao Cup | Individual: BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year | International: FIFA U-17 World Cup
2018-19
- Played: 26
- Starts: 11
- Minutes: 1,112
- Goals: 7
- Assists: 2
- Min involvement/goal: 123.6
- Wins: 23
- Earn %: 88%
- Draws: 2
- Losses: 1
Honors: Premier League, FA Cup, Carabao Cup, Community Shield
2019-20
- Played: 38
- Starts: 18
- Minutes: 1,741
- Goals: 8
- Aids: 9
- Min involvement/goal: 102.4
- Wins: 32
- Earn %: 84%
- Draws: 3
- Losses: 3
Honors: Carabao Cup, Community Shield
2020-21
- Played: 50
- Starts: 36
- Minutes: 3,375
- Goals: 16
- Aids: 10
- Min involvement/goal: 129.8
- Wins: 38
- Earn %: 76%
- Draws: 4
- Losses: 8
Honors: Premier League, Carabao Cup | Individual: PFA Young Player of the Year, Premier League Young Player of the Season, UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season
2021-22
- Played: 45
- Starts: 36
- Minutes: 3,185
- Goals: 14
- Aids: 11
- Min involvement/goal: 127.4
- Wins: 31
- Earn %: 69%
- Draws: 8
- Losses: 6
Honors: Premier League | Individual: Balon d’Or 2021 nominee, PFA Young Player of the Year, Premier League Young Player of the Season
2022-23*
- Played: 13
- Starts: 10
- Minutes: 810
- Goals: 7
- Assists: 3
- Min involvement/goal: 81
- Wins: 9
- Win %: 69.2%
- Draws: 3
- Losses: 1
*Statistics correct until October 15, 2022.
TOTAL
- Played: 182
- Starts: 114
- Minutes: 10,553
- Goals: 52
- Assists: 36
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