Editing Manchester City F.C. (section)

==Players==
{{main|List of Manchester City F.C. players}}

===First-team squad===
{{updated|4 February 2025}}<ref name="Players">{{cite web |url=https://www.mancity.com/players/mens |title=Squads: Men's team |publisher=Manchester City F.C. |access-date=21 January 2025}}</ref>

{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=POR|pos=DF|name=[[Rúben Dias]]}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[John Stones]]}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=[[Nathan Aké]]}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=EGY|pos=FW|name=[[Omar Marmoush]]}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=CRO|pos=MF|name=[[Mateo Kovačić]]}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=NOR|pos=FW|name=[[Erling Haaland]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Jack Grealish]]}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=BEL|pos=MF|name=[[Jérémy Doku]]}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=[[Nico González (footballer, born 2002)|Nico González]]}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=[[Rodri (footballer, born 1996)|Rodri]]}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=BEL|pos=MF|name=[[Kevin De Bruyne]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=GER|pos=GK|name=[[Stefan Ortega]]}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=GER|pos=MF|name=[[İlkay Gündoğan]]}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=POR|pos=MF|name=[[Bernardo Silva]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Vitor Reis]]}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=CRO|pos=DF|name=[[Joško Gvardiol]]}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=SUI|pos=DF|name=[[Manuel Akanji]]}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=[[Savinho]]}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=POR|pos=MF|name=[[Matheus Nunes]]}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=[[Claudio Echeverri]]}}
{{Fs player|no=31|nat=BRA|pos=GK|name=[[Ederson (footballer, born 1993)|Ederson]]}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=[[Scott Carson]]}}
{{Fs player|no=45|nat=UZB|pos=DF|name=[[Abdukodir Khusanov]]}}
{{Fs player|no=47|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Phil Foden]]}}
{{Fs player|no=52|nat=NOR|pos=MF|name=[[Oscar Bobb]]}}
{{Fs player|no=75|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Nico O'Reilly]]}}
{{Fs player|no=82|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Rico Lewis]]}}
{{Fs player|no=87|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[James McAtee]]}}
{{Fs end}}

===EDS and Academy===
{{main|Manchester City F.C. EDS and Academy}}
The following players have previously made appearances or have appeared on the substitutes bench for the first team.

{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=61|pos=DF|nat=ENG|name=[[Kaden Braithwaite]]}}
{{fs player|no=66|pos=DF|nat=ENG|name=[[Jahmai Simpson-Pusey]]|other=}}
{{fs player|no=67|pos=FW|nat=ENG|name=[[Divin Mubama]]|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=68|pos=DF|nat=ENG|name=[[Max Alleyne]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{fs player|no=69|pos=GK|nat=WAL|name=[[Max Hudson]]|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=80|pos=GK|nat=ENG|name=[[Spike Brits]]}}
{{fs player|no=85|pos=FW|nat=GER|name=[[Farid Alfa-Ruprecht]]|other=}}
{{Fs end}}

===Out on loan===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Kyle Walker]]|other=on loan at [[AC Milan]] until 30 June 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Kalvin Phillips]]|other=on loan at [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] until 30 June 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=32|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=[[Máximo Perrone]]|other=on loan at [[Como 1907|Como]] until 30 June 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=37|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=[[Kayky]]|other=on loan at [[Esporte Clube Bahia|Bahia]] until 30 June 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=39|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Yan Couto]]|other=on loan at [[Borussia Dortmund]] until 30 June 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=56|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Jacob Wright]]|other=on loan at [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] until 30 June 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=76|pos=MF|nat=ESP|name=[[Mahamadou Susoho]]|other=on loan at [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]] until 30 June 2025}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/6oHNqgKOF8RnCVerH4GMhZ?si=p2uCAtxSRJOxcH-6vfWugw | title=Spotify | website=[[Spotify]] }}</ref>
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=78|pos=DF|nat=BKF|name=[[Issa Kaboré]]|other=on loan at [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]] until 30 June 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=79|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Luke Mbete]]|other=on loan at [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]] until 30 June 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=88|pos=GK|nat=ENG|name=True Grant|other=on loan at [[Buxton F.C.|Buxton]] until 30 June 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=94|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Finley Burns]]|other=on loan at [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] until 30 June 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=97|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Josh Wilson-Esbrand]]|other=on loan at [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] until 30 June 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SLE|pos=DF|name=[[Juma Bah]]|other=on loan at [[RC Lens|Lens]] until 30 June 2025}}
{{Fs end}}

===Retired numbers===
{{see also|List of retired numbers in association football}}
Since 2003, Manchester City have not issued the squad number 23. It was [[Retired numbers in association football|retired]] in memory of [[Marc-Vivien Foé]], who was on loan to the club from [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] at the time of his death on the field of play while playing for [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] in the [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3026212.stm |title=Man City retire number 23 shirt |publisher=BBC Sport |date=27 June 2003 |access-date=22 July 2018 |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112223034/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3026212.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{football squad start}}
{{football squad player|no=23|pos=MF|nat=CMR|name=[[Marc-Vivien Foé]]|other=2002–03 – posthumous honour}}
{{football squad end}}

===Club captains===
This is a list of City's official [[Captain (association football)|club captains]], who are currently appointed via a vote of players and staff. Other players ([[Captain (association football)#Vice-captain|vice-captains]]) have led the team on the pitch when the club captain is not playing or not available. Some players have been made captain on a one-off basis to celebrate or commemorate an event, e.g. [[Oleksandr Zinchenko (footballer)|Oleksandr Zinchenko]] captained the team in their [[2021–22 FA Cup#Fifth round proper|2021–22 FA Cup fifth round tie]] at [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]] in support of his country during the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Killen |first1=Stephen |last2=Flintham |first2=Jack |title=Pep Guardiola explains why Oleksandr Zinchenko captained Man City in FA Cup vs Peterborough |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/pep-guardiola-oleksandr-zinchenko-captain-23257496 |access-date=30 September 2023 |work=Manchester Evening News |date=1 March 2022}}</ref>

{|
|width="1"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;
!Years
!Pos
!Captain
|-
|align=center|1904–1906
|align=center|[[Forward (association football)|FW]]
|{{flagicon|WAL|1807}} [[Billy Meredith]] 
|-
|align=center|1906–1914
|align=center|FW
|{{flagicon|WAL|1807}} [[Lot Jones]] 
|-
|align=center|1914–1919
|colspan="2"|''No competitive football due to the [[World War I|First World War]]''
|-
|align=center|1919–1923
|align=center|[[Defender (association football)|DF]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Eli Fletcher]] 
|-
|align=center|1923–1925
|align=center|DF
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Max Woosnam]] 
|-
|align=center|1926–1928
|align=center|[[Midfielder|MF]]
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Charlie Pringle]] 
|-
|align=center|1928–1932
|align=center|MF
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jimmy McMullan]]
|-
|align=center|1932–1935
|align=center|DF
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Sam Cowan]]
|-
|align=center|1935–1936
|align=center|MF
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Matt Busby]]
|-
|align=center|1937–1939
|align=center|MF
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Les McDowall]]
|}
|width="1"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;
!Years
!Pos
!Captain
|-
|align=center|1939–1946
|colspan="2"|''No competitive football due to the [[World War II|Second World War]]''
|-
|align=center|1946–1947
|align=center|[[Goalkeeper (association football)|GK]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Frank Swift]]
|-
|align=center|1947–1950
|align=center|DF
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Eric Westwood]]
|-
|align=center|1950–1957
|align=center|DF
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Roy Paul]]
|-
|align=center|1957–1961
|MF
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ken Barnes (English footballer)|Ken Barnes]]
|-
|align=center|1961–1964
|align=center|DF
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bill Leivers]]
|-
|align=center|1965–1967
|align=center|FW
|{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Johnny Crossan]]
|-
|align=center|1967–1974
|align=center|DF
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tony Book]]
|-
|align=center|1974–1975
|align=center|MF
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Colin Bell (footballer, born 1946)|Colin Bell]]
|-
|align=center|1975–1976
|align=center|DF
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mike Doyle (footballer)|Mike Doyle]]
|}
|}
{|
|width="1"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;
!Years
!Pos
!Captain
|-
|align=center|1976–1979
|align=center|DF
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Watson (footballer, born 1946)|David Watson]]
|-
|align=center|1979–1986
|align=center|DF/MF
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Power]]
|-
|align=center|1986–1988
|align=center|DF
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kenny Clements]]
|-
|align=center|1988–1992
|align=center|DF
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steve Redmond]]
|-
|align=center|1992–1993
|align=center|DF
|{{flagicon|IRE}} [[Terry Phelan]]
|-
|align=center|1993–1996
|align=center|DF
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Keith Curle]]
|-
|align=center|1996–1998
|align=center|DF
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Kit Symons]]
|-
|align=center|1998
|align=center|MF
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jamie Pollock]] 
|-
|align=center|1998–2000
|align=center|DF
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Andy Morrison]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Interview: Andy Morrison, Scot who overcame alcoholism to lead Manchester City out of wilderness |url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/rugby-union/interview-andy-morrison-scot-who-overcame-alcoholism-to-lead-manchester-city-out-of-wilderness-214343 |access-date=30 September 2023 |work=The Scotsman |date=15 November 2018}}</ref>
|-
|align=center|2000–2001
|align=center|DF/MF
|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Alfie Haaland]] 
|}
|width="1"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;
!Years
!Pos
!Captain
|-
|align=center|2001–2002
|align=center|DF
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stuart Pearce]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tallentire |first1=Mark |title=Pearce handed City armband |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/aug/10/newsstory.sport1 |access-date=30 September 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=10 August 2001}}</ref>
|-
|align=center|2002–2003
|align=center|MF
|{{flagicon|ALG}} [[Ali Benarbia]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Benarbia named captain at Man City |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/africans_abroad/2149761.stm |access-date=30 September 2023 |work=BBC Sport |date=24 July 2002}}</ref>
|-
|align=center|2003–2006
|align=center|DF
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sylvain Distin]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Magpies fail with £5m Distin bid |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/4156149.stm |access-date=30 September 2023 |work=BBC Sport |date=7 January 2005}}</ref> 
|-
|align=center|2006–2009
|align=center|DF
|{{flagicon|IRE}} [[Richard Dunne]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Dunne named new Man City captain |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/5199846.stm |access-date=30 September 2023 |work=BBC Sport |date=20 July 2006}}</ref>
|-
|align=center|2009–2010
|align=center|DF
|{{flagicon|CIV}} [[Kolo Touré]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Taylor |first1=Daniel |title=Kolo Touré diplomatic but determined ahead of Manchester derby |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/sep/19/kolo-toure-manchester-city-interview |access-date=30 September 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=19 September 2009}}</ref>
|-
|align=center|2010–2011
|align=center|FW
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Carlos Tevez]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Rory |title=Carlos Tevez transfer request: is the Argentine striker more trouble than he is worth? |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-city/8196886/Carlos-Tevez-transfer-request-is-the-Argentine-striker-more-trouble-than-he-is-worth.html?WT.mc_id=605456&source=MiddleColumnPuff |access-date=30 September 2023 |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=11 December 2010}}</ref>
|-
|align=center|2011–2019
|align=center|DF
|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Vincent Kompany]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Taylor |first1=Daniel |title=Carlos Tevez stripped of Manchester City captaincy by Roberto Mancini |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/sep/09/carlos-tevez-manchester-city |access-date=30 September 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=9 September 2011}}</ref>
|-
|align=center|2019–2020
|align=center|MF
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[David Silva]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fordham |first1=Josh |title=Manchester City appoint David Silva as club captain for his final season at the Etihad |url=https://talksport.com/football/584786/manchester-city-david-silva-captain/ |access-date=30 September 2023 |work=Talksport |date=9 August 2019}}</ref>
|-
|align=center|2020–2022
|align=center|MF
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Fernandinho (footballer, born May 1985)|Fernandinho]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brennan |first1=Stuart |title=Pep Guardiola reveals Fernandinho is new Man City captain |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/fernandinho-bruyne-aguero-kompany-skipper-18965592 |access-date=30 September 2023 |work=Manchester Evening News |date=20 September 2020}}</ref>
|-
|align=center|2022–2023
|align=center|MF
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[İlkay Gündoğan]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ballus |first1=Pol |title=Manchester City players vote Ilkay Gundogan as new captain |url=https://theathletic.com/3506039/2022/08/14/manchester-city-ilkay-gundogan-captain/ |access-date=30 September 2023 |work=The Athletic |date=14 August 2022}}</ref>
|}
|width="1"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;
!Years
!Pos
!Captain
|-
|align=center|2023–2025
|align=center|DF
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kyle Walker]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Leigh |first1=Neil |title=Walker 'honoured and privileged' to wear the City captain's armband |url=https://www.mancity.com/news/mens/kyle-walker-red-star-belgrade-champions-league-preview-63830635 |publisher=Manchester City F.C. |date=18 September 2023 |access-date=18 September 2023}}</ref>
|-
|align=center|2025–present
|align=center|MF
|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Kevin De Bruyne]]
|}
|}

===Player of the Year===
{{see also|List of Manchester City F.C. players#Player of the Year awards}}
Each season since the end of the [[1966–67 Manchester City F.C. season|1966–67 season]], the members of the [[Manchester City F.C. supporters|Manchester City Official Supporters Club]] have voted by ballot to choose the player on the team they feel is the most worthy of recognition for his performances during that season. The following table lists the recipients of this award since 2000.

{|
|-
|width="1"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable"
!Year!! style="width:170px;"|Winner
|-
|2000–01||{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Danny Tiatto]]
|-
|2001–02||{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Ali Benarbia]]
|-
|2002–03||{{flagicon|France}} [[Sylvain Distin]]
|-
|2003–04||{{flagicon|England}} [[Shaun Wright-Phillips]]
|-
|2004–05||{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Richard Dunne]]
|-
|2005–06||{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Richard Dunne]]
|-
|2006–07||{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Richard Dunne]]
|-
|2007–08||{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Richard Dunne]]
|-
|2008–09||{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Stephen Ireland]]
|-
|2009–10||{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Carlos Tevez]]
|}
|width="1"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable"
! Year!! style="width:170px;"|Winner
|-
|2010–11||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Vincent Kompany]]
|-
|2011–12||{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Sergio Agüero]]
|-
|2012–13||{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Pablo Zabaleta]]
|-
|2013–14||{{flagicon|Côte d'Ivoire}} [[Yaya Touré]]
|-
|2014–15||{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Sergio Agüero]]
|-
|2015–16||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Kevin De Bruyne]]
|-
|2016–17||{{flagicon|Spain}} [[David Silva]]
|-
|2017–18||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Kevin De Bruyne]]
|-
|2018–19||{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Bernardo Silva]]
|-
|2019–20||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Kevin De Bruyne]]
|}
|width="1"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable"
! Year!! style="width:170px;"|Winner
|-
|2020–21||{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Rúben Dias]]
|-
|2021–22||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Kevin De Bruyne]]
|-
|2022–23||{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Erling Haaland]]
|-
|2023–24||{{flagicon|England}} [[Phil Foden]]
|}
|}
{{clear}}

Sources:<ref>{{cite web|last=Percival|first=Adam|title=50 years of MCFC Player of the Year: Part 1|url=https://www.mancity.com/news/first-team/first-team-news/2017/june/50-years-of-mcfc-player-of-the-year-part-1|access-date=21 April 2021|website=www.mancity.com|archive-date=18 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618080916/https://www.mancity.com/news/first-team/first-team-news/2017/june/50-years-of-mcfc-player-of-the-year-part-1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Clayton|first=David|title=50 years of MCFC Player of the Year: Part 2|url=https://www.mancity.com/news/first-team/first-team-news/2017/june/50-years-of-mcfc-player-of-the-year-part-2|access-date=21 April 2021|website=www.mancity.com|archive-date=18 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618094445/https://www.mancity.com/news/first-team/first-team-news/2017/june/50-years-of-mcfc-player-of-the-year-part-2|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Clayton|first=David|title=50 years of MCFC Player of the Year: Part 3|url=https://www.mancity.com/news/first-team/first-team-news/2017/june/50-years-of-mcfc-player-of-the-year-part-3|access-date=21 April 2021|website=www.mancity.com|archive-date=18 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618092015/https://www.mancity.com/news/first-team/first-team-news/2017/june/50-years-of-mcfc-player-of-the-year-part-3|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Clayton|first=David|title=50 years of MCFC Player of the Year: Part 4|url=https://www.mancity.com/news/first-team/first-team-news/2017/june/50-years-of-mcfc-player-of-the-year-part-4|access-date=21 April 2021|website=www.mancity.com|archive-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222220516/https://www.mancity.com/news/first-team/first-team-news/2017/june/50-years-of-mcfc-player-of-the-year-part-4|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Pollard|first=Rob|title=50 years of MCFC player of the year: Part 5|url=https://www.mancity.com/news/first-team/first-team-news/2017/june/50-years-of-mcfc-player-of-the-year-part-5|access-date=21 April 2021|website=www.mancity.com|archive-date=2 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202214242/https://www.mancity.com/news/first-team/first-team-news/2017/june/50-years-of-mcfc-player-of-the-year-part-5|url-status=live}}</ref>