Ethan Ennis
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ethan Ennis[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 December 2004[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Runcorn, England[2] | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester United | ||
| Number | 63 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| Liverpool | |||
| 2021– | Manchester United | ||
Ethan Ennis (born 11 December 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Manchester United.
Club career
Ennis started his youth career at Liverpool and began rising through the ranks.[3] However, on 17 August 2021, he moved to rivals Manchester United after rejecting a new contract,[4][5] becoming the first player in 57 years to do so.[6] He also had interest from Chelsea at the time of the move.[5]
The Guardian later included Ennis in their list of best talents at each Premier League club.[7]
Ennis signed his first professional contract on 24 December 2021, two weeks after his 17th birthday.[8][9][10]
Style of play
Ennis has been described as having "brilliant quality on the ball", "an eye for a creative pass", and "brilliant instincts in front of goal".[11] He has also been called, 'two-footed, commanding in the air, and jet-heeled'.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 31 October 2023[13]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester United U21 | 2021–22 | — | — | — | — | — | 0[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | — | — | — | — | — | 0[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2023–24 | — | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
Honours
Manchester United U18
References
- ^ a b "Ethan Ennis". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ a b Egerton, Nathan (13 August 2021). "Man Utd's Ethan Ennis is about to show Liverpool what they're missing out on". Planetfootball.com. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ Egerton, Nathan (13 August 2021). "Man Utd's Ethan Ennis is about to show Liverpool what they're missing out on". Planet Football. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ Ridley, Nathan (28 July 2021). "Ethan Ennis - the new Man Utd signing who rejected new Liverpool deal". Mirror. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ a b Lynch, David (18 July 2021). "Liverpool midfielder set to join Man Utd or Chelsea after rejecting deal". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ Parry, Christian. "Liverpool Starlet Sings for Rivals Manchester United". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ Christenson, Marcus. "Next Generation 2021: 20 of the best talents at Premier League clubs". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ Luckhurst, Samuel (26 December 2021). "Manchester United youngster Ethan Ennis signs professional contract". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Ethan Ennis celebrates signing a professional Manchester United deal - Jnews". 28 December 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ Coates, Charlotte (26 December 2021). "Man Utd midfielder signs pro contract after joining from Liverpool". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ Hughes, Nicholas (23 July 2021). "Who is Ethan Ennis? The 16-year-old who has snubbed Liverpool". footballtransfers.com. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ Smith, George (8 October 2021). "Manchester United teenage prodigy tipped for a very bright and exciting future". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ Ethan Ennis at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ "Man Utd 3-1 Nottingham Forest: Home side clinch FA Youth Cup in front of record crowd at Old Trafford". Sky Sports. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.