1. Adnan Januzaj was born on 5 February 1995 and is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for La Liga club Las Palmas, on loan from Sevilla.
21 Facts About Adnan Januzaj
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Adnan 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.
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Adnan Januzaj began his football career with FC Brussels but joined Anderlecht as a ten-year-old in 2005.
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Adnan Januzaj left Anderlecht for Manchester United at the age of 16 in March 2011, after impressing in a skills session in Brussels.
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Adnan Januzaj made his competitive debut for Manchester United against Wigan Athletic on 11 August 2013 in the Community Shield, coming on for Robin van Persie with six minutes left to play.
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Adnan Januzaj was left out of Manchester United's initial squad for the UEFA Champions League when it was registered in September 2013, which came as a surprise to some members of the media after his impressive start to the season.
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Adnan Januzaj made his Champions League debut at home to Shakhtar Donetsk on 10 December 2013.
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Adnan Januzaj received another booking for simulation against West Ham United in December 2013, going to ground despite West Ham defender James Collins not offering a challenge.
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On 31 August 2015, Adnan Januzaj was loaned to German club Borussia Dortmund on a season-long deal.
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On 12 August 2016, Adnan Januzaj agreed to join Sunderland on a season-long loan move from Manchester United, linking up with former Manchester United manager David Moyes.
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Adnan Januzaj scored in a draw with Las Palmas and was one of three nominees for La Liga Player of the Month.
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Adnan Januzaj scored a late equaliser against Atletico Madrid that proved vital to secure his team a European place.
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On 3 February 2023, Adnan Januzaj signed for Super Lig club Istanbul Basaksehir on loan until the end of the season.
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In October 2013, England manager Roy Hodgson stated that The Football Association was monitoring the player with a view to calling him up if Adnan Januzaj was naturalized as a British citizen.
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However, despite widespread press coverage, Adnan Januzaj did not meet the requirements to play for England under the rules set out in the Home Nations agreement, which requires that players engage in a minimum of five years of education before the age of 18 within the territory of the relevant association and national team eligibility through residency as an adult is not applicable.
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However, once he made another appearance with Belgium after 2016, Adnan Januzaj became ineligible to represent Kosovo and could from then on represent Belgium only.
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In June 2013, the former coach of the Belgian under-18 and under-19 teams, Marc Van Geersom, declared that Adnan Januzaj had refused a call-up to the Belgian team a number of times, since he would prefer to play for Albania.
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Just as Zakaria Bakkali, Adnan Januzaj is a very promising youngster and I would like to integrate him into the group.
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On 23 April 2014, Wilmots announced that Adnan Januzaj had committed himself to the Belgium national team.
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On 13 May 2014, Adnan Januzaj was included in Belgium's 23-man squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
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In November 2017, Adnan Januzaj was recalled to the Belgian squad for the first time in three years ahead of friendlies against Mexico and Japan, but did not play.