16 Facts About Anthony Elanga

Anthony David Junior Elanga was born on 27 April 2002 and is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Premier League club Nottingham Forest and the Sweden national team.

Anthony Elanga made his senior debut for the club in a Premier League game against Leicester City in May 2021.

Anthony Elanga represented Sweden at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels, before making his senior national team debut in 2022.

Anthony Elanga was born in the Hyllie ward of Malmo, Sweden, when his Cameroonian father Joseph Anthony Elanga was playing for Malmo FF.

Anthony Elanga briefly played for local club Hattersley, and was scouted by both Manchester City and Manchester United before joining United at the age of 12.

Anthony Elanga signed as an academy scholar at Manchester United in July 2018, and scored four goals in 22 appearances in his first full season playing for the Under-18s.

Anthony Elanga finished the COVID-shortened season as the Under-18s' top scorer in the league with seven goals in nine appearances, and won the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year award.

Anthony Elanga started , away to Wolverhampton Wanderers on the final day of the league season and scored his first senior Manchester United goal after just 13 minutes.

Minutes before the end of the game Anthony Elanga scored his second league goal of the season.

On 1 April 2025 Anthony Elanga scored the only and winning goal for Nottingham Forest against his former club Manchester United.

Anthony Elanga was eligible to play for Sweden, Cameroon or England at international level.

Anthony Elanga has represented Sweden at under-17, under-19, under-21 and senior levels.

Anthony Elanga played five times for the Sweden under-17 team and scored two goals, both against France in the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.

Anthony Elanga played his first game for the Sweden under-21 team and scored one goal in a friendly against Finland on 3 June 2021.

Anthony Elanga chose to represent Sweden at a senior level, citing being born and having spent the majority of his life there, as well as the country meaning a lot to him as the reasons behind his decision.

Anthony Elanga was named in the international squad of Janne Andersson for the World Cup qualifiers against the Czech Republic in March 2022, where he made his debut as a late-game substitute.