Manuel Akanji Net Worth

Manuel Akanji is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Switzerland national team. Born on July 19, 1995, he came through the FC Winterthur academy and has won league titles in Switzerland, England and Italy.

Bilanz, the Swiss business magazine, put his fortune at CHF 20–50 million in its 2026 ranking of the 100 richest people in Switzerland under 40, published on April 28, 2026. That is about $24 million to $61 million at the November 6, 2026 exchange rate. Bilanz prints fortunes as ranges, not single numbers, so we show the range exactly as published.

How the estimate works

Bilanz publishes a yearly list of the 100 richest young people in Switzerland, mixing entrepreneurs, heirs and a handful of stars. Akanji is one of the sportspeople on the 2026 list, with an estimated fortune of CHF 20–50 million. The magazine's own research and estimates, not tax records or official filings, are behind the number.

The ranking counts people who hold a Swiss passport or live in Switzerland, even if they play abroad, and fortunes are shown in Swiss francs in bands such as 10 to 20 million or 20 to 50 million. We use the low end of the band only to sort Akanji against other athletes on this site, and we never show a single made-up figure.

Career at a glance

Akanji began his youth career at a club in Wiesendangen and joined FC Winterthur in May 2007. He became a regular starter in the 2014–15 Challenge League and moved to FC Basel in 2015, where he won the Swiss Super League in 2015–16 and the league and cup double in 2016–17.

Borussia Dortmund signed him in January 2018 for a reported €18 million, and he helped the club win the 2019 DFL-Supercup and the 2020–21 DFB-Pokal. He joined Manchester City in 2022, won a continental treble in his first season and added another Premier League title in 2023–24.

He was loaned to Inter Milan in 2025, helping the side win a Serie A and Coppa Italia double, and joined the club permanently the following season. Internationally he debuted for Switzerland in 2017 and has been at the European Championships in 2020 and 2024 and the World Cups in 2018, 2022 and 2026. Bilanz also reported that he is investing in an apartment block in his home town Winterthur.