Have a look at the bio, age, height and parents of Kaden Braithwaite
Know more about Kaden Braithwaite as the 16-year-old is making waves online after Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola made him debut against Watford. Not sure of what weโre talking about? Worry not, hereโs the brief.
Earlier, reports surfaced that Kaden Braithwaite made a debut against Watford ahead of Cityโs EFL Cup match om September 23, 2024. In addition to Braithwaite, the playing XI also includes seniors players like Jack Grealish, Jeremy Doku, and Phil Foden.
Who is Manchester City’s Kaden Braithwaite, bio, age, height, parents, style of play, position and stats
The game against Watford mark a significant moment in Kaden Braithwaite career as he become the youngest player to debut under Guardiola at Manchester City.
Previously, it was expected that more academy players would be included after the physical Arsenal clash, however, only Kaden Braithwaite, Nico OโReilly, and Jacob Wright made it to staring XI.
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He becomes our third-youngest full-debutant, aged 16 years and 229 days ๐ซ pic.twitter.com/DAGmoaSs0m
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Braithwaiteโs inclusion was especially surprising given he had only previously featured at the U-18 level for City.
About Kaden Braithwaite
Born in March 2008, Braithwaite has been a key figure for Cityโs youth sides this season. He recently captained the U-19s in their UEFA Youth League match against Inter Milan.
Date of birth/Age: March 25, 2008 (16) Citizenship: England Jamaica Position: Defender – Centre-Back
The height of the 16 year old isn’t known. His mom is named Emma and he is of Jamaican descent, having been born in England.
Braithwaite is described as a powerful, athletic defender, comfortable in the centre, on the left and in midfield and has been at City since the under-9 level.
He is also vice-captain of the U-18s, which includes players like Reigan Heskey, son of Emile Heskey. Braithwaite even scored for Englandโs U-17s in a 3-1 win over Germany.
Braithwaite, who has been with the club since he was nine, was promoted to vice-captain of the U-18s under head coach Oliver Reiss, but had not been involved in Guardiolaโs preseason preparations.
Nevertheless, his versatility in playing both left-back and center-back, as well as his athletic, composed style, likely fast-tracked his senior debut.
A regular In the U-18 squad and also part of Englandโs U-17 setup, Braithwaite has proven himself at various positions across defense and midfield. He became the third-youngest player to represent Manchester City after Glyn Pardoe in 1962 and Paul Simpson in 1982.
Despite not being part of the summer academy contingent that trained with Guardiola, Braithwaiteโs ability to play multiple positions may have helped him leapfrog more senior youth players like Jahmai Simpson-Pusey, Lakyle Samuel, and Stephen Mfuni to earn his debut.
Braithwaiteโs debut in the EFL Cup was notable not only for his age but also his impressive performance.
He completed 63 of 66 passes (95%), lost possession just four times in 77 touches, and won two out of three ground duels, including a successful tackle.
After 76 minutes, Braithwaite made way for Josko Gvardiol, but he left the field with a clean sheet still intact, a testament to his composed debut.