Born in Croydon, south London, on 26 November 1997, and grew up a few miles south in New Addington...Attended Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School....Started his football career with the famous Junior Elite FC in Beckenham, which has also given a grounding to England midfielder Emile Smith Rowe and Tottenham Hotspur full-back Djed Spence, among dozens who have gone onto join professional Academies...Wore the No14 shirt as a youngster as his hero was Arsenal and France forward Thierry Henry...Scouted and invited for a six-week trial by Crystal Palace at the age of eleven and took just two weeks to sign for the Eagles...Started out as a winger and sometimes as a No10, but eventually moved to full-back during Roy Hodgson’s tenure as Palace manager after being asked to mark Wilfried Zaha and impressing during a training game...Broke into Crystal Palace’s first team on 25 February 2018, when he debuted in a Premier League derby with Tottenham Hotspur at Selhurst Park...Started seven Premier League matches at the end of the 2017/18 season and was named Palace’s Young Player of the Year...Kicked off 2018/19 by winning Crystal Palace’s August, September and October 2018 Player of the Month awards, then started 39 matches in all competitions and was voted the Eagles’ Player of the Year...Played as a forward for DR Congo U20s in a friendly defeat by England at St George’s Park in October 2015, aged 17....Switched his international allegiance and was called-up by England U20s for the first time in March 2018, and debuted in a 1-0 friendly win over Poland in Bielsku-Bialej that month...Signed for Manchester United for a reported £45 million at the end of June 2019, becoming the most-expensive uncapped English player of all-time...Played 46 times in all competitions, made his European debut, earned his first senior England call-up and led the Premier League in tackles made in his first season, 2019/20...Scored his first senior goal in Manchester United’s Premier League win at Newcastle United in October 2020...Reached four major finals during his five seasons at Manchester United, winning two of them – the EFL Cup in 2023 and FA Cup in 2024...Started the Red Devils’ 2021 UEFA Europa League final defeat by Villarreal CF, but was substituted just before the penalty shootout, which his team lost 11-10...Won the 2023 EFL Cup as a half-time substitute in the 2-0 final victory over Newcastle United, then started as Manchester United lost 2-1 to Manchester City in the FA Cup final two months later...Started the 2-1 win over Manchester CIty in the FA Cup final in May 2024.

Joined West Ham United on a seven-year contract from Manchester United on 13 August 2024...Made his West Ham United as a substitute in the 2-0 Premier League win at Crystal Palace on 24 August 2024...Made his first start for West Ham United in a 1-0 EFL Cup second round win over AFC Bournemouth at London Stadium on 28 August 2024.

Manchester United

EFL Cup (2023)
FA Cup (2024)

Crystal Palace Young Player of the Year (2017/18)
Crystal Palace Player of the Year (2018/19)
UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season (2020/21)