Jadel Katongo

Jadel Katongo (born 24 September 2004) is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club side Manchester City. He is an England youth international.

Early life
Katongo joined Manchester City when he was in the under-9 age group. He continued through the academy and was the youngest member of their U18 title winning team in 2020-21.

Manchester City
Katongo played for Manchester City in the EFL Trophy during the 2022-23 season.

Peterborough United (loan)
In August 2023, he joined Peterborough United on a season-long loan. Katongo scored on his debut for Peterborough, against Cambridge United in a 2-0 win in the EFL Trophy. Later that month he made his debut in the EFL Cup as Peterborough suffered a penalty shoot-out defeat to Mansfield on 26 September 2023.

Style of play
Katongo has been described as a ball-playing centre-half. It is considered he could also play as a right-back. Whilst on loan at Peterborough, he was tried in midfield.

International career
Katongo was born in England to a Zambian father and British mother. He has expressed an interest in playing for the Zambia national team. He was invited to train with the Zambian first team by head coach Avram Grant in 2023.

Katongo is a youth international for England, and in September 2023 was called up to the England U20 squad. In October 2023, he was called up to the England U-20 side for matches against Portugal U-20 and Romania U-20. He made his U20 debut on 12 October 2023, during a 2–0 away defeat to Romania.

Honours
Peterborough United
 * EFL Trophy: 2023–24