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Axel Tuanzebe (born 14 November 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Manchester United. Born in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, he has dual nationality with the United Kingdom.

Tuanzebe grew up in Rochdale, Lancashire, and joined the Manchester United Academy at the age of eight. After progressing through the youth age groups, Tuanzebe was selected for the under-17s at the 2013 Milk Cup and played in all five matches as Manchester United lifted the trophy. He appeared in nine of the last 11 matches of the under-18s' 2013–14 season, before signing as a first-year academy scholar in June 2014. Then, in July and August 2014, he captained the Manchester United team that retained the Milk Cup.

He retained the captaincy for the 2014–15 season, the first time a first-year scholar had been given the youth team captaincy since Gary Neville. As well as captaining the under-18s, he also made three substitute appearances for the under-21s. His performances during the 2014–15 season led to him receiving the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year Award. He began the following season dividing his time between the under-18s and the under-21s, and on 31 October 2015, he was named in the first-team squad for the first time, named as a substitute for Manchester United's 0–0 draw away to Crystal Palace.