First Team Squad

Player profile and performance records.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Defender)

Squad Number: 29
Position: Defender
Born: 26th Nov 1997 (Croydon, England)
Signed: 13th Aug 2024 (£15,000,000)
Contract: 7 years
Previous Club: Manchester United

KUMB Awards: None.

Wan-Bissaka began his career with Crystal Palace as a winger at the age of 11. He signed a professional contract with the club in December 2016.

On 25 February 2018, Wan-Bissaka made his first-team debut for Crystal Palace in a Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur at Selhurst Park. He was named as the club's Player of the Year for the 2018/19 season.

On 29 June 2019, Wan-Bissaka signed a five-year contract with fellow Premier League club Manchester United. Crystal Palace would receive an initial fee of ??45 million, with another ??5 million due in potential bonuses.

On 13 August 2024, West Ham announced the signing of Wan-Bissaka on a seven-year contract for a reported fee of ??15 million.

Wan-Bissaka was born in England and is of Congolese descent. He made a single appearance for DR Congo Under 20s in an 8?EUR"0 friendly loss to the England Under 17s on 7 October 2015. However, he remains eligible to represent the country of his birth.

2024/25 Match Notes & Ratings

vs Manchester City

1-3: Saturday, 31st August
(Played 90 minutes)

Solid, but struggled at times with who to pick up and what his starting position should be as City looked to make runs between centre back and full back.

vs AFC Bournemouth

1-0: Wednesday, 28th August
(Played 90 minutes)

Let a man down the side once, and that looked mostly because he couldn't tackle with his natural foot playing on the wrong side. A marauding full back who defends excellently.

vs Crystal Palace

2-0: Saturday, 24th August
(Played 28 minutes, sub)

(Replaced Coufal, 62) The perfect cameo. He instantly changed opinions on him by coming on and dribbling with speed, skill and confidence, beating players with deft footwork as much as pure pace. It' not just that he could do it, it's that his reputation suggests not only can he not, but that he doesn't look forward either. That was proven wrong, as his first thought was about progressing the play. He flew forward for the opener, but was on the overlap for Bowen's goal, too. Great debut.