Aaron Wan-Bissaka Football Profile: Club, DR Congo Caps and Net Worth

Aaron Wan-Bissaka is a right back, born on 26 November 1997 in Croydon, England, who plays his international football for DR Congo. He made his senior international debut in a World Cup qualifier on 5 September 2025, when DR Congo beat South Sudan 4-1 in Juba. His move of 21 August 2026 took him to Aston Villa on a season long loan from West Ham United, with a conditional obligation to buy, and because clubs can change, the live club module at the top of the profile shows where he is registered. For South African readers who call the game soccer, the shorthand is the same in every country: AWB.

His career connects South London academy football with Manchester, East London and the Leopards, taking in reported transfer fees, the tackling behind his Spiderman nickname and a senior international debut in 2025. Searching Wan Bissaka without the hyphen lands you in the same place. His DR Congo career gives readers across Africa another way to follow a defender whose club football brought him to prominence in England.

Who Is Aaron Wan-Bissaka?

Aaron Wan-Bissaka is a Congolese international right back from Croydon, raised in New Addington, who built his name on the clean tackle. He came through the Crystal Palace academy before Manchester United signed him for £45 million plus up to £5 million in further payments in 2019, followed by West Ham in 2024 and a loan to Aston Villa in 2026. That is a lot of travel for a full back who prefers to stay on his feet.

For readers in Lagos, Nairobi, Johannesburg, Accra and Kampala, he is an African player first, and that is how he is followed here. DR Congo's appearance at the 2026 World Cup gives his international story a place alongside his career in English football. His choice to represent the Leopards connects a London upbringing with his Congolese family heritage.

The Road From Croydon: Every Club and Every Reported Fee

Crystal Palace gave him his start through their academy. His senior debut came on 25 February 2018 in a 1-0 defeat to Tottenham, and the rise from there was quick by any measure. He was named the club's Young Player of the Year for 2017-18 and then Player of the Year for 2018-19.

Manchester United signed him on 29 June 2019 on a five year deal for an initial £45 million, plus up to £5 million in further payments, making the reported fee up to £50 million including add-ons. He made his debut on 11 August 2019 in a 4-0 win over Chelsea, which is about as loud an introduction as Old Trafford offers.

West Ham United signed him on 13 August 2024 on a seven year contract for a reported £15 million. The move suited him well, it could be argued, because he was named Hammer of the Year for 2024-25 in his first season in East London.

He moved to Aston Villa on 21 August 2026 on a season long loan from West Ham, with a conditional obligation to buy. In plain words, the move becomes permanent if agreed conditions are met during the loan, and those conditions have not been made public. Think of it like renting a flat in Lekki with an agreement to buy if the landlord's terms are hit. The club module shows the latest position, so check it before you argue about it in a viewing centre.

What Has Aaron Wan-Bissaka Won?

His two major trophies both came at Manchester United, the EFL Cup in 2022-23 and the FA Cup in 2023-24. He also collected runner up medals in the 2020-21 Europa League and the 2022-23 FA Cup. For a defender whose job is mostly to stop things, that is a full trophy cabinet.

The individual awards tell the rest of the story, with Palace's Young Player of the Year for 2017-18, Palace's Player of the Year for 2018-19 and West Ham's Hammer of the Year for 2024-25. Those awards mark recognition at different stages of his career, from his Palace breakthrough to his first West Ham season. His honours module brings the dated trophies and individual awards together.

What Does Wan-Bissaka Do on the Pitch?

He is a defensive right back first, the sort of player a manager trusts to handle the quickest winger in the opposition side. Supporters call him Spiderman because his long legs seem to stretch out of nowhere to hook the ball away, and AWB is the shorthand you will see on every fan timeline from Surulere to Soweto.

His strength is timing in the one against one duel. He tends to wait, stay on his feet and go to ground only when he is certain, which is why so many of his tackles end with the ball rather than a free kick. That patience is rarer than it sounds, much like the danfo driver who never touches the horn.

Going forward, his game grew as his career did. At Palace he was mainly a stopper, while at West Ham he was asked to carry the ball further and support the attack more often, and the Hammer of the Year award in 2024-25 suggests supporters liked what they saw. Perhaps the fairest summary is that his defending opened the door and his all round play kept him in the room.

Wan-Bissaka's stats module records this season's minutes, appearances and tackles as matches are completed. Reading his fouls conceded alongside his duels won helps assess the timing that defines his defending. For the Leopards right back, recovering possession cleanly can matter more than the attacking moments selected for a highlights package.

Wan-Bissaka and the Leopards: Why DR Congo, His Debut and the Caps Module

He chose DR Congo because that is his family's heritage, even though he was born in Croydon and came through English football. He played for England at under 20 and under 21 level and was called up to the senior squad in August 2019, but he withdrew with a back injury and never won a senior England cap. His England appearances were at youth level; his senior international career began with the Leopards.

There was an earlier hint of where this would end. On 7 October 2015 he played once for DR Congo's under 20 side in a friendly against England's under 17s, an appearance that does not count towards his senior caps. FIFA approved his switch of allegiance on 22 August 2025, and a fortnight later, on 5 September 2025, he made his senior debut in a 4-1 World Cup qualifier win over South Sudan in Juba.

Cap counts differ by outlet, so they are best read with a date beside them. Inside Croydon reported 15 senior DR Congo caps on 29 June 2026, while Wikipedia's October 2026 revision lists 18, made up of eight in 2025 and ten in 2026, with no goals. His stats module provides the updated total, while those dated reports preserve earlier snapshots of his Leopards career.

The defining match is DR Congo's 3-1 win over Uzbekistan at the 2026 World Cup, the country's first ever win at a World Cup finals. That came after a 1-1 draw with Portugal and a 1-0 defeat to Colombia, and he played all but five minutes of the three group games. Lagos understands the choice he made, because Nigerian football knows the London born player who picks his parents' flag, and few made that call count on a bigger stage.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka net worth

Sportsbrief estimated Aaron Wan-Bissaka's net worth at about USD 9 million in 2023. This is an unofficial estimate, rather than a verified account of his assets and financial commitments. Its publication year matters when weighing it against later career moves.

Sportskeeda's Manchester United wage list for 2020-21 reported GBP 90,000 a week for Wan-Bissaka. That was a past club wage and does not establish his pay under the West Ham contract or the Aston Villa loan. What is on the record is the contract itself, as reported by Wikipedia: West Ham signed him on 13 August 2024 to a seven year deal, which would run to 2031. No verified endorsement deals have been reported either, so none are listed here.

The reported transfer fees describe payments between clubs: up to £50 million including add-ons for his United move from Palace in 2019, and a reported £15 million for his West Ham move in 2024. Neither fee represents a payment of that amount to Wan-Bissaka. Net worth concerns assets less liabilities, so a historical wage alone cannot establish it.

For readers comparing the estimate in naira, shillings, rand or cedis, a currency conversion leaves its unofficial status unchanged. The USD 9 million figure belongs to Sportsbrief's 2023 estimate, while Sportskeeda's weekly wage figure relates specifically to 2020-21. Neither establishes his wealth or salary after those dates.

How to Watch Wan-Bissaka From Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana and Uganda

To find coverage of Wan-Bissaka's club matches, use the broadcaster module's country listings for Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana and Uganda. Check the rights holder against the competition you want to watch, since coverage arrangements can change between seasons. His fixture listings supply local kick off times for planning a viewing centre visit or watching on a phone.

For a winter match starting at 15:00 in Britain, Lagos reads 16:00 WAT, Nairobi and Kampala read 18:00 EAT, Johannesburg reads 17:00 SAST, and Accra reads 15:00 GMT. A British summer start at 15:00 instead means Lagos at 15:00 WAT, Nairobi and Kampala at 17:00 EAT, Johannesburg at 16:00 SAST, and Accra at 14:00 GMT. Accra runs an hour behind Lagos.

When Wan-Bissaka represents the Leopards, consult the DR Congo fixture listings for the match date and your country's kick off time. Kinshasa uses WAT; Lubumbashi uses Central Africa Time, matching the SAST clock in Johannesburg. Choose your viewing location in the fixtures module and follow the wider Congolese connection through our African footballers profiles.