General |
Danny Welbeck | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name: | Danny Nii Tackie Mensah Welbeck | |
Date of birth: | 26 November 1990 | |
Place of birth: | Longsight, Manchester, England | |
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |
Playing position: | Forward / Winger | |
Club information | ||
Current club | Brighton & Hove Albion | |
Number: | 18 | |
Youth clubs | ||
2001-2008 | Manchester United | |
Senior clubs | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls) |
2008–2014 2010 2010–2011 2014–2019 2019–2020 2020– |
Manchester United → Preston North End (loan) → Sunderland (loan) Arsenal Watford Brighton & Hove Albion |
8 (2) 26 (6) 88 (16) 18 (2) 0 (0) | 90 (20)
National team | ||
2006–2007 2007–2008 2008–2009 2009–2011 2011– |
England U17 England U18 England U19 England U21 England |
2 (2) 8 (2) 14 (5) 42 (16) | 11 (2)
Daniel Nii Tackie Mensah "Danny" Welbeck (born 26 November 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Brighton & Hove Albion and the England national team. He is a centre forward who can also play on the wing.
Welbeck made his way through the youth teams at Manchester United before making his senior debut in 2008 and scoring in the process. He went on to win the 2008–09 Football League Cup and the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup before being sent on loan to Preston North End and more recently Sunderland. Since the 2011–12 season, Welbeck has been a regular figure in the Manchester United first team.
He made his senior England debut in March 2011 in a 1–1 friendly draw against Ghana, the nationality of both of his parents. He scored his first senior international goal on 2 June 2012, scoring the only goal in a 1–0 friendly victory over Belgium.
Honours[]
Clubs[]
- Manchester United
- Premier League: 2012–13
- Football League Cup: 2008–09
- FA Community Shield: 2011, 2013
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2008
Arsenal
- FA Cup: 2016–17
- FA Community Shield: 2017
- EFL Cup runner-up): 2017–18
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2018–19
England U19
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2009
Individual[]
- Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year: 2007–08
External links[]
- Profile at ManUtd.com
- Danny Welbeck profile at Soccerbase
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. squad - 2024–25 |
1 Verbruggen · 2 Lamptey · 3 Igor · 4 Webster · 5 Dunk · 6 Milner · 7 March · 8 Gruda · 9 João Pedro · 10 Enciso · 14 Rutter · 15 Moder · 17 Minteh · 18 Welbeck · 20 Baleba · 22 Mitoma · 23 Steele · 24 Adingra · 25 O'Riley · 26 Ayari · 27 Wieffer · 28 Ferguson · 29 van Hecke · 30 Estupiñán · 32 Peupion · 34 Veltman · 41 Hinshelwood · Kadıoğlu · Manager: Fabian Hürzeler |
England |
England – UEFA Euro 2012 – Quarter-finals |
1. Hart
2. Johnson
3. Cole
4. Gerrard (c)
5. Kelly
6. Terry
7. Walcott
8. Henderson
9. Carroll
10. Rooney
11. Young
12. Baines
13. Green
14. Jones
15. Lescott
16. Milner
17. Parker
18. Jagielka
19. Downing
20. Chamberlain
21. Defoe
22. Welbeck
23. Butland |
England – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Group stage |
1. Hart 2. Johnson 3. Baines 4. Gerrard (c) 5. Cahill 6. Jagielka 7. Wilshere 8. Lampard 9. Sturridge 10. Rooney 11. Welbeck 12. Smalling 13. Foster 14. Henderson 15. Chamberlain 16. Jones 17. Milner 18. Lambert 19. Sterling 20. Lallana 21. Barkley 22. Forster 23. Shaw Manager: Roy Hodgson |
England – 2018 FIFA World Cup – Fourth place |
1. Pickford 2. Walker 3. Rose 4. Dier 5. Stones 6. Maguire 7. Lingard 8. Henderson 9. Kane (c) 10. Sterling 11. Vardy 12. Trippier 13. Butland 14. Welbeck 15. Cahill 16. Jones 17. Delph 18. Young 19. Rashford 20. Alli 21. Loftus-Cheek 22. Alexander-Arnold 23. Pope Manager: Gareth Southgate |