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Ollie Watkins

Aston Villa FC

 18 appearances, 5 goals
 one goal on debut
 
 P 18 W 11 D 4 L 3 F 36: A 13
(actual pitch goals F 14: A 5)
 72% successful
 2021-24

disciplined: 1
captain: none
minutes played: 606

Timeline
  Oliver George Arthur Watkins
Birth Saturday, 30 December 1995 in Torquay, Devon
  registered in Torbay, January-March 1996.
Education Attended South Dartmoor Community College

Source

TheSun Yearbook [2021] & .

Playing Career

Club(s)		 Began as a product of the under-11's at Exeter City FC academy, raising through the ranks and signing a contract on 1 July 2013. Joined Weston-Super-Mare FC on loan on 8 December 2014, for the remainder of the season, making eighteen+six Conference South appearances, scoring ten goals. Signed for Brentford FC on 17 July 2017 for £1.8million. Signed for Aston Villa FC on 9 September 2020 for £28 million.

League honours
332+31 appearances, 133 goals
one red card		 Exeter City FC 2013-17 55+13 appearances, 21 goals
debut (league two): (sub) 3 May 2014 Hartlepool United FC 0 Exeter City FC 2
Brentford FC 2017-20 120+twelve appearances, 46 goals
debut (championship): (sub) 5 August 2017 Sheffield United FC 1 Brentford FC 0.
Aston Villa FC 2020-24 157+six appearances, 66 goals
debut: 21 September 2021 Aston Villa FC 1 Sheffield United FC 0.
Club honours Football League Two 2016-17 fifth place (40+5 apps).
Championship third place 2019-20 (play-off runners-up);

Individual honours		 EFL... Young Player of the Month March 2016; League Two Player of the Month January 2017; Young Player of the Year 2016-17; EFL Championship Player of the Year 2019-20;
PFA... Fans' Player of the Month March 2016; Team of the Year 2023-24;
Premier League... Player of the Month nominee February 2023, September 2023, February 2024; Player of the Season nominee 2023-24;
FIFA Best Men's Player nominee 2024;
Goalscoring honours EFL Championship Top Goalscorer 2019-20;
Distinctions None
Height/Weight 5' 11" [2021]

England Career
Player number 1259th player to appear for England.
BME number 99th player at Senior level.
Position(s) Forward
First match No. 1010, 25 March 2021, England 5 San Marino 0, a World Cup qualification match at The National Stadium, Wembley, London, substitute (62:25), age 25 years 88 days.
Last match
3 years 234 days		 No. 1067, 14 November 2024, Greece 0 England 3, a Nations League preliminary match at Olympiakó Stádio Spiros Louis, Marousi, Athína, substituted (65:41), aged 28 years 320 days.
Major tournaments UEFA European Championship Finals 2020 (provisional), 2024;
Major honours UEFA European Championship Finals runners-up 2024;
Individual honours None
Distinctions The seventh Devoner to represent England - the first since Trevor Francis
Unbeaten in his first nine appearances, victrious in his first four.


The Numbers
Squads Apps comp. apps Starts sub unused minutes goals ave.min comp. goals
9 18 10 6 ▲12
 ▼5		 10 606 5 121 min 2 2 none 1
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
18 11 4 3 36 13 +23 1 8 2 0.722 72.2 +8

Venue Record

Venue P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 11 7 2 2 20 7 +13 1 6 1.818 0.636 72.7 +5
Away 4 3 1 0 12 2 +10 0 2 3.00 0.50 87.5 +3
Neutral 3 1 1 1 4 4 =0 0 0 1.333 1.333 50.0 =0

Shirt Record

Colour P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
White 12 6 3 3 20 9 +11 1 5 1.667 0.75 62.5 +3
Blue 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 0 2 2.667 0.333 100.0 +3
Purple 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 0 1 2.667 1.00 83.3 +2

Competition Record

Competition P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP 3 2 1 0 11 1 +10 0 2 2.667 0.333 83.3 +2
World Cup 3 2 1 0 11 1 +10 0 2 2.667 0.333 83.3 +2
ECP 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
ECF 3 1 1 1 4 4 =0 0 0 1.333 1.333 50.0 =0
European Championship 4 1 2 1 5 5 =0 0 0 1.25 1.25 50.0 =0
NLP 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 0 1 2.333 1.00 66.7 +1
Nations League 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 0 1 2.333 1.00 66.7 +1
Friendly matches 8 6 1 1 13 4 +9 1 5 1.625 0.50 81.3 +5

Tournament Record

World Cup Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP 2021-22 3 2 1 0 11 1 +10 0 2 2.667 0.333 83.3 +2
WCP All 3 2 1 0 11 1 +10 0 2 2.667 0.333 83.3 +2

European Championship Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECP 2021-22 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
ECP All 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
European Championship Final Tournament
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECF 2024 3 1 1 1 4 4 =0 0 0 1.333 1.333 50.0 =0
ECF All 3 1 1 1 4 4 =0 0 0 1.333 1.333 50.0 =0
European Championship
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
EC 2021-22 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
EC 2023-24 4 1 2 1 5 5 =0 0 0 1.25 1.25 50.0 =0
EC All 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0

Nations League Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
NLP 2024 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 0 1 2.333 1.00 66.7 +1
NLP All 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 0 1 2.333 1.00 66.7 +1

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 3 2 1 0 11 1 +10 0 2 2.667 0.333 83.3 +2
EC 4 1 2 1 5 5 =0 0 0 1.25 1.25 50.0 =0
NL 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 0 1 2.333 1.00 66.7 +1
10 5 3 2 23 9 +14 0 3 2.3 0.9 65 +3


 Club: Aston Villa F.C. - eighteen full appearances (606 min) 5ᵍ manager: Gareth Southgate - fifteen full appearances (489 min) 5ᵍx

apps match pic match details comp res. rundown shirt

Age 25
1 1010 25 March 2021 - England 5 San Marino 0
The National Stadium, Wembley		 WCP HW ▲(4-0) 63
82:12		 21

The 1259th player to appear for England.
the 76th player from Aston Villa to represent England
The 99th BME player at Senior level.

1011 28 March 2021 - Albania 0 England 2, Air Albania Stadium, Tiranë   AW
unused sub		 21
1012 31 March 2021 - England 2 Poland 1, The National Stadium, Wembley HW 21
Watkins was chosen for the 2020 European Championship Finals provisional squad of 33 players, but was one of the seven players that were cut from the Finals squad submitted to UEFA the day before his debut.
2 1013 2 June 2021 - England 1 Austria 0
 Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
Fr		 HW ▲(1-0) 61 17
3 1014 6 June 2021 - England 1 Romania 0
 Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough 		HW ▲(1-0) 82 18
  
4 1025 9 October 2021 - Andorra 0 England 5
Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella
WCP		 AW ▲(0-4) 80 23
5 1026 12 October 2021 - England 1 Hungary 1
The National Stadium, Wembley		 HD ▲(1-1) 92 23
  

Age 26
6 1029 26 March 2022 - England 2 Switzerland 1
The National Stadium, Wembley
Fr		 HW ▲(1-1) 88 19
7 1030 29 March 2022 - England 3 Côte d'Ivoire 0
The National Stadium, Wembley		 HW 29:44
▼(2-0) 62		 9
CF
 

Age 27
8 1048 13 October 2023 - England 1 Australia 0
The National Stadium, Wembley		 Fr HW 56:56
▼(1-0) 73		 9
CF
1049 17 October 2023 - England 3 Italy 1, The National Stadium, Wembley ECP HW unused sub 19
1050 17 November 2023 - England 2 Malta 0, The National Stadium, Wembley
ECP		 HW unused sub 19
9 1051 20 November 2023 - North Macedonia 1 England 1
 Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje		 AD ▼(1-0) 58 9
CF

Age 28
10 1052 23 March 2024 - England 0 Brazil 1
The National Stadium, Wembley		 Fr HL   9
CF
11 1053 26 March 2024 - England 2 Belgium 2
The National Stadium, Wembley		 HD ▲(1-2) 80 9

The 85th player to appear as a substitute seven times for England.

12 1054 3 June 2024 - England 3 Bosnia & Herzegovina 0
St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
Fr		 HW ▼(1-0) 61 9
CF
1055 7 June 2024 - England 0 Iceland 1, The National Stadium, Wembley HL unused sub 18

ECF		 res. cf 19x
1056 16 June 2024 - Serbia 0 England 1, Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen NW unused sub
13 1057 20 June 2024 - Denmark 1 England 1
Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt		 ND ▲(1-1) 69
1058 25 June 2024 - England 0 Slovenia 0, RheinEnergie Stadion, Köln ND
unused sub
1059 30 June 2024 - England 2 Slovakia 1, Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen NW
1060 6 July 2024 - England 1 Switzerland 1, Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf ND
14 1061 10 July 2024 - Netherlands 1 England 2
Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund		 ND ▲(1-1) 81
89:59
15 1062 14 July 2024 - Spain 2 England 1
Olympiastadion, Berlin		 NL ▲(1-0) 61
91

  interim head coach: Lee Carsley - three full appearances (117 min) 1ᵍx

1063 7 September 2024 - Republic of Ireland 0 England 2, The Aviva Stadium, Dublin
NLP		 AW withdrawn squad member
1064 10 September 2024 - England 2 Finland 0, The National Stadium, Wembley HW
16 1065 10 October 2024 - England 1 Greece 2
The National Stadium, Wembley
NLP		 HL ▲(0-1) 60
87
18
CF
17 1066 13 October 2024 - Finland 1 England 3
Olympiastadion, Helsinki		 AW ▲(0-1) 69
84
18 1067 14 November 2024 - Greece 0 England 3
Olympiakó Stádio Spiros Louis, Athína
NLP		 AW 6:14
▼(1-0) 66
18
CF
1068 17 November 2024 - England 5 Republic of Ireland 0, The National Stadium, Wembley HW unused sub
  


  

 
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