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Danny Welbeck

Sunderland AFC, Manchester United FC, Arsenal FC
 
42 appearances, 16 goals

P 42 W 27 D 9 L 6 F 85: A 35
*(actual F 58: A 24)
 75% successful
2011-18

disciplined: 2
captain: none
minutes played: 2365

Timeline
  Daniel Nii Tackie Mensah Welbeck

(*Actual for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.)
Birth 26 November 1990 in Longsight, Manchester, Greater Manchester [registered as Daniel Nii T.M. in Manchester, January 1991].

Source

Barry J. Hugman's PFA Yearbook [2009] &

Playing Career

Club(s)		 Welbeck is a product of the famed Manchester United FC academy system, signing his first contract as a trainee in July 2007.  He made his first team debut in September 2008. Welbeck was loaned to Preston North End FC on 25 January 2010 for the remainder of the season. He returned to United after suffering an injury in March 2010.  He was again loaned out for a season-long loan to Sunderland AFC on 12 August 2010. As an established United striker, he signed for Arsenal FC on deadline day, 1 September 2014 for £16 million, up until his release in June 2019. On 7 August 2019, Welbeck signed with Watford FC. They were relegated in his first season and released from his contract on 5 October 2020. He was then signed by Brighton & Hove Albion FC on 18 October.

League honours
223+132 appearances, 76 goals		 Manchester United FC 2009-14 53+39 appearances, twenty goals
debut: (sub) 15 November 2008 Manchester United FC 5 Stoke City FC 0.
Preston North End FC 2010 loan eight appearances, two goals
debut (championship): 26 January 2010 Peterborough United FC 0 Preston North End FC 1.
Sunderland AFC 2010-11 loan 21+five appearances, six goals
debut: (sub) 14 August 2010 Sunderland AFC 2 Birmingham City FC 2.
Arsenal FC 2014-19 46+42 appearances, sixteen goals
debut: 13 September 2014 Arsenal FC 2 Manchester City FC 2.
Watford FC 2019-20 eight+ten appearances, two goals
debut: (sub) 17 August 2019 Everton FC 1 Watford FC 0.
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2020-24 87+36 appearances, 29 goals
debut: (sub) 1 November 2020 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1.

Club honours		 FIFA Club World Cup winners 2008;
Football League Cup winners 2008-09, runners-up 2017-18;
Premier League Champions 2008-09 (3 apps), 2012-13 (27), runners-up 2009-10 (5), 2011-12 (30), 2015-16 (11), third place 2014-15 (25);
FA Community Shield winners 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017;
FA Cup winners 2014-15 (3, injured for Final), 2016-17 (4);
UEFA Europa League runners-up 2018-19;
Individual honours Premier League... Goal of the Month nominee December 2023 (vs. Crystal Palace FC); Player of the Month nominee October 2024;
Distinctions Has scored in fifteen consecutive Premier League seasons, from 2009-10 to 2024-25
Height/Weight 6' 1", 11st 6lbs [2010].

Source

Barry J. Hugman's PFA Yearbook [2009] & ENFA.

England Career
Player number 1174th player to appear for England.
BME number The 63rd BME player at Senior level.
Position(s) Forward
First match No. 896, 29 March 2011, England 1 Ghana 1, a friendly match at The National Stadium, Wembley, London, substitute (80:33), aged 20 years 123 days.
Last match No. 987, 11 September 2018, England 1 Switzerland 0, a friendly match at The King Power Stadium, Freeman's Wharf, Leicester, substitute (60:49), aged 27 years 289 days.
Major tournaments World Cup Finals 2014, 2018;
European Championship Finals 2012;
Team honours World Cup Finals fourth place 2018; UEFA Under-19 Championships runners-up 2009;
Individual honours England U21 (fourteen appearances, five goals), England U19 (eight appearances, two goals), England U18 (two appearances, two goals), England U17 (eleven appearances), England U16 aged fourteen.
Distinctions Could have also represented Ghana, his parents nationality. It was against Ghana whom Welbeck received his senior call.
England's top scorer 2012 (five)


The Numbers
Squads Apps comp. apps starts sub unused minutes goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
30 42 24 26 ▲16
 ▼14		 11 2365 16 148 min 12 none two
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
42 27 9 6 85 35 +50 3 20 2.024 0.833 75.0 +21

Venue Record

Venue P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 22 18 2 2 51 14 +37 0 12 2.318 0.636 86.4 +16
Away 12 7 3 2 26 11 +15 0 6 2.167 0.917 70.8 +5
Neutral 8 1 4 3 8 10 -2 3 2 1.00 1.25 37.5 -2

Shirt Record

Colour P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
White 33 22 5 6 67 26 +41 2 16 2.03 0.788 74.2 +16
Blue 4 2 2 0 10 5 +5 0 1 2.50 1.24 75.0 +2
Red 5 3 2 0 8 4 +4 1 3 1.60 0.80 80.0 +3

Competition Record

Competition P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

WCP

 10 7 3 0 29 5 +24 0 5 2.90 0.50 85.0 +7
WCF 3 0 0 3 2 5 -3 1 0 0.667 1.667 0.00 -3
World Cup 13 7 3 3 31 10 +21 1 5 2.385 0.769 65.4 +4

ECP

 6 5 1 0 17 3 +14 0 4 2.833 0.50 91.7 +5
ECF 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 1 2 1.25 0.75 75.0 +2
European Championship 10 7 3 0 22 6 +16 1 6 2.20 0.60 85.0 +7

NLP

 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 0.00 -1
NLF - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nations League 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 0.00 -1
Friendly 18 13 3 2 31 17 +14 1 9 1.722 0.944 80.6 +11

Tournament Record

World Cup Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP 2012-14 8 5 3 0 23 4 +19 0 4 2.875 0.50 81.3 +5
WCP 2016-18 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 0 1 3.00 0.50 100.0 +2
WCP All 10 7 3 0 29 5 +24 0 5 2.90 0.50 85.0 +7

World Cup Final Tournament
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCF 2014 2 0 0 2 2 4 -2 0 0 1.00 2.00 0.00 -2
WCF 2018 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1 0 0.00 1.00 0.00 -1
WCF All 3 0 0 3 2 5 -3 1 0 0.667 1.667 0.00 -3

World Cup
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 2012-14 10 5 3 2 25 8 +17 0 4 2.50 0.80 65.0 +3
WC 2016-18 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 1 1 2.00 0.667 66.7 +1
WC All 13 7 3 3 31 10 +21 1 5 2.385 0.769 65.4 +4

European Championship Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECP 2010-12 1 0 1 0 2 2 =0 0 0 2.00 2.00 50.0 =0
ECP 2014-16 5 5 0 0 15 1 +14 0 4 3.00 0.20 100.0 +5
ECP All 6 5 1 0 17 3 +14 0 4 2.833 0.50 91.7 +5
European Championship Final Tournament
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECF 2012 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 1 2 1.25 0.75 75.0 +2
ECF All 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 1 2 1.25 0.75 75.0 +2
European Championship
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
EC 2010-12 5 2 3 0 7 5 +2 1 2 1.40 1.00 70.0 +2
EC 2014-16 5 5 0 0 15 1 +14 0 4 3.00 0.20 100.0 +5
EC All 10 7 3 0 22 6 +16 1 6 2.20 0.60 85.0 +7

Nations League Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
NLP 2018-19 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 0.00 -1
NLP All 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 0.00 -1

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 13 7 3 3 31 10 +21 1 5 2.385 0.769 65.4 +4
EC 10 7 3 0 22 6 +16 1 6 2.20 0.60 85.0 +7
NLT 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 0.00 -1
24 14 6 4 54 18 +36 2 11 2.25 0.75 70.8 +10

Match History

 Club: Sunderland A.F.C., on loan from Manchester United F.C. - one full appearance (9 min)

manager: Fabio Capello - 3 full appearances (49 min)x


Age 20
1 896 29 March 2011 - England 1 Ghana 1, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀1-0) Fr HD ▲sub 81 16
  

 Club: Manchester United F.C. - 25 full appearances (1636 min), 8 goals  

898 10 August 2011 - England vs. Netherlands, The National Stadium, Wembley - match postponed Fr pp squad member
  
2 900 7 October 2011 - Montenegro 2 England 2, Stadion Pod Goricom, Podgorica (⮀1-2) ECP AD ▲sub 76 17
3 901 12 November 2011 - England 1 Spain 0, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀1-0) Fr HW ▲sub 64 22
902 15 November 2011 - England 1 Sweden 0, The National Stadium, Wembley HW withdrawn
squad member
Age 21

 

caretaker-manager: Stuart Pearce - one full appearance (80 min)x


4 903 29 February 2012 - England 2 Netherlands 3, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀0-2) Fr HL Start ▼80 9

 

manager: Roy Hodgson - thirty full appearances (2076 min), 14 goalsx


904 26 May 2012 - Norway 0 England 1, Ullevål Stadion, Oslo Fr AW injured
squad member
5 905 2 June 2012 - England 1 Belgium 0, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀1-0) HW Start 36 ▼53 9
6 906 11 June 2012 - France 1 England 1, Donbass Arena, Donetsk
ECF		 ND Start
22
7 907 15 June 2012 - Sweden 2 England 3, Natsional'nyî Sportyvnyî Kompleks, Kyiv (⮀2-3) NW Start 78 ▼90
8 908 19 June 2012 - England 1 Ukraine 0, Donbass Arena, Donetsk (⮀1-0) AW Start ▼82
9 909 24 June 2012 - England 0 Italy 0ᴭᵀ, Natsional'nyî Sportyvnyî Kompleks, Kyiv (⮀0-0) ND Start ▼60
  
10 911 7 September 2012 - Moldova 0 England 5, Zimbru Stadium, Chişinău (⮀0-3) WCP AW ▲sub 68 20
11 912 11 September 2012 - England 1 Ukraine 1, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀0-1) HD ▲sub 62 20
12 913 12 October 2012 - England 5 San Marino 0, The National Stadium, Wembley WCP HW Start
37,72		 9
13 914 16 October 2012 - Poland 1 England 1, Stadion Narodowy, Warszawa (⮀0-1) AD ▲sub 67 22
14 915 14 November 2012 - Sweden 4 England 2, Nationalarenan Friends Arena, Stockholm län Fr AL Start 35 9

Age 22
15 916 6 February 2013 - England 2 Brazil 1, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW Start 9
917 22 March 2013 - San Marino 0 England 8, Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle WCP AW unused sub 21
16 918 26 March 2013 - Montenegro 1 England 1, Stadion Pod Goricom, Podgorica AD Start 42 9
919 29 May 2013 - England 1 Republic of Ireland 1, The National Stadium, Wembley tour HD injured unused sub 19
920 2 June 2013 - Brazil 2 England 2, Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Rio de Janeiro AD injured
squad member
17 921 14 August 2013 - England 3 Scotland 2, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr AW Start 53 9
18 922 6 September 2013 - England 4 Moldova 0, The National Stadium, Wembley WCP HW Start 45
45,50		 9
923 10 September 2013 - Ukraine 0 England 0, Natsional'nyî Sportyvnyĭ Kompleks, Kyiv AD Suspended
19 924 11 October 2013 - England 4 Montenegro 1, The National Stadium, Wembley WCP HW Start 9
20 925 15 October 2013 - England 2 Poland 0, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀1-0) HW Start ▼82 9
926 15 November 2013 - England 0 Chile 2, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HL withdrawn
squad member
927 19 November 2013 - England 0 Germany 1, The National Stadium, Wembley HL

Age 23
21 928 5 March 2014 - England 1 Denmark 0, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀0-0) Fr HW ▲sub 60 28
22 929 30 May 2014 - England 3 Peru 0, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW Start 11
23 930 4 June 2014 - Ecuador 2 England 2, Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens  (⮀2-2) ND ▲sub 84 11
24 931 7 June 2014 - Honduras 0 England 0, Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens  (⮀0-0) ND Start ▼79 11
25 932 14 June 2014 - England 1 Italy 2, Arena da Amazônia, Manaus (⮀1-2)
WCF		 NL Start ▼61
11
26 933 19 June 2014 - Uruguay 2 England 1, Arena de São Paulo, São Paulo NL Start
934 24 June 2014 - Costa Rica 0 England 0, Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto, Belo Horizonte ND unused sub

 Club: Arsenal F.C. - 16 full appearances (720 min), eight goals  

27 935 3 September 2014 - England 1 Norway 0, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀1-0) Fr HW ▲sub 70 19
28 936 8 September 2014 - Switzerland 0 England 2, Sankt-Jakob Park, Basel ECP AW Start
58,94		 9
29 937 9 October 2014 - England 5 San Marino 0, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀3-0) ECP HW Start 49 ▼66 9
30 938 12 October 2014 - Estonia 0 England 1, A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn (⮀0-1) AW Start ▼80 9
31 939 15 November 2014 - England 3 Slovenia 1, The National Stadium, Wembley ECP HW Start
66,72		 9
32 940 18 November 2014 - Scotland 1 England 3, Celtic Park, Glasgow (⮀0-2) Fr AW Start ▼66 9

Age 24
33 941 27 March 2015 - England 4 Lithuania 0, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀4-0) ECP HW Start 45
▼77		 9
942 31 March 2015 - Italy 1 England 1, Juventus Stadium, Torino Fr AD withdrawn
squad member
943 7 June 2015 - Republic of Ireland 0 England 0, The Aviva Stadium, Dublin Fr AD withdrawn
squad member
944 14 June 2015 - Slovenia 2 England 3, Stadion Stožice, Ljubljana ECP AW
  

Age 25
34 951 26 March 2016 - Germany 2 England 3, Olympiastadion, Berlin (⮀2-1) Fr AW Start ▼71 11
952 29 March 2016 - England 1 Netherlands 2, The National Stadium, Wembley HL unused sub 21
  

 

manager: Gareth Southgate - seven full appearances (160 min), two goalsx


Age 26
35 969 1 September 2017 - Malta 0 England 4, Stadium Nazzjonali, Ta' Qali (⮀0-1) WCP AW ▲sub 76
91		 20
36 970 4 September 2017 - England 2 Slovakia 1, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀2-1) HW ▲sub 84 20
  

Age 27
37 975 23 March 2018 - Netherlands 0 England 1, Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam (⮀0-1) Fr AW ▲sub 68 24
 976 27 March 2018 - England 1 Italy 1, The National Stadium, Wembley HD unused sub 24
38 977 2 June 2018 - England 2 Nigeria 1, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀2-1) Fr HW ▲sub 73 21
39 978 7 June 2018 - England 2 Costa Rica 0, Elland Road, Leeds (⮀1-0) HW ▲sub 61
76		 14
979 18 June 2018 - Tunisia 1 England 2, Volgograd Arena, Volgograd
WCF		 NW
unused sub
14
980 24 June 2018 - England 6 Panama 1, Stadion Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod NW
40 981 28 June 2018 - England 0 Belgium 1, Stadion Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad (⮀0-1) NL ▲sub 79
982 3 July 2018 - England 1 Colombia 1ᴭᵀ, Otkritie Arena, Moskva ND
unused sub
983 7 July 2018 - Sweden 0 England 2, Cosmos Arena, Samara NW
984 11 July 2018 - Croatia 2 England 1ᴭᵀ, Luzhniki Stadium, Moskva NL
985 14 July 2018 - Belgium 2 England 0, Krestovsky Stadium, St Petersburg NL
41 986 8 September 2018 - England 1 Spain 2, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀1-2) NLP HL ▲sub 90+4 20
42 987 11 September 2018 - England 1 Switzerland 0, King Power Stadium, Leicester (⮀1-0) Fr HW Start ▼61 9
988 12 October 2018 - Croatia 0 England 0, Stadion HNK Rijeka, Rijeka NLP AD withdrawn
squad member
989 15 October 2018 - Spain 2 England 3, Estadio Benito Villamarín, Sevilla AW
990 15 November 2018 - England 3 United States 0, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW withdrawn
squad member
991 18 November 2018 - England 2 Croatia 1, The National Stadium, Wembley NLP HW
  

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