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| Full name | Daniel Welbeck | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker, Winger | ||
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| Current team | Manchester United | ||
| Number | 47 | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:05, 30 January 2008 (UTC) | |||
Daniel "Danny" Welbeck (born 26 November 1990 in Manchester, England), is an English association footballer, currently playing for Manchester United. His regular position is as a winger or a striker. He has great potential and is touted to become United's first home-grown striker since Mark Hughes. Due to his height and running style, he has been compared to Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor and Portsmouth striker Nwankwo Kanu.
Club career
Welbeck joined Manchester United during the 2005–06 season, making his debut for the club's Under-18 side on 8 April 2006 in a league match against Sunderland. He then came on as a substitute in the next game, before being named as an unused substitute in the team's last two games of the season. The following season, he made a further 28 appearances for the Under-18s, scoring nine goals, including eight appearances and one goal in the FA Youth Cup, in which he helped the team to reach the final, despite being two years younger than some of the other players.
Welbeck signed his first trainee contract in July 2007, and started the 2007–08 season in the Under-18 side, but was quickly promoted to the Reserve team, making a number of substitute appearances. Then, in January 2008, he was called up to the first team for the trip to Saudi Arabia to play Al-Hilal in Sami Al-Jaber's testimonial. Welbeck made his debut in that game on 21 January 2008, coming on as a 65th-minute substitute for Anderson. Despite missing a last minute penalty that would have salvaged a draw for United, he performed reasonably well.
On 26 January 2008, Sir Alex Ferguson revealed that Welbeck will be considered a first team squad member for the rest of the season. On 9 February 2008, Alex Ferguson revealed that Welbeck would be involved in the matchday squad for the Manchester derby the following day. He also hinted that Welbeck may be involved from the start of the game.
International career
Welbeck made his England Under-16s debut as a 14-year-old in October 2005 against Wales in the Victory Shield, which England won that year. He then progressed to the England Under-17s team, scoring the decider in a qualifying game against Serbia, to help his team progress to the 2007 UEFA U-17 European Championship. The tournament saw England finish as runners-up to Spain, which secured the team a place in the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Korea. There, Welbeck scored two goals against New Zealand, helping England to reach the quarter-finals in their first involvement in the tournament.
References
- Mathieson, Stuart (2008-01-23). "Welbeck hopes to follow Hughes path". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2008-01-28.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - "Report: Al Hilal 3 United 2". manutd.com. 2008-01-21. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
- Steve Bartram (2008-01-26). "Welbeck set for step up". manutd.com. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Bartram, Steve (2008-02-09). "Welbeck could make derby bow". ManUtd.com. Retrieved 2008-02-09.
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External links
- Profile at ManUtd.com
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