Danny Welbeck
Welbeck with England at UEFA Euro 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Daniel Nii Tackie Mensah Welbeck | ||
| Date of birth | 26 November 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Longsight, Manchester, England | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Arsenal | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2008 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2014 | Manchester United | 92 | (20) |
| 2010 | → Preston North End (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | → Sunderland (loan) | 26 | (6) |
| 2014– | Arsenal | 46 | (9) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | England U17 | 11 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | England U18 | 2 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | England U19 | 8 | (2) |
| 2009–2011 | England U21 | 14 | (5) |
| 2011– | England | 34 | (14) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:54, 29 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:46, 13 April 2017 (UTC) |
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Daniel Nii Tackie Mensah Welbeck (born 26 November 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Arsenal and the England national team. He primarily plays as a forward but can also play as a winger.
Welbeck made his way through the youth teams at Manchester United before making his senior debut in 2008 and scoring in the process. He was with United when they won the 2008–09 League Cup and the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup before being sent on loan to Preston North End and more recently Sunderland. From the 2011–12 season, Welbeck was a regular figure in the Manchester United first team. He was transferred to Arsenal in September 2014 for a £16 million fee.
He made his senior England debut in March 2011 in a 1–1 friendly draw against Ghana, the homeland of both of his parents. He scored his first senior international goal on 2 June 2012, the only goal in a friendly victory over Belgium. Welbeck has gone on to represent England at UEFA Euro 2012 and the 2014 FIFA World Cup, earning over 30 caps.
Born in Longsight, Manchester, to Ghanaian parents, Welbeck was first spotted by Manchester United as a six-year-old. At eight years old, he impressed with local side Fletcher Moss, and was finally picked up by the Manchester United youth academy. He joined 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. He was not handicapped despite suffering from Osgood–Schlatter disease, and was making rapid progress, despite his pneumonia.
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