Danny Welbeck

Date of birth26 November 1990
Place of birthManchester
NationalityEnglish
Weight73 kg
Height1.85 m
PositionForward

One of Manchester United's academy brightest talents, local boy Danny Welbeck was soon perceived as a star in the making.

A tall, powerful striker, he has a lovely delicate touch and quickly made an impression, scoring spectacularly on his Premier League debut.

Danny's contract at Manchester United was extended to June 2013 in December 2009 and to June 2016 in August 2012.

Came to the fore during 2011-12 as Manchester United's first choice striker alongside Wayne Rooney and was seen as a likely replacement for his mentor when Rooney was suspended for the first two games of England's Euro 2012 campaign.

He was included in Roy Hodgson's 2014 World Cup squad.

Danny joined Watford in August 2019 with a three-year contract.

He joined Brighton and Hove Albion in October 2020 with a one-year contract that was extended to June 2022 in June 2021 and to June 2024 in August 2022.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Manchester United 11 Jul 2008 01 Sep 2014
Preston North End 25 Jan 2010 25 Feb 2010 L
Sunderland 12 Aug 2010 31 May 2011 L
Arsenal 01 Sep 2014 30 Jun 2019
Watford 07 Aug 2019 06 Oct 2020
Brighton and Hove Albion 18 Oct 2020

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2008-09 Manchester United FA Cup 3
2
2
2008-09 Manchester United League Cup 4
1
2008-09 Manchester United Premier League 1
2
1
2009-10 Manchester United FA Cup 1
2009-10 Manchester United League Cup 3
2
2009-10 Manchester United Premier League 1
4
2009-10 Manchester United UEFA Champions League 2
2009-10 Preston North End League Championship 8
2
2010-11 Sunderland League Cup 2
2010-11 Sunderland Premier League 21
5
6
2
2011-12 Manchester United FA Community Shield 1
2011-12 Manchester United FA Cup 2
1
1
2011-12 Manchester United League Cup
1
2011-12 Manchester United Premier League 23
7
9
3
2011-12 Manchester United UEFA Champions League 1
1
2
2011-12 Manchester United UEFA Europa League
3
2012-13 Manchester United FA Cup 3
1
2012-13 Manchester United League Cup 2
2012-13 Manchester United Premier League 13
14
1
1
2012-13 Manchester United UEFA Champions League 5
2
1
2013-14 Manchester United FA Community Shield 1
2013-14 Manchester United FA Cup 1
2013-14 Manchester United League Cup 3
1
2013-14 Manchester United Premier League 15
10
9
2
2013-14 Manchester United UEFA Champions League 4
1
1
2014-15 Arsenal FA Cup 3
1
2014-15 Arsenal Premier League 18
7
4
3
2014-15 Arsenal UEFA Champions League 6
3
1
2014-15 Manchester United League Cup 1
2014-15 Manchester United Premier League
2
2015-16 Arsenal FA Cup 1
1
1
2015-16 Arsenal Premier League 7
4
4
1
2015-16 Arsenal UEFA Champions League 1
1
2016-17 Arsenal FA Cup 2
2
2
2016-17 Arsenal Premier League 8
8
2
2017-18 Arsenal FA Community Shield 1
2017-18 Arsenal FA Cup 1
1
1
2017-18 Arsenal League Cup 2
1
1
2017-18 Arsenal Premier League 12
16
5
1
2017-18 Arsenal UEFA Europa League 9
1
3
2018-19 Arsenal League Cup 2
2
1
2018-19 Arsenal Premier League 1
7
1
2018-19 Arsenal UEFA Europa League 4
2
2019-20 Watford League Cup 2
1
2019-20 Watford Premier League 8
10
2
2020-21 Brighton and Hove Albion Premier League 17
7
6
2021-22 Brighton and Hove Albion FA Cup 1
1
2021-22 Brighton and Hove Albion Premier League 15
10
6
2022-23 Brighton and Hove Albion FA Cup 2
3
2022-23 Brighton and Hove Albion League Cup 1
1
2022-23 Brighton and Hove Albion Premier League 21
10
6
2023-24 Brighton and Hove Albion FA Cup
3
1
2023-24 Brighton and Hove Albion League Cup
1
2023-24 Brighton and Hove Albion Premier League 14
5
3
2
2023-24 Brighton and Hove Albion UEFA Europa League 3
1
1
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
23 Sep 2008 Manchester United v Middlesbrough W 3-1 League Cup 3rd round
11 Nov 2008 Manchester United v Queens Park Rangers W 1-0 League Cup 4th round
15 Nov 2008 Manchester United v Stoke City W 5-0 Premier League
04 Jan 2009 Southampton v Manchester United W 0-3 FA Cup 3rd round
07 Jan 2009 Derby County v Manchester United L 1-0 League Cup Semi-final 1st leg
20 Jan 2009 Manchester United v Derby County W 4-2
Agg: 4-3
League Cup Semi-final 2nd leg
24 Jan 2009 Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur W 2-1 FA Cup 4th round
15 Feb 2009 Derby County v Manchester United W 1-4 FA Cup 5th round
01 Mar 2009 Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur W 0-0 (4-1) League Cup Final
07 Mar 2009 Fulham v Manchester United W 0-4 FA Cup 6th round
05 Apr 2009 Manchester United v Aston Villa W 3-2 Premier League
19 Apr 2009 Everton v Manchester United L 0-0 (2-4) FA Cup Semi-final
24 May 2009 Hull City v Manchester United W 0-1 Premier League
23 Sep 2009 Manchester United v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 1-0 League Cup 3rd round
03 Oct 2009 Manchester United v Sunderland D 2-2 Premier League
17 Oct 2009 Manchester United v Bolton Wanderers W 2-1 Premier League
27 Oct 2009 Barnsley v Manchester United W 0-2 League Cup 4th round
25 Nov 2009 Manchester United v Besiktas L 0-1 UEFA Champions League Group B
01 Dec 2009 Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur W 2-0 League Cup 5th round
08 Dec 2009 VfL Wolfsburg v Manchester United W 1-3 UEFA Champions League Group B
15 Dec 2009 Manchester United v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 3-0 Premier League
19 Dec 2009 Fulham v Manchester United L 3-0 Premier League
30 Dec 2009 Manchester United v Wigan Athletic W 5-0 Premier League
03 Jan 2010 Manchester United v Leeds United L 0-1 FA Cup 3rd round
07 Aug 2011 Manchester City v Manchester United W 2-3 FA Community Shield
14 Aug 2011 West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United W 1-2 Premier League
22 Aug 2011 Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur W 3-0 Premier League
28 Aug 2011 Manchester United v Arsenal W 8-2 Premier League
20 Sep 2011 Leeds United v Manchester United W 0-3 League Cup 3rd round
24 Sep 2011 Stoke City v Manchester United D 1-1 Premier League
27 Sep 2011 Manchester United v FC Basel D 3-3 UEFA Champions League Group C
01 Oct 2011 Manchester United v Norwich City W 2-0 Premier League
15 Oct 2011 Liverpool v Manchester United D 1-1 Premier League
23 Oct 2011 Manchester United v Manchester City L 1-6 Premier League
29 Oct 2011 Everton v Manchester United W 0-1 Premier League
05 Nov 2011 Manchester United v Sunderland W 1-0 Premier League
03 Dec 2011 Aston Villa v Manchester United W 0-1 Premier League
07 Dec 2011 FC Basel v Manchester United L 2-1 UEFA Champions League Group C
10 Dec 2011 Manchester United v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 4-1 Premier League
18 Dec 2011 Queens Park Rangers v Manchester United W 0-2 Premier League
21 Dec 2011 Fulham v Manchester United W 0-5 Premier League
31 Dec 2011 Manchester United v Blackburn Rovers L 2-3 Premier League
04 Jan 2012 Newcastle United v Manchester United L 3-0 Premier League
08 Jan 2012 Manchester City v Manchester United W 2-3 FA Cup 3rd round
14 Jan 2012 Manchester United v Bolton Wanderers W 3-0 Premier League
22 Jan 2012 Arsenal v Manchester United W 1-2 Premier League
28 Jan 2012 Liverpool v Manchester United L 2-1 FA Cup 4th round
05 Feb 2012 Chelsea v Manchester United D 3-3 Premier League
11 Feb 2012 Manchester United v Liverpool W 2-1 Premier League
16 Feb 2012 Ajax v Manchester United W 0-2 UEFA Europa League Round of 32 1st leg
23 Feb 2012 Manchester United v Ajax L 1-2
Agg: 3-2
UEFA Europa League Round of 32 2nd leg
26 Feb 2012 Norwich City v Manchester United W 1-2 Premier League
04 Mar 2012 Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United W 1-3 Premier League
11 Mar 2012 Manchester United v West Bromwich Albion W 2-0 Premier League
15 Mar 2012 Athletic Bilbao v Manchester United L 2-1
Agg: 5-3
UEFA Europa League Round of 16 2nd leg
18 Mar 2012 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United W 0-5 Premier League
26 Mar 2012 Manchester United v Fulham W 1-0 Premier League
02 Apr 2012 Blackburn Rovers v Manchester United W 0-2 Premier League
08 Apr 2012 Manchester United v Queens Park Rangers W 2-0 Premier League
11 Apr 2012 Wigan Athletic v Manchester United L 1-0 Premier League
15 Apr 2012 Manchester United v Aston Villa W 4-0 Premier League
22 Apr 2012 Manchester United v Everton D 4-4 Premier League
30 Apr 2012 Manchester City v Manchester United L 1-0 Premier League
20 Aug 2012 Everton v Manchester United L 1-0 Premier League
25 Aug 2012 Manchester United v Fulham W 3-2 Premier League
02 Sep 2012 Southampton v Manchester United W 2-3 Premier League
15 Sep 2012 Manchester United v Wigan Athletic W 4-0 Premier League
19 Sep 2012 Manchester United v Galatasaray W 1-0 UEFA Champions League Group H
23 Sep 2012 Liverpool v Manchester United W 1-2 Premier League
26 Sep 2012 Manchester United v Newcastle United W 2-1 League Cup 3rd round
29 Sep 2012 Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur L 2-3 Premier League
02 Oct 2012 CFR Cluj v Manchester United W 1-2 UEFA Champions League Group H
07 Oct 2012 Newcastle United v Manchester United W 0-3 Premier League
20 Oct 2012 Manchester United v Stoke City W 4-2 Premier League
31 Oct 2012 Chelsea v Manchester United L 5-4 League Cup 4th round
07 Nov 2012 Sporting Braga v Manchester United W 1-3 UEFA Champions League Group H
17 Nov 2012 Norwich City v Manchester United L 1-0 Premier League
20 Nov 2012 Galatasaray v Manchester United L 1-0 UEFA Champions League Group H
24 Nov 2012 Manchester United v Queens Park Rangers W 3-1 Premier League
28 Nov 2012 Manchester United v West Ham United W 1-0 Premier League
01 Dec 2012 Reading v Manchester United W 3-4 Premier League
05 Dec 2012 Manchester United v CFR Cluj L 0-1 UEFA Champions League Group H
09 Dec 2012 Manchester City v Manchester United W 2-3 Premier League
29 Dec 2012 Manchester United v West Bromwich Albion W 2-0 Premier League
01 Jan 2013 Wigan Athletic v Manchester United W 0-4 Premier League
05 Jan 2013 West Ham United v Manchester United D 2-2 FA Cup 3rd round
13 Jan 2013 Manchester United v Liverpool W 2-1 Premier League
20 Jan 2013 Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United D 1-1 Premier League
30 Jan 2013 Manchester United v Southampton W 2-1 Premier League
02 Feb 2013 Fulham v Manchester United W 0-1 Premier League
13 Feb 2013 Real Madrid v Manchester United D 1-1 UEFA Champions League Round of 16 1st leg
18 Feb 2013 Manchester United v Reading W 2-1 FA Cup 5th round
23 Feb 2013 Queens Park Rangers v Manchester United W 0-2 Premier League
02 Mar 2013 Manchester United v Norwich City W 4-0 Premier League
05 Mar 2013 Manchester United v Real Madrid L 1-2
Agg: 2-3
UEFA Champions League Round of 16 2nd leg
10 Mar 2013 Manchester United v Chelsea D 2-2 FA Cup 6th round
16 Mar 2013 Manchester United v Reading W 1-0 Premier League
30 Mar 2013 Sunderland v Manchester United W 0-1 Premier League
01 Apr 2013 Chelsea v Manchester United L 1-0 FA Cup 6th round replay
08 Apr 2013 Manchester United v Manchester City L 1-2 Premier League
14 Apr 2013 Stoke City v Manchester United W 0-2 Premier League
22 Apr 2013 Manchester United v Aston Villa W 3-0 Premier League
12 May 2013 Manchester United v Swansea City W 2-1 Premier League
11 Aug 2013 Manchester United v Wigan Athletic W 2-0 FA Community Shield
17 Aug 2013 Swansea City v Manchester United W 1-4 Premier League
26 Aug 2013 Manchester United v Chelsea D 0-0 Premier League
01 Sep 2013 Liverpool v Manchester United L 1-0 Premier League
22 Sep 2013 Manchester City v Manchester United L 4-1 Premier League
25 Sep 2013 Manchester United v Liverpool W 1-0 League Cup 3rd round
02 Oct 2013 Shakhtar Donetsk v Manchester United D 1-1 UEFA Champions League Group A
05 Oct 2013 Sunderland v Manchester United W 1-2 Premier League
19 Oct 2013 Manchester United v Southampton D 1-1 Premier League
24 Nov 2013 Cardiff City v Manchester United D 2-2 Premier League
01 Dec 2013 Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United D 2-2 Premier League
04 Dec 2013 Manchester United v Everton L 0-1 Premier League
15 Dec 2013 Aston Villa v Manchester United W 0-3 Premier League
18 Dec 2013 Stoke City v Manchester United W 0-2 League Cup 5th round
21 Dec 2013 Manchester United v West Ham United W 3-1 Premier League
26 Dec 2013 Hull City v Manchester United W 2-3 Premier League
28 Dec 2013 Norwich City v Manchester United W 0-1 Premier League
01 Jan 2014 Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur L 1-2 Premier League
05 Jan 2014 Manchester United v Swansea City L 1-2 FA Cup 3rd round
07 Jan 2014 Sunderland v Manchester United L 2-1 League Cup Semi-final 1st leg
11 Jan 2014 Manchester United v Swansea City W 2-0 Premier League
19 Jan 2014 Chelsea v Manchester United L 3-1 Premier League
22 Jan 2014 Manchester United v Sunderland W 2-1
Agg: 3-3 (1-2)
League Cup Semi-final 2nd leg
01 Feb 2014 Stoke City v Manchester United L 2-1 Premier League
25 Feb 2014 Olympiakos v Manchester United L 2-0 UEFA Champions League Round of 16 1st leg
08 Mar 2014 West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United W 0-3 Premier League
16 Mar 2014 Manchester United v Liverpool L 0-3 Premier League
19 Mar 2014 Manchester United v Olympiakos W 3-0
Agg: 3-2
UEFA Champions League Round of 16 2nd leg
22 Mar 2014 West Ham United v Manchester United W 0-2 Premier League
25 Mar 2014 Manchester United v Manchester City L 0-3 Premier League
01 Apr 2014 Manchester United v Bayern Munchen D 1-1 UEFA Champions League Quarter-final 1st leg
09 Apr 2014 Bayern Munchen v Manchester United L 3-1
Agg: 4-2
UEFA Champions League Quarter-final 2nd leg
20 Apr 2014 Everton v Manchester United L 2-0 Premier League
26 Apr 2014 Manchester United v Norwich City W 4-0 Premier League
03 May 2014 Manchester United v Sunderland L 0-1 Premier League
11 May 2014 Southampton v Manchester United D 1-1 Premier League
24 Aug 2014 Sunderland v Manchester United D 1-1 Premier League
26 Aug 2014 Milton Keynes Dons v Manchester United L 4-0 League Cup 2nd round
30 Aug 2014 Burnley v Manchester United D 0-0 Premier League


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2007-08 England Under-18 2
2
2008-09 England UEFA Under-19 6
2
2008-09 England Under-19 2
2008-09 England Under-21
2
2009-10 England UEFA Under-21
2
2010-11 England International Friendly
1
2010-11 England UEFA Under-21 7
4
1
2010-11 England Under-21 2
1
1
2011-12 England International Friendly 2
1
1
2011-12 England UEFA European Championship 4
1
1
2012-13 England FIFA World Cup 2
3
2
1
2012-13 England International Friendly 2
1
2013-14 England FIFA World Cup 5
2
1
2013-14 England International Friendly 3
2
1
2014-15 England International Friendly 1
1
2014-15 England UEFA European Championship 5
6
2015-16 England International Friendly 1
2017-18 England FIFA World Cup
3
1
2017-18 England International Friendly
3
1
2018-19 England International Friendly 1
2018-19 England UEFA Nations League
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
20 Nov 2007 England v Ghana W 2-0 Under-18
16 Apr 2008 England v Austria W 2-0 Under-18
09 Sep 2008 England v Netherlands W 2-1 Under 19
08 Oct 2008 Albania v England W 0-3 UEFA Under 19 Qualifying group 9
18 Nov 2008 England v Germany W 1-0 Under 19
10 Feb 2009 Ecuador v England L 3-2 Under-21
31 Mar 2009 England v France L 0-2 Under-21
21 Jul 2009 England v Switzerland D 1-1 UEFA Under 19 Finals Group A
24 Jul 2009 England v Ukraine D 2-2 UEFA Under 19 Finals Group A
27 Jul 2009 England v Slovenia W 7-1 UEFA Under 19 Finals Group A
30 Jul 2009 England v France W 3-1 UEFA Under 19 Finals semi-final
02 Aug 2009 Ukraine v England L 2-0 UEFA Under 19 Finals final
08 Sep 2009 Greece v England D 1-1 UEFA Under-21 Qualifying group 9
09 Oct 2009 England v North Macedonia W 6-3 UEFA Under-21 Qualifying group 9
10 Aug 2010 England v Uzbekistan W 2-0 Under-21
03 Sep 2010 Portugal v England W 0-1 UEFA Under-21 Qualifying group 9
07 Sep 2010 England v Lithuania W 3-0 UEFA Under-21 Qualifying group 9
08 Oct 2010 England v Romania W 2-1 UEFA Under-21 Play-off 1st leg
12 Oct 2010 Romania v England D 0-0 UEFA Under-21 Play-off 2nd leg
24 Mar 2011 Denmark v England W 0-4 Under-21
29 Mar 2011 England v Ghana D 1-1 International Friendly
05 Jun 2011 England v Norway W 2-0 Under-21
12 Jun 2011 England v Spain D 1-1 UEFA Under-21 Finals Group B
15 Jun 2011 England v Ukraine D 0-0 UEFA Under-21 Finals Group B
19 Jun 2011 Czech Republic v England L 2-1 UEFA Under-21 Finals Group B
07 Oct 2011 Montenegro v England D 2-2 UEFA European Championship Group G
12 Nov 2011 England v Spain W 1-0 International Friendly
29 Feb 2012 England v Netherlands L 2-3 International Friendly
02 Jun 2012 England v Belgium W 1-0 International Friendly
11 Jun 2012 France v England D 1-1 UEFA European Championship Finals Group D
15 Jun 2012 Sweden v England W 2-3 UEFA European Championship Finals Group D
19 Jun 2012 England v Ukraine W 1-0 UEFA European Championship Finals Group D
24 Jun 2012 England v Italy L 0-0 (2-4) UEFA European Championship Quarter-final
07 Sep 2012 Moldova v England W 0-5 FIFA World Cup Europe group H
11 Sep 2012 England v Ukraine D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group H
12 Oct 2012 England v San Marino W 5-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group H
17 Oct 2012 Poland v England D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group H
14 Nov 2012 Sweden v England L 4-2 International Friendly
06 Feb 2013 England v Brazil W 2-1 International Friendly
26 Mar 2013 Montenegro v England D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group H
14 Aug 2013 England v Scotland W 3-2 International Friendly
06 Sep 2013 England v Moldova W 4-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group H
11 Oct 2013 England v Montenegro W 4-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group H
15 Oct 2013 England v Poland W 2-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group H
05 Mar 2014 England v Denmark W 1-0 International Friendly
30 May 2014 England v Peru W 3-0 International Friendly
04 Jun 2014 Ecuador v England D 2-2 International Friendly
07 Jun 2014 England v Honduras D 0-0 International Friendly
14 Jun 2014 England v Italy L 1-2 FIFA World Cup Finals Group D
19 Jun 2014 Uruguay v England L 2-1 FIFA World Cup Finals Group D
03 Sep 2014 England v Norway W 1-0 International Friendly
08 Sep 2014 Switzerland v England W 0-2 UEFA European Championship Qualifying group E
09 Oct 2014 England v San Marino W 5-0 UEFA European Championship Qualifying group E
12 Oct 2014 Estonia v England W 0-1 UEFA European Championship Qualifying group E
15 Nov 2014 England v Slovenia W 3-1 UEFA European Championship Qualifying group E
18 Nov 2014 Scotland v England W 1-3 International Friendly
27 Mar 2015 England v Lithuania W 4-0 UEFA European Championship Qualifying group E
26 Mar 2016 Germany v England W 2-3 International Friendly
01 Sep 2017 Malta v England W 0-4 FIFA World Cup Europe group F
04 Sep 2017 England v Slovakia W 2-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group F
23 Mar 2018 Netherlands v England W 0-1 International Friendly
02 Jun 2018 England v Nigeria W 2-1 International Friendly
07 Jun 2018 England v Costa Rica W 2-0 International Friendly
28 Jun 2018 England v Belgium L 0-1 FIFA World Cup Group G
08 Sep 2018 England v Spain L 1-2 UEFA Nations League League A Group A4
11 Sep 2018 England v Switzerland W 1-0 International Friendly


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.