Danny Welbeck

Also known as Daniel Nii Tackie Mensah Welbeck, Daniel Welbeck

English association football player (born 1990)

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Daniel Nii Tackie Mensah Welbeck, known as Danny Welbeck, is an English association football player born in Manchester on November 26, 1990. He holds United Kingdom citizenship and speaks English. Welbeck plays as a forward, specifically as a centre-forward, and wears the number 18. His professional career began in 2008, and he has competed in the Premier League and the English Football League.

Welbeck has played for several clubs, including Manchester United F.C., Preston North End F.C., Sunderland A.F.C., Arsenal F.C., and Brighton and Hove Albion. He represents England in international competition. His tournament participations include UEFA Euro 2012, the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

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It is catalogued under topics including 1990 births, 2014 FIFA World Cup players and 2018 FIFA World Cup players.

Its subject is documented across 63 Wikipedia language editions.

Sports profile

Sport: Soccer
Team: Brighton and Hove Albion
Position: Centre-Forward
Nationality: England

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: Manchester
Occupation: association football player
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Participant in: 2018 FIFA World Cup
Sport: association football
Member of team: England men's national association football team
Position played: forward
League: English Football League
Country for sport: England
Mass: 72
Image: Danny Welbeck 2018-06-13 1.jpg
Height: 185

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Commons category: Danny Welbeck
date of birth: 1990-11-26
sport number: 18
birth name: Daniel Nii Tackie Mensah Welbeck
name in native language: Danny Welbeck
start of work period: 2008-00-00

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Encyclopedic overview

Daniel Nii Tackie Mensah Welbeck (born 26 November 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.

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 spells with Preston North End and 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. In August 2019, Welbeck joined Watford, following his release by Arsenal at the end of the previous season, before joining Brighton & Hove Albion a year later. He has since become Brighton's all-time top scorer in the Premier League.

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