Daniel Nii Tackie Mensah "Danny" Welbeck, born 26 November 1990. He is an English footballer, who plays for
Manchester United. His regular position is as a winger or a striker.
Welbeck born in Longsight, Manchester,
England, to Ghanaian parents, 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. He had the chance to snatch a draw for United when he was brought down in the penalty area in the final minute, but he put the penalty kick over the bar.
On 25 January 2008,
Sir Alex Ferguson revealed that
Welbeck would be considered a first team squad member for the rest of the 2007–08 season. On 9 February 2008,
Sir Alex Ferguson revealed that his 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. This did not come to pass however, as he was left out of the team entirely.
Welbeck made his competitive debut for the
Manchester United first team on 23 September 2008, starting up front in the team's League Cup Third Round match at home to Middlesbrough. On 25 January 2010, Welbeck became Alex Ferguson's son Darren's first signing as Preston North End manager since he took charge earlier in the month, signing on loan for the remainder of the 2009–10 season. He
made his debut the next day, starting up front against Darren Ferguson's former club, Peterborough United;
In 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.
Welbeck was originally intended to be a squad member for England's European Under-19 Championship campaign in July 2008, but was forced to withdraw. He eventually made his debut for the Under-19s on 9 September 2008, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 win over the Netherlands.
Welbeck made his
England under-21 debut on 10 February 2009, in the 3–2 loss to Ecuador.
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