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Duncan Watmore
English footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Duncan Ian Watmore (born 8 March 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward. Watmore previously played for Altrincham, Clitheroe, Curzon Ashton, Sunderland, Hibernian, Middlesbrough and Millwall.
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Early life
Watmore was born in Manchester[4] and is the son of Ian Watmore, a former chief executive of the Football Association.[5] He was educated at Cheadle Hulme School.[6]
Career
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Early career
Watmore started his career at Manchester United, but was released at the age of 12.[7] He joined Altrincham in their youth team at the age of 16.[7] He made his first-team debut on 27 November 2011 as a substitute in a 2–1 away defeat to F.C. United of Manchester in the FA Trophy.[8] Watmore had spells on loan at Northern Premier League Division One North clubs Clitheroe and Curzon Ashton in early 2012.[9][10] He scored 14 goals for Altrincham in the 2012–13 season.[11]
Sunderland
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Watmore signed for Premier League club Sunderland on 24 May 2013 for an undisclosed fee on a two-year contract.[5][12] He made his debut for the Sunderland first team on 5 January 2014 as a 60th-minute substitute for Ji Dong-won in a 3–1 home win against Carlisle United in the third round of the FA Cup.[13]
On 31 January 2014, Watmore joined Scottish Premiership club Hibernian on loan for the rest of the 2013–14 season.[14] His first goal came on 15 March 2014 in a 3–1 defeat away to Partick Thistle.[15][16] Watmore left Hibernian at the end of the season.[17]
On 29 May 2015, Watmore was named the U21 Premier League Player of the Season, after scoring 11 goals in 19 matches in the competition.[18]
Watmore made his league debut for Sunderland on 15 August 2015, coming off the bench to score a late consolation goal with a scuffed volley into the bottom-left corner in a 3–1 home loss to Norwich City.[19] He signed a new four-year contract with Sunderland on 22 November 2015.[20] Watmore returned from two months out with an ankle injury on 16 April 2016 as a half time substitute away to Norwich City, and scored the third goal in Sunderland's 3–0 victory, a result which brought the team to within a point of Norwich in the relegation battle.[21]
Watmore was ruled out for the remainder of the a 2016–17 season after suffering cruciate knee ligament injury during Sunderland's 2–1 home win over Leicester City on 3 December 2016.[22]
It was announced on 17 June 2020 that Watmore would be leaving Sunderland, bringing to an end his 7 years at the club.[23]
Middlesbrough
On 17 November 2020, Watmore signed for Middlesbrough on a short-term deal until January 2021.[24] He scored his first goals for Middlesbrough when he scored twice in a 2–0 win against Swansea City on 2 December 2020.[25] Watmore continued his goal scoring with two on 12 December in a 3–0 win against Millwall.[26] On 7 January 2021, Watmore signed a new two-and-a-half-year deal at Middlesbrough.[27][28] Watmore's performances earned him the championship player of the month for December.[29] Watmore was Middlesbrough's top scorer for the 2020–21 season, with nine goals.
Millwall
On 31 January 2023, Watmore signed for Millwall for an undisclosed fee.[30] On 19 May 2025, the club announced the player would be leaving in June when his contract expired.[31]
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International career
Watmore made his debut for England under-20s on 28 May 2015 in the 2015 Toulon Tournament, scoring England's second goal in a 3–3 draw with Morocco.[32] He was named in the Team of the Tournament and was also voted as the Revelation of the Tournament.[33][34] He made five appearances and scored two goals for the under-20s in 2015.[35]
In August 2015, Watmore was called up to the England under-21 squad for the first time.[36] He made his debut against the United States on 3 September 2015 as a second-half substitute, and assisted James Wilson's winning goal.[37] Watmore scored his first under-21 goal and assisted two others on 14 November 2015 after coming on as a substitute against Switzerland in a 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier.[38] He was part of the team that won the 2016 Toulon Tournament, their first such win for 22 years.[39] He scored three goals in 13 appearances for the under-21s from 2015 to 2016.[40]
Style of play
Watmore plays as a winger.[41] In November 2015, Sunderland forward Jermain Defoe likened Watmore to Gareth Bale, his former Tottenham Hotspur teammate, citing a shared ability of ball control.[42]
Personal life
Watmore continued studying for a degree in economics and business management after signing for Sunderland, transferring from the University of Manchester to Newcastle University.[43] He graduated with a first-class honours degree in December 2015.[44] In 2017, whilst on holiday in Barbados Watmore reportedly helped save three pensioners from the water after a boat crash.[45]
Career statistics
- As of match played 21 September 2024
- Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
- Includes League/EFL Cup
- Appearance in FA Trophy
- One appearance in Cheshire Senior Cup, two in FA Trophy, two in Conference North play-offs
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
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Honours
England U21
Individual
- Altrincham Player of the Year: 2012–13[60]
- Altrincham Goal of the Year: 2012–13[60]
- Sunderland Supporters' Young Player of the Year: 2015–16[61]
- U21 Premier League Player of the Season: 2014–15[62]
- Toulon Tournament Team of the Tournament: 2015[33]
- Toulon Tournament Revelation of the Tournament: 2015[34]
- EFL Championship Player of the Month:December 2020.[29]
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