Danny Welbeck made his way through the youth teams at Manchester United before making his senior debut in 2008 and scoring in the process.
40 Facts About Danny Welbeck
Danny Welbeck scored his first senior international goal on 2 June 2012, the only goal in a friendly victory over Belgium.
Danny Welbeck has gone on to represent England at UEFA Euro 2012, the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2018 FIFA World Cup, earning 42 caps.
Danny Welbeck was born in Manchester to parents from Ghana, and was raised in the Longsight area of the city.
Danny Welbeck was first spotted by Manchester United as a six-year-old.
Danny Welbeck then came on as a substitute in the next match, before being named as an unused substitute in the team's last two matches of the season.
Danny Welbeck made his debut in that match on 21 January 2008, coming on as a 65th-minute substitute for Anderson.
Danny Welbeck 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.
Danny Welbeck was given a starting berth in the 2011 FA Community Shield match at Wembley Stadium on 7 August 2011.
However, Danny Welbeck had to leave the field early with a pulled hamstring which, consequently, ruled him out for several weeks.
Danny Welbeck exchanged passes with Park Ji-sung before sweeping low into the bottom corner to seal the win.
Danny Welbeck met Nani's cross and steered the ball in with his left foot.
Patrice Evra made a half-cleared cross, which Danny Welbeck volleyed into Costel Pantilimon's bottom corner.
Danny Welbeck was substituted for the club's new signing, Robin van Persie.
On 22 August 2012, Danny Welbeck signed a new four-year contract with Manchester United stating that playing for Manchester United is all he ever wanted.
Danny Welbeck's goal made him the first Englishman to score for a Premier League team at the Bernabeu since Leeds United's Alan Smith in 2001.
Danny Welbeck ended the season with a total of two goals in 40 appearances.
Between December 2013 and January 2014, Danny Welbeck scored six goals in six Premier League matches.
Danny Welbeck then scored in home matches against Tottenham Hotspur and Swansea City in January 2014.
On 9 March 2015, Danny Welbeck scored the winning goal to knock out his former team, Manchester United, in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup at Old Trafford.
Danny Welbeck missed the opening weeks of his second season at Arsenal through injury, with it being announced that he would be out until Christmas with a knee injury.
Danny Welbeck announced his return by heading in an injury time winner from a Mesut Ozil free-kick.
Danny Welbeck suffered a broken ankle in a scoreless draw against Sporting CP in the UEFA Europa League group stage.
Danny Welbeck signed for Premier League club Watford on 7 August 2019 on a contract of undisclosed length.
Danny Welbeck was released by the club on 6 October 2020.
However, Danny Welbeck's appearance was cut short, going off injured in the 29th minute.
On 23 June 2021, Brighton announced Danny Welbeck had signed a new one-year contract with the club.
In October it was revealed that Danny Welbeck had undergone surgery on a hamstring problem and would miss the rest of 2021.
Danny Welbeck subsequently signed a new two year contract with the club, taking him through to 2024.
Danny Welbeck then progressed to the England under-17s team, scoring the decider in a qualifying match against Serbia, to help his team progress to the 2007 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
Danny 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.
Danny Welbeck was then named in Stuart Pearce's original 23-man squad for the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Sweden on 27 May, but he had to pull out of the squad on 31 May, due to an injury.
Danny Welbeck then started the first match of England's campaign at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship against Spain.
On 29 March 2011, Danny Welbeck was called up to the England squad, for their friendly fixture against Ghana.
Danny Welbeck played in England's deciding UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier against Montenegro on 7 October 2011, coming on as a substitute for Theo Walcott in the second half.
On 29 May 2012, Danny Welbeck was listed as a part of the confirmed 23-man squad for Roy Hodgson's England squad for UEFA Euro 2012.
Danny Welbeck played England's second group match, a loss by the same score to Uruguay in which he was substituted for Adam Lallana for the last 19 minutes.
Danny Welbeck then scored in matches against San Marino, Slovenia and Lithuania to make him the top goalscorer in the qualifying phase with six goals from five matches.
Danny Welbeck was named in the 23-man England squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Danny Welbeck has been known for his work-rate and has been described as strong, quick, and very good in the air.