Danny Drinkwater playing for Cardiff City. |
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Daniel Noel Drinkwater | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Barnsley (on loan from Manchester United) |
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| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2009 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009– | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 33 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Watford (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Barnsley (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2008 | England U18 | 2 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | England U19 | 12 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:24, 22 October 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Daniel Noel "Danny" Drinkwater (born 5 March 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Barnsley on loan from Manchester United. He has previously spent time on loan at Huddersfield Town, Cardiff City and Watford, and has played internationally for England at under-18 and under-19 levels.
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Born in Manchester, Drinkwater joined the Manchester United academy at the age of nine, progressing through the ranks before earning a trainee contract in July 2006. In his first season at the club, Drinkwater became a regular in the Manchester United under-18 side, making 27 appearances and scoring two goals. He received his first taste of reserve team action that same season, coming off the bench to replace Ritchie Jones in a 5–2 Premier Reserve League win at home to Wigan Athletic. The following season, Drinkwater consolidated his position in the under-18s team while increasing his presence in the reserves. In the 2008 Lancashire Senior Cup final against Liverpool on 31 July 2008, Drinkwater came on as a 56th-minute substitute for Rodrigo Possebon before scoring the winning goal three minutes from full time. In the 2008–09 season, Drinkwater became a regular in the reserve team, making 18 appearances and getting on the scoresheet twice.
At the end of the season, Drinkwater was called up to the Manchester United first team for their dead rubber league match against Hull City on 24 May 2009. Given the number 46 jersey, he was named on the bench, but did not take to the field.[1]
In order to gain first team experience, on 14 August 2009, Drinkwater joined Huddersfield Town on loan for the duration of the 2009–10 season.[2] He made his debut for the club the very next day, coming on in the 72nd-minute in a 3–1 win at home to Southampton.[3] His first goal for Huddersfield came three days later in a 7–1 home win over Brighton & Hove Albion, five minutes after coming on as a 64th-minute substitute.[4] He made his first start for Huddersfield in a 1–0 defeat at Bristol Rovers on 22 August 2009.[5]
On 8 July 2010, Manchester United agreed for Drinkwater to spend a season-long loan spell at Cardiff City. As they were under a transfer embargo at the time, Cardiff said that the move would be completed once this had been lifted,[6] although Drinkwater did play a part in Cardiff's first pre-season friendly against Bath City on 8 July.[7] He then took part in their game in Portugal against Portimonense, which Cardiff lost 3–0.[8] The move was eventually confirmed on 6 August 2010, once the embargo had been removed.[9] Drinkwater's competitive debut for Cardiff came on 8 August, in their 1–1 home draw with Sheffield United on the opening day of the 2010–11 Football League season.[10]
Despite the loan having originally been intended to last the entire season, Manchester United recalled Drinkwater from Cardiff on 25 January 2011. During his time in the Welsh capital, Drinkwater made 12 appearances, including nine in the Championship.[11]
Just three days after his return to Manchester United, Drinkwater joined Watford on 28 January on loan until the end of the season.[12]
On 23 August 2011, Drinkwater joined Barnsley on loan until 2 January 2012.[13] He scored his first goal for Barnsley in their 5-3 defeat to Cardiff City, a club where Drinkwater spent a few months on loan.
Drinkwater made his debut for the England under-18s side came in their 2–0 win over Ghana where he scored the second goal of the game.[14] His second under-18 cap came in a 2–0 win over Austria.[15]
He also made appearances and scored once for the England under-19s between 2008 and 2009. His first appearance came in their 2–0 win over Bosnia & Herzegovina under-19s on the 27 April 2009. His final appearance for the England under-19 came in their 3–1 win over France under-19 on 30 July 2009.[15]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other[nb 1] | Total | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester United | 2008–09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Huddersfield Town (loan) | 2009–10 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 37 | 2 | |
| Manchester United | 2010–11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cardiff City (loan) | 2010–11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Watford (loan) | 2010–11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Manchester United | 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barnsley (loan) | 2011–12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 62 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 2 | |
Statistics accurate as of 22 October 2011[5]
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