| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 February 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Harrow, London, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Watford | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fulham | |||
| 2007–2008 | Watford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008– | Watford | 70 | (21) |
| 2008 | → Wealdstone (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 2010 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | England U20 | 1 | (1) |
| 2011– | England U21 | 6 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:52, 31 December 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Marvin Sordell (17 February 1991) is an English footballer who plays for Watford as a striker.
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Sordell was born in the London suburb of Harrow. When playing under-8s football for a team called "St Josephs", he initially played in goal, as the team did not have a goalkeeper, before becoming a striker and scoring a hat-trick in his first game. He joined the Fulham academy at under-14 level, but wasn't offered a scholarship, instead becoming a scholar at Watford after impressing at an exit trial.[2] He signed a professional contract in April 2009.[3] In November 2008, he joined Isthmian League club, Wealdstone on work experience.[4] He made his professional debut for Watford on 15 August in the Championship in the 2–0 away defeat against Sheffield United, replacing Nathan Ellington as a substitute in the 72nd minute.[5][6] His first competitive goal for Watford came when he scored in a 2–1 League Cup defeat at Leeds United on 25 August 2009.[7]
On transfer deadline day (31 January 2010), Sordell was loaned out to Tranmere Rovers on a month-long contract, in order to gain some 1st-team experience.[8] The loan was later extended by a month.[9] Sordell scored his first league goal for Watford in a 4–0 win over Coventry City on 2 May 2010.
Sordell started the first game of Watford's 2010–11 season, a 3–2 away win against Norwich. Despite the arrival of Troy Deeney, and the good form of Danny Graham, Sordell managed to retain his place in the team. He started eight of the club's first nine matches of the season, and scored five goals in the same period.[10][11] Later in the season, Sordell made his international debut for England under-20s, scoring England's goal in a 2–1 defeat to France.[12]
Sordell scored in his Under 21 debut against Israel in September 2011.
| Club | Season | League | Cups | Total | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Watford | 2009-10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 2009-10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Watford | 2010-11 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 15 | 3 |
| Watford | 2011-12 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 1 |
| Career total | 79 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 85 | 27 | 4 | |
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