Duncan Watmore

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Duncan Watmore
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Watmore playing for Sunderland in 2015
Personal information
Full name Duncan Ian Watmore[1]
Date of birth (1994-03-08) 8 March 1994 (age 32)[2]
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3]
Position Forward
Youth career
–2006 Manchester United
2010–2011 Altrincham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Altrincham 48 (15)
2012 → Clitheroe (loan) 4 (0)
2012 → Curzon Ashton (loan)
2013–2020 Sunderland 71 (5)
2014 → Hibernian (loan) 9 (1)
2020–2023 Middlesbrough 92 (21)
2023–2025 Millwall 76 (11)
International career
2015 England U20 5 (2)
2015–2016 England U21 13 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 March 2025 (UTC)

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.

Early life

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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

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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 playing for Sunderland in 2015

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

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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

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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]

International career

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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

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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

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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

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As of the end of 2024–25 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Altrincham 2011–12[46] Conference North 11 1 0 0 — 1[c] 0 12 1
2012–13[11] Conference North 37 14 4 0 — 5[d] 0 46 14
Total 48 15 4 0 — 6 0 58 15
Clitheroe (loan) 2011–12[47] NPL Division One West 4 0 — — — 4 0
Sunderland 2013–14[15] Premier League 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Hibernian (loan) 2013–14[15] Scottish Premiership 9 1 1 0 — 0 0 10 1
Sunderland 2014–15[48] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2015–16[49] Premier League 23 3 1 0 1 1 — 25 4
2016–17[50] Premier League 14 0 0 0 3 0 — 17 0
2017–18[51] EFL Championship 6 0 0 0 0 0 — 6 0
2018–19[52] League One 11 1 1 0 0 0 4[e] 1 16 2
2019–20[53] League One 17 1 2 0 0 0 3[f] 1 22 2
Total 71 5 5 0 4 1 7 2 87 8
Middlesbrough 2020–21[54] EFL Championship 30 9 0 0 — 0 0 30 9
2021–22[55] EFL Championship 41 7 3 0 — 0 0 44 7
2022–23[56] EFL Championship 21 5 1 0 1 0 — 23 5
Total 92 21 4 0 1 0 0 0 97 21
Millwall 2022–23[56] EFL Championship 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 3
2023–24[57] EFL Championship 34 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 35 4
2024–25[58] EFL Championship 26 5 1 0 2 0 0 0 29 5
Total 76 11 2 1 2 0 0 0 80 12
Career total 300 53 16 1 7 1 13 2 336 57
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. ^ Includes League/EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearance in FA Trophy
  4. ^ One appearance in Cheshire Senior Cup, two in FA Trophy, two in Conference North play-offs
  5. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  6. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

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England U21

Individual

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