Duncan Watmore
Duncan Ian Watmore (born 8 March 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Millwall. Watmore previously played for Altrincham, Clitheroe, Curzon Ashton, Sunderland, Hibernian, and Middlesbrough. Early life Watmore was born in Manchester and is the son of Ian Watmore, a former chief executive of the Football Association. He was educated at Cheadle Hulme School. Career Early career Watmore started his career at Manchester United, but was released at the age of 12. He joined Altrincham in their youth team at the age of 16. 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. Watmore had spells on loan at Northern Premier League Division One North clubs Clitheroe and Curzon Ashton in early 2012. He scored 14 goals for Altrincham in the 2012–13 season. Sunderland Watmore signed for Premier League club Sunderland on 24 May 2013 for an undisclosed fee on a two-year contract. 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. On 31 January 2014, Watmore joined Scottish Premiership club Hibernian on loan for the rest of the 2013–14 season. His first goal came on 15 March 2014 in a 3–1 defeat away to Partick Thistle. Watmore left Hibernian at the end of the season. 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. 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. He signed a new four-year contract with Sunderland on 22 November 2015. 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. 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. It was announced on 17 June 2020 that Watmore would be leaving Sunderland, bringing to an end his 7 years at the club. Middlesbrough On 17 November 2020, Watmore signed for Middlesbrough on a short-term deal until January 2021. He scored his first goals for Middlesbrough when he scored twice in a 2–0 win against Swansea City on 2 December 2020. Watmore continued his goal scoring with two on 12 December in a 3–0 win against Millwall. On 7 January 2021, Watmore signed a new two-and-a-half year deal at Middlesbrough. Watmore's performances earned him the championship player of the