Career snapshot
Position rank · 21/22
Among 2,791 Midfield - Central Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
Born the same day
Shares 1990-03-05 · 6 players total
| Full name | Danny Drinkwater |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Daniel Noel Drinkwater |
| Date of birth | 1990-03-05 (36 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Manchester, England |
| Citizenship | England |
| Position | Midfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 178.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2023-10-30 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | no agent |
Percentile rank vs 1989 other Midfield - Central Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 21/22. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading FC | 1 | 21/22 | 21/22 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 2,817 |
| Chelsea FC U23 | 1 | 20/21 | 20/21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kasimpasa | 1 | 20/21 | 20/21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aston Villa | 1 | 19/20 | 19/20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Burnley FC | 1 | 19/20 | 19/20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chelsea FC | 2 | 17/18 | 18/19 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 521 |
| Leicester City | 6 | 11/12 | 16/17 | 218 | 15 | 22 | 8,552 |
| Leicester City U21 | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 180 |
| Barnsley FC | 1 | 11/12 | 11/12 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 1,312 |
| Manchester United Reserves | 1 | 11/12 | 11/12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cardiff City | 1 | 10/11 | 10/11 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Watford FC | 1 | 10/11 | 10/11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Huddersfield Town | 1 | 09/10 | 09/10 | 37 | 2 | 6 | 1,229 |
| Manchester United | 1 | 08/09 | 08/09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manchester United U18 | 1 | 06/07 | 06/07 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | Championship | Reading FC | 33 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2,817 |
| 21/22 | FA Cup | Reading FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | EFL Trophy | Chelsea FC U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Premier League 2 | Chelsea FC U23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Süper Lig | Kasimpasa | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | EFL Cup | Burnley FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Premier League | Aston Villa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Premier League | Burnley FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Community Shield | Chelsea FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | EFL Cup | Chelsea FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Premier League | Chelsea FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Champions League | Chelsea FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | EFL Cup | Chelsea FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | FA Cup | Chelsea FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Premier League | Chelsea FC | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 521 |
| 16/17 | Champions League | Leicester City | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Community Shield | Leicester City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | EFL Cup | Leicester City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | FA Cup | Leicester City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Premier League | Leicester City | 29 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2,467 |
| 15/16 | FA Cup | Leicester City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | League Cup | Leicester City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Premier League | Leicester City | 35 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1,013 |
| 14/15 | FA Cup | Leicester City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Premier League | Leicester City | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | U21 PL | Leicester City U21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 13/14 | Championship | Leicester City | 45 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 545 |
| 13/14 | League Cup | Leicester City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| 12/13 | Championship | Leicester City | 42 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3,558 |
| 12/13 | Championship Play-Offs | Leicester City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | FA Cup | Leicester City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | League Cup | Leicester City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Championship | Leicester City | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 609 |
| 11/12 | Championship | Barnsley FC | 17 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1,312 |
| 11/12 | FA Cup | Barnsley FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Reserve League | Manchester United Reserves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Championship | Watford FC | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Championship | Cardiff City | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | FA Cup | Cardiff City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | League Cup | Cardiff City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | FA Cup | Huddersfield Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | League Cup | Huddersfield Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | League One | Huddersfield Town | 33 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1,229 |
| 09/10 | League One Play-Offs | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Premier League | Manchester United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | FA Youth Cup | Manchester United U18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/07 | 2006-07-01 | Man Utd Youth | Man Utd U18 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 08/09 | 2008-07-01 | Man Utd U18 | Man Utd Res. | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 09/10 | 2009-08-14 | Man Utd Res. | Huddersfield | Loan | 0 | — |
| 09/10 | 2010-05-31 | Huddersfield | Man Utd Res. | Return from loan | 150000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-08 | Man Utd Res. | Cardiff | Loan | 150000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2011-01-25 | Cardiff | Man Utd Res. | Return from loan | 750000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2011-01-28 | Man Utd Res. | Watford | Loan | 750000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2011-05-31 | Watford | Man Utd Res. | Return from loan | 750000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-08-23 | Man Utd Res. | Barnsley | Loan | 750000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-01-19 | Barnsley | Man Utd Res. | Return from loan | 750000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-01-20 | Man Utd Res. | Leicester | Transfer | 750000 | €900k |
| 17/18 | 2017-08-31 | Leicester | Chelsea | Transfer | 9000000 | €37.90m |
| 19/20 | 2019-08-08 | Chelsea | Burnley | Loan | 8000000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-06 | Burnley | Chelsea | Return from loan | 6000000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-07 | Chelsea | Aston Villa | Loan | 6000000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-06-30 | Aston Villa | Chelsea | Return from loan | 4800000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-01-17 | Chelsea | Kasimpasa | Loan | 4000000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-06-30 | Kasimpasa | Chelsea | Return from loan | 3000000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-08-30 | Chelsea | Reading | Loan | 3000000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-05-31 | Reading | Chelsea | Return from loan | 1200000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-01 | Chelsea | Without Club | Transfer | 1200000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-10-30 | Without Club | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | Knee injury | 2016-12-08 | 2016-12-15 | 8 | 2 |
| 17/18 | Thigh problems | 2017-08-03 | 2017-09-07 | 36 | 4 |
| 17/18 | Calf strain | 2017-09-11 | 2017-10-25 | 45 | 10 |
| 17/18 | Calf strain | 2018-04-11 | 2018-06-01 | 52 | 8 |
| 18/19 | unknown injury | 2018-11-02 | 2019-03-09 | 128 | 31 |
| 19/20 | Ankle injury | 2019-09-05 | 2019-11-29 | 86 | 9 |
| 19/20 | Calf injury | 2020-01-23 | 2020-02-15 | 24 | 2 |
| 19/20 | unknown injury | 2020-06-11 | 2020-06-26 | 16 | 3 |
| 20/21 | unknown injury | 2021-01-20 | 2021-02-15 | 27 | 6 |
| 20/21 | unknown injury | 2021-04-13 | 2021-04-19 | 7 | 1 |
| 20/21 | unknown injury | 2021-05-08 | 2021-05-16 | 9 | 3 |
| 21/22 | Groin injury | 2021-12-05 | 2021-12-31 | 27 | 1 |
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €10.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €8.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €15.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €20.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €20.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €10.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €15.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €9.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €10.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.25m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #31269 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #21340 | — | 14 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3299 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kasper Schmeichel | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Vardy | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Riyad Mahrez | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeffrey Schlupp | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Anthony Knockaert | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Matty James | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Liam Moore | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Marshall | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Chris Wood | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| N'Golo Kanté | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Demarai Gray | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | Championship | Leicester City | 7 | 45 |
| 15/16 | Premier League | Leicester City | 3 | 35 |
| 11/12 | Championship | Leicester City | 3 | 36 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12 | Championship | Leicester City | 7 | 36 |
| 15/16 | Premier League | Leicester City | 7 | 35 |
| 12/13 | Championship | Leicester City | 5 | 42 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | 2022-05-31 | Reading | Chelsea | Return from loan | — | €1.20m |
| 21/22 | 2021-08-30 | Chelsea | Reading | Loan | — | €3.00m |
| 20/21 | 2021-06-30 | Kasimpasa | Chelsea | Return from loan | — | €3.00m |
| 20/21 | 2021-01-17 | Chelsea | Kasimpasa | Loan | — | €4.00m |
| 19/20 | 2020-06-30 | Aston Villa | Chelsea | Return from loan | — | €4.80m |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-07 | Chelsea | Aston Villa | Loan | — | €6.00m |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-06 | Burnley | Chelsea | Return from loan | — | €6.00m |
| 19/20 | 2019-08-08 | Chelsea | Burnley | Loan | — | €8.00m |
| 11/12 | 2012-01-19 | Barnsley | Man Utd Res. | Return from loan | — | €750k |
| 11/12 | 2011-08-23 | Man Utd Res. | Barnsley | Loan | — | €750k |
| 10/11 | 2011-05-31 | Watford | Man Utd Res. | Return from loan | — | €750k |
| 10/11 | 2011-01-28 | Man Utd Res. | Watford | Loan | — | €750k |
| 10/11 | 2011-01-25 | Cardiff | Man Utd Res. | Return from loan | — | €750k |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-08 | Man Utd Res. | Cardiff | Loan | — | €150k |
| 09/10 | 2010-05-31 | Huddersfield | Man Utd Res. | Return from loan | — | €150k |
| 09/10 | 2009-08-14 | Man Utd Res. | Huddersfield | Loan | — | — |
Teams faced most often by Danny Drinkwater's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesbrough FC | 47 | 20 | 10 | 17 | 56 | 60 | -4 | 43% |
| Watford FC | 46 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 76 | 79 | -3 | 43% |
| Nottingham Forest | 45 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 54 | 73 | -19 | 33% |
| Ipswich Town | 44 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 59 | 56 | +3 | 34% |
| Derby County | 44 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 66 | 65 | +1 | 34% |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 43 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 35% |
| Burnley FC | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 59 | 37 | +22 | 48% |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 41 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 48 | 54 | -6 | 27% |
| Birmingham City | 40 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 52 | 48 | +4 | 40% |
| Leeds United | 40 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 51 | 53 | -2 | 43% |
| Crystal Palace | 39 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 46% |
| Cardiff City | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 39 | 52 | -13 | 24% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 06/07 | Senior debut season | |
| 09/10 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | 34 | 2,817 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.26 |
| 20/21 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19/20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | 43 | 2,467 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 15/16 | 37 | 1,013 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.36 |
| 14/15 | 26 | 180 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 13/14 | 49 | 905 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 12/13 | 46 | 3,558 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 11/12 | 38 | 1,921 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.28 |
| 10/11 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | 37 | 1,229 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
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Frequently asked about Danny Drinkwater
Who is Danny Drinkwater?
Danny Drinkwater is an England professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Retired.
How old is Danny Drinkwater?
Danny Drinkwater is 36 years old. He was born on March 5, 1990 in Manchester.
What position does Danny Drinkwater play?
Danny Drinkwater plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).
What club does Danny Drinkwater play for?
Danny Drinkwater currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Danny Drinkwater scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Danny Drinkwater has scored 21 goals in 380 appearances.
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