Danny Drinkwater

Danny Drinkwater

Daniel Noel Drinkwater is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea. He previously played for Manchester United and Leicester City, and has spent time on loan at Huddersfield Town, Cardiff City, Watford, Barnsley, Burnley and Aston Villa. He is a Premier League winner, having won the competition with Leicester in the 2015–16 season. Drinkwater has also played internationally for England at under-18, under-19 and senior levels.

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Summary Danny DrinkwaterDaniel Noel Drinkwater is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea. He previously played for Manchester United and Leicester City, and has spent time on loan at Huddersfield Town, Cardiff City, Watford, Barnsley, Burnley and Aston Villa. Drinkwater has also played internationally for England at under-18, under-19 levels and senior levels. He is a Premier League winner, having won the competition with Leicester in the 2015–16 season. On 1 September 2017, Drinkwater signed for Chelsea on a five-year contract, for a £35million fee. He made his debut for the Blues in a 2–1 win over Everton on 1 October, playing an hour of the last 16 of the EFL Cup. He was previously ruled out for a month with a thigh injury that had previously kept him out of the Premier League for two years. He has been named in the PFA Championship Team of the Year alongside Kasper Schmeichel and Wes Morgan, as Leicester were promoted to the top flight for the first time in ten years in the 2013–14 season.

He scored his first Premier League goal on 23 January 2016, to open a 3–0 win over Stoke City at the King Power Stadium. He played in the FA Cup final against Liverpool on 31 July 2008, scoring the winning goal three minutes from full-time. He also appeared in the 2008 Lancashire Senior Cup final, coming on as a 56th-minute substitute for Rodrigo Possebon before scoring in the final. In the 2008–09 season, he became a regular in the reserve team, making 18 appearances and getting on the scoresheet twice. On 14 August 2009, he joined Hudderfield Town on loan for the duration of the 2009–10 season. His first goal for the club came three days later in a 7–1 home win over Brighton & Hove Albion, five minutes after coming on in the 72nd minute for Gary Roberts.