Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ethan Joseph Wheatley [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 20 January 2006||
Place of birth | Stockport, England [3] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester United | ||
Number | 36 | ||
Youth career | |||
Manchester United | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2024– | Manchester United | 3 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2022 | England U17 | 1 | (0) |
2024– | England U18 | 2 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15, 25 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:09, 28 May 2024 (UTC) |
Ethan Joseph Wheatley (born 20 January 2006) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester United. He is an England youth international. [4]
After coming through the Manchester United Academy he signed a professional contract with the club in January 2024. [5]
He made his Premier League debut on 24 April 2024 against Sheffield United in a 4–2 victory. [6] He became the 250th academy graduate to make his debut for the Manchester United senior team. [7] [8]
On 22 July 2024, Manchester United posted a picture of Wheatley on their WhatsApp channel with Wheatley wearing a training kit with the number 36 on it, indirectly confirming his kit number change from 84.
He has been capped at England U17 level. [9] In May 2024, he was called-up to the England national under-18 football team. [10] He made a goalscoring debut during a 4–2 win over Northern Ireland at St. George's Park. [11]
Born in Stockport, Greater Manchester, Wheatley is of Jamaican descent through his father and Irish descent through his mother.
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester United U21 | 2023-24 [12] | — | — | — | — | — | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
Manchester United | 2023–24 [12] | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
Career Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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