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{{Short description|English footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
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|name = Ethan Joseph Wheatley
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| fullname = Ethan Joseph Wheatley<ref>{{Soccerway}}</ref>
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2006|1|20|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/clubs/players/250190144/ |title=Ethan Wheatley {{!}} UEFA Youth League |website=UEFA.com |publisher=[[UEFA|Union of European Football Associations]] |access-date=25 April 2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425124400/https://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/clubs/players/250190144/ |archive-date=25 April 2024}}</ref>
|full_name = Ethan Joseph Wheatley
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2006|1|19|df=y}}<ref name="manutd">{{Cite web |title=Player profile {{!}} Ethan Wheatley {{!}} Under-18s |url=https://www.manutd.com/en/players-and-staff/detail/ethan-wheatley |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=www.manutd.com |language=en}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Stockport]], England<ref name="manutd">{{Cite web |title=Player profile {{!}} Ethan Wheatley {{!}} Under-18s |url=https://www.manutd.com/en/players-and-staff/detail/ethan-wheatley |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=www.manutd.com |language=en}}</ref>
| height = {{height|m=1.87}}
|birth_place = England
| position = [[Forward (association football)#Striker|Striker]]
|height =
|currentclub = [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
| currentclub = [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|clubnumber = 84
| clubnumber = 36
| youthyears1 =
|position = [[Forward]]
|youthclubs3 = [[Manchester United F.C. Under-21s and Academy|Manchester United]]
| youthclubs1 = [[Manchester United F.C. Under-21s and Academy|Manchester United]]
| youthyears2 =
|years1 = 2024-|clubs1 = [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] |caps1 = 1|goals1 = 0
|nationalgoals4 = 0
| youthclubs2 =
| years1 = 2024–
|club-update = 19:31, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
| clubs1 = [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|ntupdate = 08:44, 19 October 2023 (UTC)
| caps1 = 3
| goals1 = 0
| years2 =
| clubs2 =
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| nationalyears1 = 2022
| nationalteam1 = [[England national under-17 football team|England U17]]
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2024–
| nationalteam2 = [[England national under-18 football team|England U18]]
| nationalcaps2 = 2
| nationalgoals2 = 3
| nationalyears3 = 2024–
| nationalteam3 = [[England national under-19 football team|England U19]]
| nationalcaps3 = 2
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| club-update = 00:15, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 15:09, 15 November 2024 (UTC)
}}
}}


'''Ethan Joseph Wheatley''' (born in 19 January 2006), is an English professional football player who currently plays as a forward for [[Manchester United]].
'''Ethan Joseph Wheatley''' (born 20 January 2006) is an English footballer who plays as a [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]] for {{English football updater|ManchesU}} club [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]. He is an [[England national under-17 football team|England youth]] international.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ethan Wheatley |accessdate=24 April 2024 |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/ethan-wheatley/827080/ |website=Soccerway}}</ref>


==Club career==
He joined Manchester United-18 in June 2022.<ref name="manutd"></ref>
After coming through the [[Manchester United F.C. Under-21s and Academy|Manchester United Academy]] he signed a professional contract with the club in January 2024.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/who-ethan-wheatley-manchester-united-29055550 |website=Manchester Evening News |accessdate=25 April 2024 |title=Who is Ethan Wheatley? Manchester United include U18 goal machine in squad vs Sheffield United |first=Josh |last=Holland |date=24 April 2024}}</ref>


He made his [[Premier League]] debut on 24 April 2024 against [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] in a 4–2 victory.<ref>{{cite web |title=MANCHESTER UNITED VS SHEFFIELD UNITED 4–2 |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2024/04/24/england/premier-league/manchester-united-fc/sheffield-united-fc/4082303/ |website=Soccerway |date=24 April 2024 |accessdate=25 April 2024}}</ref> He became the 250th academy graduate to make his debut for the Manchester United senior team.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/bruno-fernandes-manchester-united-sheffield-united-premier-league-manchester-city-b2534549.html |first=Ian |last=Parker |date=25 April 2024 |accessdate=25 April 2024 |title=I wanted to give 18-year-old Ethan Wheatley debut goal – Bruno Fernandes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/ethan-wheatley-becomes-250th-academy-29035089.amp |website=Manchester Evening News |accessdate=25 April 2024 |title=Ethan Wheatley becomes 250th academy graduate to make first-team debut for Manchester United |first=George |last2=Jackson |first2=Ross |last=Smith}}</ref>
On 23 April 2024, he made his debut for the senior club in a 4-2 victory against [[Sheffield United]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Holland |first=Josh |date=2024-04-24 |title=Meet Ethan Wheatley - Man Utd's U18 goal machine in squad vs Sheffield United |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/who-ethan-wheatley-manchester-united-29055550 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Manchester Evening News |language=en}}</ref>


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.
==References==


==International career==
{{Reflist}}
He has been capped at [[England national under-17 football team|England U17]] level.<ref>{{cite web |website=The Athletic |accessdate=25 April 2024 |title=Ethan Wheatley in Manchester United squad for first time for Bournemouth trip |first=Mark |last=Critchley |url=https://theathletic.com/5412383/2024/04/13/man-utd-team-news-ethan-wheatley-who/?source=user_shared_article |date=24 April 2024}}</ref> In May 2024, he was called-up to the [[England national under-18 football team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2024/May/20/england-mens-under-18s-squad-named-for-northern-ireland-morocco-games-20242005|date=20 May 2024 |title=England MU18s squad named for SGP games|first=Nicholas |last=Veevers|website=England Football}}</ref> He made a goalscoring debut during a 4–2 win over [[Northern Ireland national under-18 football team|Northern Ireland]] at [[St George's Park National Football Centre|St. George's Park]].<ref>{{Cite web|accessdate=May 22, 2024|title=Report: England MU18s 4–2 Northern Ireland|date=May 22, 2024|url=https://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2024/May/22/england-mu18s-northern-ireland-match-report-20242205|website=EnglandFootball.com}}</ref>


On 7 September 2024, Wheatley made his [[England national under-19 football team|England U19]] debut during a 1–1 draw away to [[Croatia national under-19 football team|Croatia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2024/Sep/07/england-mens-under-19s-croatia-match-report-20240709|website=EnglandFootball.com|accessdate=10 September 2024|date=7 September 2024|first=Adam|last=Drury|title=Report: England MU19s 1–1 Croatia}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Wheatley is of Malaysian descent through a grandmother who emigrated from [[Selangor]] to England.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2024/04/1034513/man-united-teen-star-ethan-wheatley-and-his-malaysian-connection|title=Man United teen star Ethan Wheatley and his Malaysian connection &#124; New Straits Times|first=SYAZWAN|last=MSAR|date=April 5, 2024|website=NST Online}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|match played 30 October 2024}}
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|[[FA Cup]]
!colspan="2"|[[EFL Cup]]
!colspan="2"|Europe
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Manchester United F.C. Under-21s and Academy|Manchester United U21]]
|[[2023–24 EFL Trophy|2023–24]]<ref name="2023/24">{{soccerbase season|182604|2023|access-date=26 April 2024}}</ref>
|—
|colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name="EFLT"|Appearance(s) in [[EFL Trophy]]}}||0||2||0
|-
|[[2024–25 EFL Trophy|2024–25]]<ref name="2024/25">{{soccerbase season|182604|2024|access-date=30 October 2024}}</ref>
|—
|colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name="EFLT"|Appearance(s) in [[EFL Trophy]]}}||0||2||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!4!!0!!4!!0
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|[[2023–24 Manchester United F.C. season|2023–24]]<ref name="2023/24" />
|[[Premier League]]
|3||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||3||0
|-
|[[2024–25 Manchester United F.C. season|2024–25]]<ref name="2024/25" />
|[[Premier League]]
|0||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!3!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!4!!0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career Total!!3!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!4!!0!!8!!0
|}
{{notelist}}

==Honours==
*'''[[Professional Development League#Under-18 level|U18 Premier League]]'''
**'''National Final Winners:''' 2023–24
**'''North Division Champions:''' 2023–24
*'''[[Premier League Cup (football)|U18 Premier League Cup]]: '''2023–24

== References ==
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{{Manchester United F.C. squad}}
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[[Category:Living people]]
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[[Category:Footballers from Stockport]]
[[Category:English men's footballers]]
[[Category:England men's youth international footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
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[[Category:Premier League players]]
[[Category:21st-century English sportsmen]]

Latest revision as of 15:09, 15 November 2024

Ethan Wheatley
Personal information
Full name Ethan Joseph Wheatley[1]
Date of birth (2006-01-20) 20 January 2006 (age 18)[2]
Place of birth Stockport, England[3]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
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)
2024– England U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:09, 15 November 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]

Club career

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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.

International career

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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]

On 7 September 2024, Wheatley made his England U19 debut during a 1–1 draw away to Croatia.[12]

Personal life

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Wheatley is of Malaysian descent through a grandmother who emigrated from Selangor to England.[13]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 30 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester United U21 2023–24[14] — — — — — 2[a] 0 2 0
2024–25[15] — — — — — 2[a] 0 2 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0
Manchester United 2023–24[14] Premier League 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 0
2024–25[15] Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Total 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Career Total 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 8 0
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ Ethan Wheatley at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Ethan Wheatley | UEFA Youth League". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Player profile | Ethan Wheatley | Under-18s". www.manutd.com. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  4. ^ "Ethan Wheatley". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  5. ^ Holland, Josh (24 April 2024). "Who is Ethan Wheatley? Manchester United include U18 goal machine in squad vs Sheffield United". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  6. ^ "MANCHESTER UNITED VS SHEFFIELD UNITED 4–2". Soccerway. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  7. ^ Parker, Ian (25 April 2024). "I wanted to give 18-year-old Ethan Wheatley debut goal – Bruno Fernandes". Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  8. ^ Smith, George; Jackson, Ross. "Ethan Wheatley becomes 250th academy graduate to make first-team debut for Manchester United". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  9. ^ Critchley, Mark (24 April 2024). "Ethan Wheatley in Manchester United squad for first time for Bournemouth trip". The Athletic. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  10. ^ Veevers, Nicholas (20 May 2024). "England MU18s squad named for SGP games". England Football.
  11. ^ "Report: England MU18s 4–2 Northern Ireland". EnglandFootball.com. May 22, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  12. ^ Drury, Adam (7 September 2024). "Report: England MU19s 1–1 Croatia". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  13. ^ MSAR, SYAZWAN (April 5, 2024). "Man United teen star Ethan Wheatley and his Malaysian connection | New Straits Times". NST Online.
  14. ^ a b "Games played by Ethan Wheatley in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Games played by Ethan Wheatley in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
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