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Ollie Watkins
Oliver George Arthur Watkins is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Aston Villa and the England national team. Described as a complete forward, Watkins is known for his finishing ability and work ethic.
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sports · English footballer (born 1995) · association football player · also Ollie Watkins, Oliver Watkins, Watkins
Born 30 December 1995 · Q16911979
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2026· 10 entries
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Won the UEFA Europa League with Aston Villa (2025-2026).
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Third place: FIFA World Cup with England (2026).
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Won: UEFA Europa League with Aston Villa (2025–26).
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Public attention spiked: 11,601 Wikipedia readers in one day, 5.1× the usual 2,264, with 1 article edits. Editors noted: Updated stats
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Public attention spiked: 11,648 Wikipedia readers in one day, 5.1× the usual 2,264, with 8 article edits. Editors noted: Club Updated stats
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2024· 7 entries
Won award: Aston Villa Players' Player of the Season (2023–24).
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Won award: The Athletic Premier League Team of the Season (2023–24).
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Won award: PFA Team of the Year (2023–24).
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Runner-up: UEFA European Championship with England (2024).
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Won award: Aston Villa Supporters' Player of the Season (2023–24).
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Won award: Premier League Playmaker of the Season (2023–24).
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Won award: Premier League Fan Team of the Season (2023–24).
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2021· 1 entry
Played for England men's national association football team (2021) — 20 appearances, 6 goals.
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2020· 5 entries
Won the English PFA Championship Team of the Year with Brentford (2019-2020).
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Won award: PFA Team of the Year (2019–20).
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Won award: EFL Championship Player of the Year (2019–20).
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Joined Aston Villa in 2020.
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Played for Aston Villa F.C. (2020) — 213 appearances, 83 goals.
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2017· 6 entries
Won the Football League Young Player of the Year with Exeter (2016-2017).
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Won award: EFL League Two Player of the Month (January 2017).
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Won award: EFL Young Player of the Year (April 2017).
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Named Thierry Henry as his idol, saying "I try to base my game on his, by driving at defenders and looking to make something happen when I get the ball"
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Played for Brentford F.C. (2017–2020) — 132 appearances, 45 goals.
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Joined Brentford in 2017.
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2016· 2 entries
Won award: PFA Fans' Player of the Month (March 2016).
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Won award: Football League Young Player of the Month (March 2016).
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2014· 4 entries
Played for Weston-super-Mare A.F.C. (2014–2015) — 24 appearances, 10 goals.
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Played for Exeter City F.C. (2014–2017) — 68 appearances, 21 goals.
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Joined Exeter in 2014.
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Joined Weston-super-Mare in 2014.
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1995· 1 entry
Born 1995-12-30.
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