Chris Willock
 Willock playing for Arsenal U19 in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Anthony Willock[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1998[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Waltham Forest, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Huddersfield Town (on loan from Benfica) | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2016 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2017– | Benfica B | 64 | (14) |
| 2019–2020 | → West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2020– | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | England U16 | 6 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | England U17 | 18 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | England U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | England U19 | 10 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | England U20 | 9 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 February 2019 | |||
Christopher Anthony Willock (born 31 January 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Huddersfield Town, on loan from Portuguese club Benfica, and the England national under-20 team.
Club career
Arsenal
Born in Waltham Forest, London, Willock joined Arsenal's academy when he was five years old.[3] He, then aged 16, appeared for the Arsenal first team in a pre-season friendly in 2014 when Arsène Wenger described him as a "very interesting player".[4] At the end of the 2015–16 season, he scored and provided two assists in a victory over Aston Villa in the U21 Premier League play-off final held at the Emirates Stadium.[5][6] He made his first team debut on 20 September 2016 against Nottingham Forest in the League Cup.[7]
Benfica
On 30 June 2017, Willock signed a five-year contract with Portuguese champions Benfica.[8][9] He made his Benfica debut with the reserve team in a LigaPro match against Varzim on 23 August 2017.[10]
West Bromwich Albion
On 8 August 2019, Willock joined West Bromwich Albion on a season-long loan with options to review the agreement in January.[11]
Huddersfield Town
After struggling to break into the first team at West Brom, Willock joined Huddersfield Town on 31 January 2020.[12]
Personal life
Willock has two brothers, Matty and Joe, who are also footballers. All three brothers shared a pitch when Manchester United played a reserve game against Arsenal in May 2017.[13] Willock is of Montserratian descent.[14]
Honours
Individual
- UEFA European U-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2015 [15]
Arsenal Youth
References
- ^ "Chris Willock - Mallorca Futbol". Mallorca Futbol. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ "Chris Willock". 11v11. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ "Introducing Chris Willock". Youtube.com.
- ^ Bleaney, Rob (21 July 2014). "Arsène Wenger identifies 16-year-old Chris Willock as next Arsenal star". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Arsenal's Chris Willock gives masterclass as Under-21s are promoted to Division One". Metro.co.uk.
- ^ "Christopher Willock: Profile". Arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ "Nottingham Forest vs. Arsenal - 20 September 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ "Chris Willock joins Benfica". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "Chris Willock: "Estou muito entusiasmado"" [Chris Willock: "I am very excited"]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). 2 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ https://www.slbenfica.pt/en-us/agora/noticias/2017_2018/08/23/benfica-b-estreia-oficial-de-willock/
- ^ "Willock arrives at The Hawthorns". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ "LOAN: CHRIS WILLOCK ARRIVES FROM BENFICA!". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/man-utd-news-willock-pogba-13766528
- ^ "ForaDeJogo.net - Chris Willock (Christopher Anthony Willock)". ForaDeJogo.
- ^ "Under-17 - Technical report - Team of the Tournament". UEFA. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
External links
- Chris Willock at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Chris Willock at Soccerway
- 1998 births
- Living people
- People from the London Borough of Waltham Forest
- Black English sportspeople
- English footballers
- England youth international footballers
- English people of Montserratian descent
- Association football forwards
- Arsenal F.C. players
- S.L. Benfica B players
- West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
- LigaPro players
- English expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- English expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal