Donald Love

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Donald Love
Personal information
Full name Donald Alistair Love[1]
Date of birth (1994-12-02) 2 December 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Rochdale, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Sunderland
Number 18
Youth career
Northwich Town
2002–2013 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Manchester United 1 (0)
2015 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 7 (0)
2016– Sunderland 27 (0)
International career‡
2010–2011 Scotland U17 3 (0)
2013 Scotland U19 1 (0)
2015–2016 Scotland U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:46, 15 February 2016 (UTC)

Donald Alistair Love (born 2 December 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Sunderland.

Club career

Manchester United

Love, who was born in Rochdale, Greater Manchester,[3] joined the Manchester United academy at the age of seven from local team Northwich Town.[4] After rising through the ranks, he first signed a professional contract with Manchester United in 2013.[5]

Loan to Wigan Athletic

On 2 October 2015, he was loaned to Wigan Athletic for two months.[5] Love made his professional debut the following day, appearing as a 70th-minute substitute for Will Grigg in a goalless League One draw with Walsall at the DW Stadium.[6] Love totalled eight appearances for the Latics.

Return from loan spell

After returning from his loan spell, Love made his Manchester United debut in a 2–1 defeat against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on 13 February 2016, coming on as a first-half substitute for the injured Matteo Darmian. Five days later he made his first start in an injury-stricken United team, a 2–1 loss away to FC Midtjylland in the first leg of the last 32 of the UEFA Europa League, and was booked for a challenge on Martin Pušić which caused the Austrian to be substituted.[7]

Sunderland

On 11 August 2016, Love joined Premier League club Sunderland on a four-year deal. He joined with his Manchester United teammate Paddy McNair, for a combined fee of £5.5 million.[8] He scored his first goal for Sunderland in an EFL Cup tie against Carlisle United on 22 August 2017.[9]

International career

Love was born in Rochdale, England but qualifies for the Scotland national team through his Stranraer-born grandmother.[10] He has represented Scotland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 level.[5][11]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 February 2018[12]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other[nb 1] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester United 2015–16 Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 2 0
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2015–16 League One 7 0 0 0 1 0 — 0 0 8 0
Sunderland 2016–17 Premier League 12 0 0 0 3 0 — — 15 1
2017–18 EFL Championship 11 0 1 0 2 1 — — 14 1
2018–19 EFL League One 2 0 0 0 0 0 — — 2 0
Career total 33 0 1 0 6 1 1 0 0 0 41 2

Notes

  1. ^ Includes appearances in the EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists". Premier League. 17 December 2015. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Donald Love Premier League Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  3. ^ Marshall, Adam (2 October 2015). "Donald Love loaned to Wigan Athletic". Manchester United FC. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  4. ^ Walker, Mark (24 March 2016). "Two appearances for Manchester United won't be my last, insists Donald Love". Daily Mail. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  5. ^ a b c "Manchester United youngster Donald Love joins Wigan Athletic on loan". Sky Sports. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Wigan Athletic 0–0 Walsall". BBC Sport. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  7. ^ "Midtjylland 2–1 Manchester United". BBC Sport. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Sunderland sign Man Utd duo". safc.com. Sunderland AFC. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Carlisle United 1-2 Sunderland". BBC Sport. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  10. ^ McGowan, Stephen (17 February 2016). "Donald Love is seeking a breakthrough at Manchester United following his debut... as well as fast-track promotion with Scotland". Daily Mail. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  11. ^ "Donald Love". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  12. ^ "Donald Love". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 August 2017.

External links

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