PLAYER PROFILE / Central Midfield
Danny Drinkwater.
Wythenshawe Town FC · England
TM 73491 · Current player profileAge today36
Recorded moves23
Peak recorded value€20.00m
Current market value—
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- Daniel Noel Drinkwater
- Born
- 05 Mar 1990
- Nationality
- England
- Position
- Central Midfield
- Preferred foot
- right
- Height
- 178
- Joined current club
- 10 Nov 2025
- Contract expires
- —
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- Wythenshawe Amateurs AFCLast recorded move · 10 Nov 2025
- Chelsea FCLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2022
- Reading FCLast recorded move · 31 May 2022
- KasimpasaLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2021
- Aston VillaLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2020
- Burnley FCLast recorded move · 06 Jan 2020
- Leicester CityLast recorded move · 31 Aug 2017
- Manchester United U21Last recorded move · 20 Jan 2012
- Barnsley FCLast recorded move · 19 Jan 2012
- Watford FCLast recorded move · 31 May 2011
- Cardiff CityLast recorded move · 25 Jan 2011
- Huddersfield TownLast recorded move · 31 May 2010
- Manchester United U18Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2008
- Manchester United YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2006
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Oct 2023 | 33 | Not recorded | €0 |
| 28 Mar 2023 | 33 | Not recorded | €400k |
| 07 Oct 2022 | 32 | Not recorded | €700k |
| 13 May 2022 | 32 | Reading FC | €1.20m |
| 24 Nov 2021 | 31 | Reading FC | €1.80m |
| 21 May 2021 | 31 | Kasimpasa | €3.00m |
| 16 Mar 2021 | 31 | Kasimpasa | €3.20m |
| 13 Oct 2020 | 30 | Chelsea FC | €4.00m |
| 08 Apr 2020 | 30 | Aston Villa | €4.80m |
| 10 Dec 2019 | 29 | Burnley FC | €6.00m |
| 13 Jun 2019 | 29 | Chelsea FC | €8.00m |
| 05 Mar 2019 | 29 | Chelsea FC | €10.00m |
| 19 Dec 2018 | 28 | Chelsea FC | €15.00m |
| 28 May 2018 | 28 | Chelsea FC | €20.00m |
| 02 Jan 2018 | 27 | Chelsea FC | €20.00m |
| 23 Oct 2017 | 27 | Chelsea FC | €15.00m |
| 28 Jun 2017 | 27 | Leicester City | €9.00m |
| 20 Feb 2017 | 26 | Leicester City | €10.00m |
| 01 Aug 2016 | 26 | Leicester City | €10.00m |
| 09 Feb 2016 | 25 | Leicester City | €6.00m |
| 01 Jul 2015 | 25 | Leicester City | €3.00m |
| 12 Feb 2015 | 24 | Leicester City | €3.00m |
| 12 Aug 2014 | 24 | Leicester City | €3.00m |
| 08 Jan 2014 | 23 | Leicester City | €2.20m |
| 11 Jul 2013 | 23 | Leicester City | €1.80m |
| 02 Mar 2013 | 22 | Leicester City | €1.50m |
| 22 Jun 2012 | 22 | Leicester City | €1.25m |
| 07 Feb 2012 | 21 | Leicester City | €1.00m |
| 24 Oct 2010 | 20 | Cardiff City | €750k |
| 16 Dec 2009 | 19 | Huddersfield Town | €150k |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 2025 | Not recorded | Wythenshawe Amateurs AFC | Transfer | — |
| 30 Oct 2023 | Not recorded | Not recorded | Transfer | — |
| 01 Jul 2022 | Chelsea FC | Not recorded | Transfer | — |
| 31 May 2022 | Reading FC | Chelsea FC | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 30 Aug 2021 | Chelsea FC | Reading FC | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 30 Jun 2021 | Kasimpasa | Chelsea FC | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 17 Jan 2021 | Chelsea FC | Kasimpasa | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 30 Jun 2020 | Aston Villa | Chelsea FC | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 07 Jan 2020 | Chelsea FC | Aston Villa | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 06 Jan 2020 | Burnley FC | Chelsea FC | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 08 Aug 2019 | Chelsea FC | Burnley FC | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 31 Aug 2017 | Leicester City | Chelsea FC | Transfer | €37.90m |
| 20 Jan 2012 | Manchester United U21 | Leicester City | Transfer | €900k |
| 19 Jan 2012 | Barnsley FC | Manchester United U21 | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 23 Aug 2011 | Manchester United U21 | Barnsley FC | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 31 May 2011 | Watford FC | Manchester United U21 | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 28 Jan 2011 | Manchester United U21 | Watford FC | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 25 Jan 2011 | Cardiff City | Manchester United U21 | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 08 Jul 2010 | Manchester United U21 | Cardiff City | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 31 May 2010 | Huddersfield Town | Manchester United U21 | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 14 Aug 2009 | Manchester United U21 | Huddersfield Town | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 01 Jul 2008 | Manchester United U18 | Manchester United U21 | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2006 | Manchester United Youth | Manchester United U18 | Internal move | — |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.