Danny Ings

english football player
For the English actor, see Daniel Ings
Daniel William John Ings ( bear 23 July 1992 ) is an english professional football player who plays as a fore for Premier League baseball club Aston Villa and the England national team.

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Ings started his career in the youth team of Southampton but was released as a schoolboy. He subsequently joined AFC Bournemouth, progressing through their young person system, while besides spending time at Dorchester Town on loanword. In 2011, Ings joined Burnley with whom he won the 2013–14 Championship Player of the Year, and helped them achieve promotion to the Premier League. Following Burnley ‘s relegation, and the death of his contract with the clubhouse, Ings moved to Liverpool in the summer of 2015, but his first season at Anfield was ended after two months due to injury. His irregular temper with Liverpool was besides mired by injury, with Ings only making two League Cup appearances throughout the 2016–17 season. Ings joined Southampton on loan in August 2018, with his move made permanent on 1 July 2019 after Southampton decided to take the choice to buy him based on a article in the loanword hand. He moved to Aston Villa in 2021. once an under-21 international, Ings made his aged debut for England in October 2015 .

Club career [edit ]

early on career [edit ]

Ings was born in Winchester, Hampshire and grew up in Netley, Hampshire. [ 4 ] As a child he attended Netley Abbey Primary School, Hamble Community Sports College and Brockenhurst College. [ 5 ] Ings dreamed of playing for local anesthetic club Southampton, but was rejected for being besides little. [ 6 ] He signed for Southampton from Netley Central Sports, before being released as a school son. [ 7 ] After his free, Ings played for Itchen Tyro. [ 8 ]

AFC Bournemouth [edit ]

He signed a biennial apprentice contract with AFC Bournemouth in May 2008, having progressed through the golf club ‘s Centre of Excellence while he was inactive at secondary coil educate at Hamble Community Sports College. [ 9 ] He had besides previously had experience play for the modesty team. [ 9 ] He made his master introduction for Bournemouth on 6 October 2009, in a 2–1 away frustration to Northampton Town in the Football League Trophy, replacing Jason Tindall in the second gear half as a substitute. [ 10 ] His second season in the youth team was blighted by a long-run abdominal injury, which restricted his play time. [ 11 ] He remained with the youth team until the summer of 2010, when he signed a short-run three-month abridge. [ 12 ] He extended his contract in September 2010, until the end of the 2010–11 crusade. [ 7 ] In September 2010, he was sent on an initial one-month loanword to Conference South cabaret Dorchester Town. [ 13 ] His introduction for the Magpies came on 11 September 2010, scoring the equalizer in a 2–1 home defeat to Ebbsfleet United. [ 14 ] His second goal for Dorchester came on 24 September, scoring a penalty in a 4–1 win over Mangotsfield United in the FA Cup. [ 15 ] On 6 October, his lend was extended for a far calendar month. [ 16 ] His following goal came in a 4–1 kill to Havant & Waterlooville as the Magpies were knocked out of the FA Cup. [ 17 ] On 16 October, he scored the moment in a 2–0 league succeed over Lewes, after coming on as a late ersatz for Giuseppe Sole. [ 18 ] He got his fifth finish in a 2–1 away win over Staines Town, scoring the opener. [ 19 ] His first goal in November came in a 2–1 home get the better of to Maidenhead United, which ended an unbeaten footrace of six matches. [ 20 ] On 12 November 2010, his lend was extended for a third time for an extra month. [ 21 ] He scored the second in a 3–1 win over Weston-super-Mare in the FA Trophy to help them progress to the adjacent cycle. [ 22 ] On 23 November, his spell at Dorchester was cut short-change as he was recalled from his lend by Bournemouth ascribable to an injury crisis at the club. [ 23 ] On 30 November, he signed a raw contract extension which lasted until 2012. [ 24 ] He made his league debut and first originate for Bournemouth on 28 December 2010, in a 2–0 away get the better of to Milton Keynes Dons in League One, where he was substituted off in the first half for Steve Fletcher. [ 25 ] He started to become a first-team regular and scored his beginning professional finish against Swindon Town on 1 February 2011, in a 3–2 winnings at Dean Court. [ 26 ] His kind saw him rewarded with a fresh narrow extension, lasting until 2013. [ 7 ] On 26 February 2011, he scored a header to equalise in 2–1 win aside at Dagenham & Redbridge in the league. [ 27 ] On 1 April he added to his reckoning with a goal against Peterborough United in a 3–3 disembowel. [ 28 ] He went through a deep vein of goalscoring from in April, scoring four goals in three matches. He scored an overhead gripe to equalise in the last minute against Tranmere Rovers, however, the Cherries went on to lose the peer 2–1. [ 29 ] He besides scored in a 2–0 away victory over Notts County. [ 30 ] He scored his first brace in a 2–2 disembowel with Yeovil Town, including one penalty. [ 31 ] His final examination goal for Bournemouth came in the concluding catch of the season, in the play-off semi-final kill to Huddersfield Town, as Bournemouth were knocked out on penalties. [ 32 ] In the summer of 2011, he was linked with report moves aside from Bournemouth with Celtic, Liverpool and Newcastle United. [ 7 ] Premier League club Fulham besides had a £400,000 bid rejected by the club. [ 7 ] In July 2011, he was rewarded with his fifth sign in twelve months, improving his deal to be one of the top earners at the club. [ 7 ] He remained at the club through pre-season and started in the first match of the season in a 3–0 away get the better of to Charlton Athletic. It proved to be his final examination appearance for the clubhouse. [ 33 ]

Burnley [edit ]

Ings playing for Burnley in 2012 On 15 August 2011, Ings signed for Championship club Burnley for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of £1 million, on a four-year sign. [ 34 ] He rejoined early Bournemouth coach Eddie Howe who had made the same move eight months early. [ citation needed ] He made his debut on 14 February 2012, in a 2–0 succeed over Barnsley at Turf Moor, where he came on as a late utility for Charlie Austin. [ 35 ] His first start came a calendar month belated on 10 March 2012, in a 1–1 home plate disembowel with Crystal Palace in the league. [ 36 ] His first base finish for Burnley came on 31 March, in a 5–1 gain against Portsmouth at Fratton Park. [ 37 ] His second goal came in the follow meet, where he scored the counterweight in a 3–1 kill to Birmingham City. [ 38 ] He scored his third base goal of the season in the final match of the season, a 30-yard strike in a 1–1 home hook with Bristol City. [ 39 ] He started the 2012–13 season as a first option regular in pre-season following the sale of striker Jay Rodriguez to Southampton. He scored in friendly wins over Altrincham and Bury. [ 40 ] [ 41 ] He suffered another good stifle injury in the final pre-season meet, a 3–1 get the better of to Rochdale. He tore the stifle cartilage in the face-to-face stifle to the former season which resulted in operating room, keeping him out of action for up to six months. [ 42 ] Following the deviation of top-scorer Charlie Austin to Queens Park Rangers, Ings became the independent striker ahead of the 2013–14 season. [ 43 ] He put together a string of impressive performances in the Clarets ‘ pre-season campaign and scored two goals in the afford three league matches a well as a goal in the League Cup against York City. [ 44 ] For his proceed good begin to the season Ings was named the Championship Player of the Month for October. [ 45 ] In March 2014, Ings won Championship Player of the class at the Football League Awards, ahead of the two other nominees : Leeds United striker Ross McCormack and Leicester City midfielder Danny Drinkwater. [ 46 ] He ended the 2013–14 Championship season with 22 goals as Burnley finished second and derive promotion to the Premier League. [ 47 ] On 19 August 2014, Ings made his Premier League debut in a 3–1 loss to Chelsea at Turf Moor. [ 48 ] His foremost Premier League goal came in a 1–3 frustration to Everton on 26 October. [ 49 ] On 22 November 2014, Ings scored both of Burnley ‘s goals in a 2–1 succeed at Stoke City for their first away gain of the Premier League temper, his two goals coming in the space of two minutes. [ 50 ] He made his hundredth league appearance for Burnley in a 1–0 gain against Southampton on 13 December. [ 51 ]
Ings playing for Burnley in 2015

liverpool [edit ]

On 8 June 2015, Liverpool announced that they had agreed on personal terms with Ings, subject to a checkup, [ 54 ] vitamin a well as a developmental fee due to Burnley for players under 24, to be negotiated between two clubs or determined by a court. [ 55 ] Under court the tip would be decided by the Professional Football Compensation Committee. [ 56 ] On 28 April 2016, the saga was last settled. Liverpool would pay Burnley a record tip for a court listen : £6.5 million astir front, with an extra £1.5 million in player performance-related bonuses. Burnley later gained an extra £3.6m ascribable to a article which saw them get 20 % of the £18m Liverpool received from selling Ings to Southampton. [ 57 ] Ings made his competitive debut on 29 August 2015 in a 3–0 kill against West Ham at Anfield. [ 58 ] He made his european debut for the club on 17 September in the UEFA Europa League group stage catch against Bordeaux, as a substitute for Divock Origi in a 1–1 draw. [ 59 ] Three days later, he replaced christian Benteke at half-time and within three minutes scored his first Liverpool finish in a 1–1 draw against Norwich City. [ 60 ] On 4 October 2015, he opened a draw of the lapp score against Everton in the Merseyside bowler hat. [ 61 ] On 15 October 2015, in his first base educate seance under newly coach Jürgen Klopp, Ings suffered an anterior cruciate ligament wound in his leave stifle and was ruled out for the remainder of the season. [ 62 ] however, Ings returned sooner than anticipated, making a substitute appearance in the concluding match of the season, a 1–1 disembowel away to West Bromwich Albion. [ 63 ] Ings began the 2016–17 season play in the reserves to help regain fitness. On 25 October 2016, Ings sustained damage to his right knee in a League Cup meet against Tottenham Hotspur that would require another spell on the sidelines of up to 9 months. [ 64 ] He successfully undergo operation to repair the wrong to his knee and began rehabilitation at Melwood on 9 November. [ 65 ] On 19 September 2017, Ings made his first appearance in 11 months since the injury when he came on as a second-half alternate in the 2–0 kill to Leicester City in the EFL Cup. [ 66 ] On 21 April 2018, he scored his foremost goal after his return from injury in a 2–2 draw with West Brom. This was his foremost goal since 2015 and besides his first goal under Jürgen Klopp. [ 67 ]

Southampton [edit ]

Ings playing for Southampton in 2018 After struggling for playing time in the 2017–18 season due to the form of attackers Roberto Firmino, Mohamed Salah, and Sadio Mané, Ings requested a motivate aside from Liverpool in the summer of 2018. Ings was a popular calculate in the dress room and Jurgen Klopp was reluctant to let him leave in hurt of his limited appearances in the previous season. [ 68 ] Ings joined Premier League club Southampton on 9 August 2018 on an initial lend until the end of the season, [ 69 ] which would become permanent wave on 1 July 2019, for a reported tip of £18 million, plus a possible further £2 million based on appearances. [ 70 ] [ 71 ] On 12 August, he made his introduction as a second-half utility in a scoreless draw with former golf club Burnley. [ 72 ] He then scored on his foremost start five days subsequently in a 2–1 frustration to Everton before netting the afford finish in Southampton ‘s 2–0 winnings over Crystal Palace at the begin of the following month, helping the club to their first win of the campaign. [ 73 ] [ 74 ] On 16 July 2020, Ings scored his twentieth league goal of the 2019–20 season in a 1–1 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion. He became the third player in Southampton history to reach the 20 goal grade in the Premier League following Matt Le Tissier and James Beattie. [ 75 ] On 26 July, Ings converted a penalty in Southampton ‘s 3–1 winnings over Sheffield United on the final sidereal day of the league season, taking his final total for the season to 22 goals in the Premier League, and 25 in all competitions. He finished joint-second in the Premier League Golden Boot race with Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, one goal behind Jamie Vardy of Leicester City. [ 76 ] On 4 January 2021, Ings scored his fiftieth Premier League finish in a 1–0 win over his erstwhile club Liverpool. [ 77 ] On 14 January, Southampton coach Ralph Hasenhüttl announced that Ings had tested cocksure for COVID-19. [ 78 ] As a result, Ings missed Southampton ‘s 2–0 Premier League defeat to Leicester. [ 79 ] After recovering from Covid-19, Ings scored his first goal on 11 February 2021 in the FA Cup 5th round 2–0 winnings against Wolverhampton Wanderers. [ 80 ]

Aston Villa [edit ]

Ings signed a three-year contract with Premier League club Aston Villa on 4 August 2021 for an undisclosed fee, reported by BBC Sport to be £25 million. [ 81 ] He scored a penalty on his debut on 14 August in a 3–2 away kill to Watford, [ 82 ] and followed this a workweek late on 21 August with a finish scored from a bicycle kick back in a 2–0 home victory against Newcastle United. [ 83 ] That strike gave Ings Goal of the Month for August. [ 84 ]

International career [edit ]

On 3 October 2013, Ings received his first base international call-up to the England national under-21 team by director Gareth Southgate. [ 85 ] He made his debut a workweek late as a stand-in in a 4–0 win away to San Marino. [ 86 ] He won his second cap in the reverse fastness on 19 November, and scored twice as England won 9–0 against San Marino at the New Meadow. [ 87 ] He earned 13 caps and scored four goals for the under-21s from 2013 to 2015. [ 88 ] On 1 October 2015, Ings received his first base external call-up to the wide England national team from director Roy Hodgson, for the final UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying matches against Estonia and Lithuania. [ 89 ] He made his introduction in the latter pit on 12 October, replacing Harry Kane after 59 minutes of an eventual 3–0 gain in Vilnius. [ 90 ] Ings ‘ second appearance came about five years former on 5 September 2020, when he was a 68th-minute substitute in a 1–0 away victory over Iceland in the UEFA Nations League. [ 91 ] He scored his first base international finish on 8 October, with an command processing overhead time kick in a 3–0 friendly succeed against Wales at Wembley Stadium. [ 92 ] [ 93 ]

personal life [edit ]

Off the battlefield, Ings has gained a repute for charitable acts. [ 94 ] In November 2014, he launched and funded the Danny Ings Disability Sport Project to provide football coaching to children with disabilities and learning difficulties after being inspired to do indeed by a young disable Burnley fan. [ 95 ] His father Shayne Ings initially played as a winger and then as a full-back for Hampshire -based Netley Central Sports. Ings ‘ father placid works as a freelance bricklayer and the kin live in the like sign of the zodiac in Netley. [ 6 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of match played 22 October 2021

International [edit ]

As of match played 8 October 2020[110]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team
Year
Apps
Goals

England

2015
1
0

2020
2
1

Total
3
1

As of match played 8 October 2020. England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ings goal.[110]

List of international goals scored by Danny Ings

No.
Date
Venue
Cap
Opponent
Score
Result
Competition
Ref.

1
8 October 2020
Wembley Stadium, London, England
3
Wales
3–0
3–0
Friendly
[111]

Honours [edit ]

Liverpool
Individual

References [edit ]

Profile at the Aston Villa F.C. website
Danny Ings – UEFA competition record (archive)