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INTERNATIONAL Oliver George Arthur Watkins (born 30 December 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Aston Villa and the England national team.
<\/U>England
<\/STRONG>UEFA European Championship runner-up: 2024
INDIVIDUAL
<\/U>EFL Young Player of the Year:<\/STRONG>
2016–17
EFL League Two Player of the Month:<\/STRONG>
2016–17
Football League Young Player of the Month:<\/STRONG>
March 2016
PFA Fans' Player of the Month:<\/STRONG>
March 2016
EFL Championship Player of the Year:<\/STRONG>
2019–20
PFA Team of the Year:<\/STRONG>
2019–20 Championship
Aston Villa Supporters' Player of the Season:
<\/STRONG>2023–24
Aston Villa Players' Player of the Season:<\/STRONG>
2023–24
Premier League Playmaker of the Season:<\/STRONG>
2023–24
Premier League Fan Team of the Season:<\/STRONG>
2023–24<\/P>","E17A5F6F92350E090E8BE67DDCE16BA0":"
Watkins is a product of the Exeter City academy and made his breakthrough at the club, winning the EFL Young Player of the Year award, before departing in 2017 for Brentford. He had a successful three-year spell at the club, culminating in being the joint top-scorer in the 2019–20 Championship and being named Championship Player of the Year in 2020. Watkins signed for Aston Villa in September 2020.
Watkins made his first start for England on 29 March 2022 at Wembley in a friendly against the Ivory Coast, scoring the opening goal in the 30th minute of the 3–0 win.
Watkins was not included in England's squad for any of their 2022–23 UEFA Nations League matches or the 2022 FIFA World Cup. He was recalled to the squad in October 2023 for the first time in 18 months and, on 13 October, started in a friendly with Australia, scoring the only goal of the match.<\/P>","97B41D9FF6388BC00A2A0187557FA1F5":"\u00a327.72m","2B1A74B80063A830":"1","776ABA890334BE6B3BFB7EFC5D96F457":"Brentford F.C.","97C471949E1057BED9C5A535F14529AAF72A852D44EC1724":"1","9085EF0B5B518612":"70kg","97C471949E1057BEF55B60029EC94B5E":"65000000.00","C99F63DD4716E450533B17E1817DB7B9":"1995-12-30","BFE43781BF2A8A9E3EADFCC3CC1AF971":"0","DC9241C78561BCD0":"Ollie Watkins","e_index":6};