Danny Welbeck Quotes

I've played for England, played in the Olympics and made my Premier League debut.

I've played for England Under-21s, in the Under-20 World Cup and I've been part of the play-offs in the Championship. But in terms of helping my career and getting me ready, going to Cheltenham Town was a massive experience.

I don't envisage I will be captain again, but for two England managers, Steve McClaren and Fabio Capello, I was their first choice and I'm proud of that.

I just want to do the best I can, which means playing for the England full side one day and carry on playing well for Everton.

I think that it is advantageous to join Bayern Munich at a young age.

I have been playing for England since I was 18, and while I wouldn't say I took it all for granted, it just seemed to be a part of my season - to play for Arsenal and to play for England.

Whether Under-17 level, the 21s, or senior team, it's my dream to play for England as often as I can.

In Holland you go into amateur teams, come up through the ranks and are generally spotted for senior or professional football. At 16, I had made it into a men's amateur team, and was picked up professionally from there.

I see football as a bit like a stairway, and you have to climb it bit by bit. First, you have to play good football so that you get to play for a good team. Then, hopefully you achieve such a level that you are invited to play for your national side, in time for a World Cup, if possible.

I have been at Leicester since I was 12 and to play for England at the King Power is obviously going to be my dream.

Signing for Leicester, they gave me a great platform to go and play for England as well.

I had my time in the England shirt and won a lot of caps.

Monaco have been very important for me. It's the club that has helped me into the Selecao.

The bottom line is I'm a football player, and I played three years of college football, and I produced all three years. I also got better every year, and I just felt like it was time to move on.

Dele Alli is probably the perfect example. He played loads of games for MK Dons at a young age. He got a move and kicked on from there because he had that experience behind him.

I felt I had a good chance of playing for England for exactly 67 days - the length of time Sam Allardyce was manager of the Three Lions in 2016.

As a youth player, I played for England and got used to it, and I have just to carry it on to the bigger stage.

Going with England and the Under-21s was great for me.

I began by playing for the biggest club in the Lorraine region, went on to the biggest club in France and ended up with the biggest in the world.

I do not think my career is over after being at Real Madrid.

I've been a professional since I was a 17-year-old, over 200 league games from Conference all the way up to the Premier League now, so I think that's experience in itself.

Since I made my debut at Sheffield United, I felt like I could step on and climb the leagues.

When I think back to what my dreams were as a kid, the only one I had was to play for England.

I had a fantastic career at Manchester United.

I came to Watford to play in the Premier League and stand out.