Danny Loader
Daniel Namaso Loader (born 28 August 2000) is an English footballer, who currently plays for Porto B.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniel Namaso Edi-Mesumbe Loader[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 28 August 2000||
Place of birth | Reading, England | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Porto B | ||
Number | 42 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2012 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
2012–2017 | Reading | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2020 | Reading | 28 | (1) |
2020– | Porto B | 12 | (5) |
2020– | Porto | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2015–2016 | England U16 | 11 | (2) |
2016–2017 | England U17 | 14 | (6) |
2017–2018 | England U18 | 7 | (0) |
2018–2019 | England U19 | 10 | (4) |
2019– | England U20 | 9 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:24, 4 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:53, 20 November 2019 (UTC) |
Club career
Loader was born in Reading, Berkshire, and started his career in the youth team of Wycombe Wanderers before joining the under-13 side at his hometown club Reading in 2012.[3] He studied at Leighton Park School and then The Forest School. In 2016 he won the Maurice Edelston Memorial Trophy for the best academy schoolboy at the club.[4] In the summer of 2016 he started a two-year scholarship, but was quickly promoted to the under-23 side after a number of games and went on to represent the side in the EFL Trophy campaign.[3] He made his professional debut for the first team at the age of sixteen in August 2017, coming on as a substitute for Leandro Bacuna in extra time in the 3–1 victory over Millwall in the EFL Cup.[5] In the process he became only the third Reading player to make his debut under the age of seventeen.[3] At the end of the month he signed his first professional contract when he turned seventeen.[6] Prolific for the youth team, he was given a chance in the first team under José Gomes and became the youngest Reading player to reach 20 appearances.[7] On 27 April, he scored his first senior goal against Middlesbrough.[8] Loader was close to a move to Wolverhampton Wanderers before Wolves pulled out of the move due to Reading upping the price at the last moment.[9] A few days later he scored the winning penalty in round 2 of the EFL Cup against Wycombe Wanderers.[10]
On 20 August 2020, FC Porto announced the signing of Loader for Porto B, on a two-year contract.[11]
International career
Loader is eligible to represent England, Cameroon and Nigeria. He has represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-19 level.[4] He was part of the squad that finished runners-up to Spain in the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship held in May in Croatia.[3] He made a total of five appearances in the tournament.
In September 2017, Loader was called up to England U17 team for the 2017 FIFA U17 World Cup.[12] Loader scored twice in a group stage game against Iraq[13] and came off the bench in the quarter-final against the United States.[14] He did not feature in the final as England defeated Spain to lift the trophy.[15]
In September 2018, Loader scored twice for the England U19 team against the Netherlands.[16]
On 28 May 2019, Loader was called up to the England U20 for the 2019 Toulon Tournament.[17] He scored his first goal for the U20 age group on his ninth appearance; a 3–0 win over Iceland U21s at Wycombe Wanderers on 19 November 2019.[18]
Career statistics
- As of match played 30 December 2020[19]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Reading U23 | 2016–17[20] | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
Reading | 2017–18[5] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2018–19[21] | Championship | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | ||
2019–20[22] | Championship | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | ||
Total | 28 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 35 | 2 | |||
Porto B | 2020–21 | LigaPro | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | |||
Career total | 40 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 7 |
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
Honours
England U17
References
- "EFL Released and Retained List 2016–17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- "Danny Loader". 11v11. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- "Danny Loader profile". Reading F.C. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- Low, Jonathan (22 August 2017). "Who is Danny Loader? A quick guide to Reading FC's new starlet". Get Reading. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- "Games played by Danny Loader in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- "Loader agrees professional terms as a Royal". Reading F.C. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- "Danny | "It's a huge step, we're all happy"".
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47994363
- https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2019/08/08/wolves-sign-meritan-shabani-but-danny-loader-deal-falls-through/>
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49245360
- "DANNY LOADER É REFORÇO DO FC PORTO B". fcporto.pt (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- "World Cup squad named". The Football Association. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- "England stay perfect in Kolkata". FIFA. 14 October 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- "Match Report". FIFA. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- "England come from behind to outclass Spain and win FIFA U17 World Cup". The Football Association. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- "England U19s and U18s both enjoyed victories against the Netherlands on Wednesday". The Football Association. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- "Loader gets Three Lions call for Toulon Tournament". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- "THE YOUNG LIONS PUT ON EXPLOSIVE SECOND-HALF SHOW TO BEAT ICELAND IN WYCOMBE". TheFA.com/. The Football Association. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- Danny Loader at Soccerway
- "Games played by Danny Loader in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- "Games played by Danny Loader in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=100652&season_id=152
- Shamoon Hafez (17 January 2019). "England's U17 World Cup winners - where are they now?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- https://www.uefa.com/under17/match/2022691--spain-vs-england/lineups/?iv=true
External links
- Danny Loader at Soccerbase
- England profile at The Football Association