Danny Ings

Mercedes


The Englishman photographed while coming in for training, his fabulous pair of wheels can be spotted in the background resting in the parking area.

Born in Winchester, Hampshire, England, the young aspiring footballer grew up dreaming of playing for hometown club Southampton but was rejected for being too small. Not to be dithered he joined AFC Bournemouth's academy of excellence and graduated into their first-team in 2009. His first run of games for The Cherries would come during the 2010/11 EFL One campaign in which he scored 7 goals in 26 appearances, his raw potential prompted EFL Championship club Burnley to sign him for a fee of £1 million ahead of the 2011/12 season. It took the young striker a couple of seasons to find his feet and in the 2013/14 EFL Championship campaign he scored 21 times for The Clarets in 40 appearances to help the club win promotion to the Premier League, he was awarded the Football League Championship Player of the Year 2013/14 for his outstanding performances. The striker would hit the ground running in his debut season in the Premier League scoring 11 goals in 35 appearances but was unable to save The Cherries from eventual relegation. The Englishman signed for Liverpool after a protracted transfer saga in the summer of 2015 and made his debut for The Reds on 29 August 2015 in a 3-0 defeat against West Ham at Anfield. The striker would suffer a anterior cruciate ligament injury on 15 October 2015 that would rule him out for the remainder of the season. The striker never got to grips with life at Merseyside, his long term absence led him to fall behind the pecking order behind Mohammed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane, this led the striker to ask for a move away from the club. He would sign for boyhood club Southampton on a season long loan ahead of the 2018/19 Premier League season, during which he played in 23 games for and scored 7 goals for The Saints, the deal became permanent on 1 July 2019. In the summer of 2021 he made the move to Aston Villa.