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THE PLAYER

Ollie Watkins

Footballer

Ollie Watkins is an England forward who progressed from Exeter City and Brentford to Aston Villa. He scored England’s late winner against the Netherlands in the Euro 2024 semi-final.

Ellie Watkins
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Country
England
Club
Al-Hilal
Born
30 Dec 1995
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THE BACKGROUND

Career and background

Watkins’ first professional contract at Exeter came at the end of 2013–14. A loan at Weston-super-Mare preceded his first-team breakthrough, and he won EFL Young Player of the Year in 2017. At Brentford he initially played wide before becoming the central striker after Neal Maupay’s departure.Source: Exeter City FC ↗

WHO’S WITH WHOM

Relationship history

Ollie and Ellie Watkins met through friends on a holiday in Marbella in 2018. After having two children, Amara May and Marley, they became engaged during a trip to Lake Como. They married legally in London before celebrating their wedding in the south of France in June 2025.

The couple chose a weekend celebration with roughly a hundred close friends and relatives in the south of France. Although they had already completed their legal marriage, Ollie recalled being overwhelmed by seeing Ellie during the ceremony.Source: British Vogue · Ollie and Ellie Watkins interview ↗

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FAMILY

Children

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