Marvin Sordell

With Watford trailing 1–0, Sordell scored an equaliser in the 87th minute to take the tie to extra time, but his side went on to lose 2–1.

He was rewarded with his first start for the club four days later on 29 August in Watford's 1–1 away draw at Swansea City.

Marvin Anthony Sordell (born 17 February 1991) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Sordell started his career with Fulham prior to joining Watford for a two-year scholarship in 2007.

After progressing through Watford's youth system from 2007 and featuring in their under-18 and reserve sides, Sordell linked up with Isthmian League Premier Division side Wealdstone on work experience in November 2008, making his debut in their 2–1 FA Trophy defeat by Tiverton Town on 1 November.

He scored his first goal for the club after just 30 seconds of Wealdstone's game with Maidstone United on 15 November in a 3–2 victory.

He scored twice in five league outings.

He made his professional debut for the club during the 2009–10 season, and also had loan spell in League One with Tranmere Rovers the same season.

At the end of the same season, Sordell was rewarded with his first professional contract, which he signed in April 2009.

Sordell made his professional debut for Watford in the 2009–10 season.

He came on as a 72nd-minute substitute for Nathan Ellington in Watford's 2–0 defeat by Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on 15 August 2009.

He scored his first goal in his third appearance for the club ten days later in a League Cup second round encounter with Leeds United.

Following his first start for Watford on 29 August 2009, Sordell was not involved in first-team football until February 2010, when he was loaned out to League One club Tranmere Rovers for and initial month.

He made his Tranmere debut on 6 February as a substitute for Terry Gornell in their 1–0 home defeat to Oldham Athletic.

He scored his first and only goal for the club on 20 February, scoring in a 2–1 win for Tranmere against Leyton Orient.

His loan was extended for a second month on 2 March and made eight appearances in total for the club.

On his return to Watford, he made two further appearances for the first-team which included a goal in a 4–0 win over Coventry City on 2 May.

For the 2010–11 season, Sordell was a regular fixture in Malky Mackay's starting eleven.

Sordell opened his account for the season with a goal in Watford's 3–0 win over Aldershot on 10 August 2010.

He then scored four goals in the course of three games, beginning with both Watford's goals in their 2–2 Vicarage Road draw with Doncaster Rovers on 11 September after coming on as a substitute; the opener in their 2–0 win at Bristol City; and one of Watford's six goals in their 6–1 thrashing of Millwall on 18 September.

He also scored in Championship wins at Sheffield United on 2 October and at home to Ipswich Town on 19 October.

Sordell failed to score for the remainder of October, all of November, and much of December before embarking on a scoring run of six goals in six games, beginning with a goal in Watford's 4–1 win at home to Cardiff City on 28 December.

He scored in his only game for the under-20s in February 2011, and scored three goals in 14 games for the under-21 side.

He also scored in their New Year's Day 2011 victory over Portsmouth, before scoring a brace against Hartlepool United as the Hornets dispatched their League One opponents 4–1 in the FA Cup third round on 8 January.

After 27 goals in 81 games for Watford in two-and-a-half years, Sordell earned a £3 million move to the Premier League with Bolton Wanderers in January 2012.

He was also selected in Stuart Pearce's Great Britain squad for the London 2012 Summer Olympics.

He made three appearances for the side.

Born in Harrow, London, Sordell began playing football at the age of five for his local after-school football club, The Elms.

He later joined a local youth team for a summer six-a-side tournament where he was selected as goalkeeper, conceding just one goal in the entire tournament as his side finished runners-up, losing 1–0 in the final.

Following his brief stint as a goalkeeper, he moved up front for the following year for St Joseph's Youth '88 Football Club.

Here, he was named as the manager's Player of the Season, before finishing as the club's top-scorer two seasons later.

In his teenage years, Sordell went on trial with both Chelsea and Fulham.

He joined Fulham and spent three years with the side, but was not offered a scholarship.

He then attended the Football League exit trials, where he was offered a two-year scholarship with Watford.

He scored 8 goals in 29 appearances for the club, and spent the entirety of the 2013–14 season on loan at Charlton Athletic.

He returned to the Premier League with Burnley for the 2014–15 season, but was mostly utilised as a substitute.

After just one goal in 20 games for Burnley, his contract was cancelled in September 2015, where he went on to join League One club Colchester United, and at the end of the season Coventry City.

After six months with Coventry, he moved to Burton Albion as part of a swap deal.

Following a loan at Northampton Town, he retired aged 28 in 2019.

Sordell represented England at both under-20 and under-21 levels.