# Dan Gore

Daniel Lewis Gore (born 26 September 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Rotherham United, on loan from Premier League club Manchester United. He is an England youth international.

## Club career

Gore joined the Manchester United academy in 2018, having previously been at Burnley from the age of eight. He played as part of the 2022 FA Youth Cup winning United side. He was voted the United reserve team Player of the Year for the 2022–23 season. He was reported to have had a confrontation with Anthony Martial after making an over-exuberant tackle during training.
In August 2023, as well as featuring for the club in the EFL Trophy, he was included in Uniteds first-team squad and on 26 August for the first time was named as a substitute in the Premier League match against Nottingham Forest. On 26 September, he made his debut against Crystal Palace in the EFL Cup. He made his league debut on 26 December, when he came on as a 94th-minute substitute for Christian Eriksen at home to Aston Villa.
On 23 January 2024, he joined League One club Port Vale on a six-month loan. David Flitcroft, the club's director of football, said that higher level clubs had pursued Gore but that United "selected us based on how we play and how we support young players". He injured his quads on his debut at Vale Park, a 1–0 defeat to Portsmouth on 27 January. Speaking in April, manager Darren Moore confirmed that Gore would not be returning to the club. He underwent surgery on a dislocated shoulder in June 2024 and returned to training five months later.
On 31 January 2025, Gore joined League One club Rotherham United on loan for the remainder of the 2024–25 season. He played one game for the Millers before returning to Manchester to receive treatment for a hairline foot fracture. Rotherham manager Steve Evans initially described it as "the strangest thing in the world" and that "we didn't do enough in training for him to have a sore nose let alone a sore foot". Evans later stated that he had discovered Gore had suffered "a delayed reaction" and "he wants to play... he needs to be playing".

## International career

Gore has represented England at under-18 level. In October 2023, he was called up to the England U-20 side for matches against Portugal U-20 and Romania U-20. He made his U20 debut on 12 October 2023 during a 2–0 defeat away to Romania.

## Style of play

Gore is a combative midfielder.

## Career statistics

    As of 1 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Manchester United U21 | 2022–23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Manchester United U21 | 2023–24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Manchester United U21 | 2024–25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Manchester United U21 | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Manchester United | 2023–24 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Manchester United | 2024–25 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manchester United | Total | Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Port Vale (loan) | 2023–24 | EFL League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Rotherham United (loan) | 2024–25 | EFL League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
* 1 2 3 Appearances in the EFL Trophy

## Honours

Manchester United U18
* FA Youth Cup: 2021–22
Individual
* Denzil Haroun Reserve Player of the Year: 2021–22