Career
Watmore has also previously played for Altrincham, Clitheroe and Hibernian. Altrincham
Watmore started his career at Manchester United, but was released at the age of 12. He then joined Trafford club Altrincham at the age of 16.
After a spell on loan at Clitheroe, he broke into the first team in August 2012, scoring 14 goals in the 2012-2013 season.
Sunderland
On 24 May 2013, Watmore signed for Premier League club Sunderland, for an undisclosed fee. On 31 January 2014, Watmore joined Scottish Premiership club Hibernian on loan.
His first professional goal came on 15 March 2014, in a 3–1 defeat away to Partick Thistle. Watmore left Hibernian at the end of the 2013-2014 season.
On 29 May 2015, Watmore was named the Barclays Under 21 Premier League Player of the Season, after scoring 11 goals in 18 games in the competition.
On 15 August 2015, Watmore made his league debut for Sunderland, coming off the bench to score a late consolation goal with a scuffed volley from outside the penalty area in a 1–3 home loss to Norwich City. On 22 November, Watmore signed a new four-year contract with the Black Cats. On 28 November, in a home match against Stoke, Watmore appeared as a first half substitute, replacing the injured Jermain Defoe.
On 28 May 2015, Watmore made his debut for England U20s in the Toulon Tournament, where he scored England"s second goal in a 3–3 draw with Morocco.
On 3 June 2015, Watmore score his second goal on his third appearance, in a 1–2 defeat against Mexico. Watmore was named in the official team of the tournament and was also voted as the revelation of the tournament.
On 25 August 2015, Watmore was called up to the England under-21 squad for the first time. Watmore made his Under 21s debut against the United States under-23s on 3 September 2015 as a second-half substitute, and assisted James Wilson"s winning goal.
On 14 November, Watmore netted his first England under-21 goal and assisted two others after coming on as a substitute against Switzerland under-21 in a 2017 Union of European Football Associations European Under-21 Championship qualifier.
In November 2015, Sunderland forward Jermain Defoe likened Watmore to Gareth Bale, his former Tottenham Hotspur teammate, citing a shared ability of ball control. Watmore is the son of Ian Watmore, who was chief executive of the Football Association. He was educated at Cheadle Hulme School.
He continued studying for a degree in economics and business management after signing for Sunderland, transferring from Manchester University to Newcastle University.