Daniel Lewis Gore (born 26 September 2004) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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, on loan from club

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. Gore is an

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international. Since making his debut for Manchester United in 2023, he has played on loan at

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and Rotherham United.

Club career

Gore joined the

academy in 2018, having previously been at

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from the age of eight. He played as part of the

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winning United side. He was voted the United reserve team

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for the 2022–23 season. In August 2023, as well as featuring for the club in the

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, he was included in United's first-team squad and on 26 August for the first time was named as a substitute in the

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match against

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. On 26 September, he made his debut against

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in the

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. He made his league debut on 26 December, when he came on as a 94th-minute substitute for

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at home to

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. On 23 January 2024, he joined

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club

on a six-month loan.

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, the club's

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, 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

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on his debut at

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, a 1–0 defeat to

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on 27 January. Speaking in April, manager

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confirmed that Gore would not be returning to the club. He underwent surgery on a

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in June 2024 and returned to training five months later. On 31 January 2025, Gore joined League One club

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". He returned to fitness in April. On 17 July 2025, Gore returned to Rotherham United on a season-long loan deal.

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

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Style of play

Gore is a combative

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Career statistics

Honours

Manchester United U18 *

: 2021–22 Individual *

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: 2021–22

References

External links

Profile
at the Manchester United F.C. website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gore, Dan 2004 births Living people Footballers from Prestwich English men's footballers England men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Manchester United F.C. players Port Vale F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players 21st-century English sportsmen