Will Donkin

William Rupert James Donkin (Chinese: 沈子貴; pinyin: Shen Zugui; born 26 December 2000) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Maltese Premier League side Mosta, on loan from Balzan. Born in England, he represents the Chinese Taipei national football team at international level.

International Career

Youth

On 7 October 2018, he was named in the under-19 side for the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship. He played every minute of Chinese Taipei's campaign at the tournament, which ended with them eliminated in last place in their group.

Senior

In October 2017 it emerged that Taiwan head coach Gary White was seeking European based players with Taiwanese heritage to represent the team, having also called up Ross County midfielder Tim Chow. In November, it was announced that Donkin had also been called up after impressing for the national under-19 team during training. He made his debut at the age of 16 as an 85th-minute substitute but could not prevent Taiwan from being eliminated from Asian Cup qualification at the hands of Turkmenistan. He returned to the national team in December for the 2017 CTFA International Tournament, earning plaudits as he appeared from the bench in all 3 games, overall assisting 2 goals and hitting the crossbar in his performances.

In November 2018, he was named in the Chinese Taipei side for the 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship second round.

Taiwanese fans have nicknamed Donkin "Doughtnut Boy" due to how his surname translates into Mandarin.

This page also has a version in other languages :  Уилл Донкин (russian)