Marley, the first son of Ollie Watkins became a year older on April 17, 2024, and his father, who has been in red hot form for Aston Villa took to Instagram to do the honors of marking the special day.
Watkins was thrilled to see his boy celebrate his first birthday and he shared some heart-warming pictures on the gram.
Ollie Watkins has been in a long-term relationship with girlfriend Ellie Alderson, and the pair have two children together; a daughter named Amara born on September 15, 2021, and a son Marley, who was born on April 17, 2023.
Ollie Watkins post on Instagram celebrating the birthday of son, Marley
The family looked stunning in the picture posted on Instagram, with Watkins captioning the post with the following words:
“Happy 1st birthday to our little Marley boy” and he included a blue heart emoji to the picture.
Several individuals trooped to his comments section to send their wishes to the baby, including Arsenal great Ian Wright, who commented with a red heart emoji.
When was Ellie Alderson born?
Meanwhile, Ollie Watkins’ partner Ellie Alderson was born in Berkshire on June 3, 1996.
Ellie has a twin sister, Sofie, who regularly shares their pictures on Instagram. Watkins’ sweetheart has a diploma in interior design and she has been in a relationship with the footballer since 2018.
The couple live together in Birmingham, and their love life continues to wax stronger and stronger.
Ellie Alderson is regularly seen supporting her boyfriend, and she attends football awards events alongside Ollie Watkins and she frequents Villa Park from time to time.
Ellie has about 19,000 followers on Instagram and she often shares pictures of herself alongside boyfriend Watkins.
The beautiful lady is also on X (formerly known as Twitter), and she is apparently the sister of author Ben Alderson.
Stunning wag Ellie is 27 years old, a year younger than boyfriend Ollie Watkins.
Watkins at Aston Villa
Moreover, Watkins joined Aston Villa from Brentford on September 9, 2020, for a fee of €34 million.
The Englishman has been magnificent since joining the club, scoring goals with reckless abandon and helping the club battle favorably in the Premier League.
Ollie Watkins is aiming to win the Premier League top-scorer award this season, as he is one goal shy of joint-top scorers Erling Haaland and Cole Palmer.
The 28-year-old, who was born on December 30, 1995, has scored 26 goals and provided 12 assists in 47 appearances this campaign.
Watkins has played for three clubs so far in his career, namely; Exeter City, Brentford, and Aston Villa.
Cumulatively, Ollie Watkins has made 384 appearances, scoring 144 goals and providing 59 assists across all competitions.
Due to his outstanding display at Aston Villa, Watkins was handed a call-up in March 2021, and he featured for England on March 25, 2021, in a World Cup qualification encounter against San Marino.
The striker scored on his debut, after coming on to replace Dominic Calvert-Lewin in the 63rd minute.
Internationally, Ollie Watkins has made 11 appearances for the Three Lions of England, scoring 3 goals and providing no assist.
