MARVIN Sordell has been confirmed as part of Stuart Pearce’s Great Britain Olympic football squad.

The Wanderers striker made only three appearances for the club last season after signing for £3.2million from Watford in January.

But his record at international level, where he has scored twice in seven appearances for England Under-21s, was enough for Pearce to draft him into an 18-man squad announced this lunchtime.

Great Britain have been drawn in Group A alongside Senegal, the United Arab Emirates and Uruguay.

The top two teams from each group progress to the quarter finals, with Team GB set to meet the winner or runner-up in Group B, which contains Mexico, South Korea, Gabon and Switzerland.

Games will be played at six venues up across the country including Wembley, Old Trafford, the Milennium Stadium, City of Coventry Stadium, St James’ Park and Hampden Park.

Playing career

Watford

Sordell was born in the London suburb of Harrow. When playing under-8s football for a team called "St Josephs", he initially played in goal, as the team did not have a goalkeeper, before becoming a striker and scoring a hat-trick in his first game. He joined the Fulham academy at under-14 level, but wasn't offered a scholarship, instead becoming a scholar at Watford after impressing at an exit trial. He signed a professional contract in April 2009. In November 2008, he joined Isthmian League club, Wealdstone on work experience. He made his professional debut for Watford on 15 August in the Championship in the 2–0 away defeat against Sheffield United, replacing Nathan Ellington as a substitute in the 72nd minute. His first competitive goal for Watford came when he scored in a 2–1 League Cup defeat at Leeds United on 25 August 2009.

On transfer deadline day (31 January 2010), Sordell was loaned out to Tranmere Rovers on a month-long contract, in order to gain some 1st-team experience. The loan was later extended by a month. Sordell scored his first league goal for Watford in a 4–0 win over Coventry City on 2 May 2010.

Sordell started the first game of Watford's 2010–11 season, a 3–2 away win against Norwich. Despite the arrival of Troy Deeney, and the good form of Danny Graham, Sordell managed to retain his place in the team. He started eight of the club's first nine matches of the season, and scored five goals in the same period.

Bolton Wanderers

On 31 January 2012, Sordell signed for Premier League club Bolton Wanderers on a three-and-a-half year contract for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut on 4 February when coming on as a substitute for David N'Gog in Bolton's game at Norwich City which they eventually lost 2–0.