Michail Antonio

Michail Gregory Antonio (born 28 March 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Watford and the Jamaica national team.

Antonio began his career at non-League club Tooting & Mitcham United before signing with Reading of the Championship in 2008. The club sent him on subsequent loan spells to Cheltenham Town, back to Tooting & Mitcham, Southampton and Colchester United, as he struggled to find a place in Reading's first team throughout his four-year stay at the Madejski. A final loan spell with Sheffield Wednesday resulted in a permanent move in 2012, where he went on to make 64 appearances and score 12 goals. Nottingham Forest signed him from Wednesday in 2014, and he scored 16 goals in 50 appearances for the club.

In 2015, Antonio signed for West Ham United of the Premier League, where he was deployed in a number of positions including right back, right midfielder and as a winger before eventually establishing himself as the club's main striker. He spent a decade at the club, becoming their top scorer in the Premier League in 2021, and winning the UEFA Conference League in 2022–23. He suffered injuries in a car crash in December 2024 and was released by West Ham six months later at the end of his contract. After training at other English clubs, he signed for Al-Sailiya in Qatar in March 2026.

Antonio was called up for England in 2016 and 2017, but did not play. He made his debut for Jamaica in 2021 and was part of their squads at the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the 2024 Copa América and the 2025 Gold Cup, reaching the semi-finals of the former.