Kelvin Wilson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kelvin James Wilson | ||
| Date of birth | 3 September 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre Back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Celtic | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2006 | Notts County | 78 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Preston North End | 27 | (1) |
| 2007–2011 | Nottingham Forest | 123 | (0) |
| 2011– | Celtic | 13 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 March 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Kelvin James Wilson (born 3 September 1985) is an English footballer who currently plays as a centre back for Scottish Premier League side Celtic.
He started his career with Notts County, before moving to Preston in 2006. Nottingham Forest signed him one year later for £300,000. He moved to Celtic in 2011 on a free transfer.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Early career
Wilson started his career at Notts County, making his debut for the club in a 4–0 loss to Hartlepool United on 17 April 2004. In 2004–05 he became a regular in their back-line and was named Players' player and most improved player in his first full season.[citation needed]
After 78 league appearances in three seasons, Wilson was taken on loan in March 2006 by Preston North End,[1] then signed up at the end of the season on a free transfer.[2] He started 16 games in the 2006–07 season. During his time at Preston he scored in the league against Stoke City[3] and in the FA Cup against Crystal Palace.[4]
[edit] Nottingham Forest
In July 2007, Wilson signed for Nottingham Forest for £300,000, committing him to a four-year deal with his home town club.[5] In the 2007–08 campaign, Wilson was a virtual ever-present in defence, as he helped Forest gain automatic promotion to the Championship after finishing second in League One. He made 42 appearances, missing a few games due to a red card in Forest's 2–1 victory over Huddersfield Town and an injury towards the end of the season. Wilson helped Forest amass a total of 24 clean sheets in his first season at the club which was a league record.[citation needed]
In 2009, Wilson could not reproduce his League One form at Championship standard, with the season ending in a relegation battle. On 13 April 2009, a red card for a head butt on Sheffield United's Greg Halford saw Wilson's season finish under a black cloud.[citation needed]
Wilson missed the first month of the 2009–10 season through injury.
[edit] Celtic
Wilson signed a pre-contract agreement with Celtic on 7 January 2011 and officially joined the club on 1 July 2011. [6][7]
Wilson made his debut for Celtic in their opening match of the 2011-12 Scottish Premier League, a 2-0 win over Hibernian. He gave a strong performance, making two crucial interventions which denied Hibs goalscoring opportunites and kept Celtic's 1-0 lead intact.[8] He played in Celtic's next two matches as they beat Aberdeen 1-0,[9] then Dundee United 5-1.[10] He was due to start in Celtic's first European match of the season against FC Sion on 13 August, but picked up a leg injury in the build-up to the match, which ended 0-0.[11] This injury kept him out of Celtic's next two matches, both of which ended in defeat.[12] He made his return on 28 August in a 2-0 win over St. Mirren.[13] He then made his European debut in a 2-0 loss to Atlético Madrid at the Vicente Calderón.[14] On 18 September played in Celtic's 4-2 defeat against Old Firm rivals Rangers and was responsible for the first goal. His poor clearance allowed Steven Naismith to put Rangers in the lead.[15] His next game for Celtic was against Ross County in the Scottish League Cup. Celtic won 2-0 but Wilson had to come off at half-time.[16] Celtic later discovered that he had suffered an achilles tear[17] and would be out for between eight and ten weeks.[18]
[edit] Career statistics
- As of 3 March 2012
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Notts County | 2003–04 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004–05 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 3 | |
| 2005–06 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
| Total | 78 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 88 | 4 | |
| Preston North End | 2005–06 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
| Total | 27 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | |
| Nottingham Forest | |||||||||||
| 2007–08 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 125 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 0 | |
| Celtic | 2011–12 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 244 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 269 | 6 | |
^ Football League Trophy
^ Europa League
[edit] Honours
- Nottingham Forest
- League One Runner-up: 2008
[edit] References
- ^ Squad details for Bristol trip Notts County FC, 10 March 2006
- ^ Premiership and Championship transfers Times Online, 1 September 2006
- ^ "Preston 3-2 Stoke". BBC Sport. 20 January 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/6258755.stm. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- ^ "Crystal P 0-2 Preston". BBC Sport. 27 January 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/6282169.stm. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- ^ Forest swoop for defender Wilson BBC Sport, 16 July 2007
- ^ Kelvin Wilson signs for Celtic STV Sport, 8 January 2011
- ^ Kelvin wants to be a winner with the Hoops Celtic FC, 27 May 2011
- ^ "Celtic cruise to an easy opening-day victory over Hibernian". The Guardian. 24 July 2011. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/jul/24/hibernian-celtic-scottish-premier-league. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ "Aberdeen 0-1 Celtic". BBC Sport. 7 August 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14356652.stm. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ "Celtic 5-1 Dundee Utd". BBC Sport. 13 August 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14429772.stm. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ "Celtic 0 - 0 Sion: Keeper keeps Hoops at bay as visitors prove worthy opponents". The Scotsman. 18 August 2011. http://sport.scotsman.com/sport/Celtic-0--0-Sion.6821284.jp. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ "Celtic players lost confidence, says Wanyama". The Independent. 22 August 2011. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/scottish/celtic-players-lost-confidence-says-wanyama-2342022.html. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ "St Mirren 0-2 Celtic". BBC Sport. 28 August 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/14606032.stm. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ "Atletico Madrid 2-0 Celtic". BBC Sport. 15 September 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/14941534.stm. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ "Rangers 4-2 Celtic". BBC Sport. 18 September 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/14869908.stm. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ "Gary Hooper strikes to ensure Celtic don't slip up against Ross County". The Guardian. 21 September 2011. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/sep/21/ross-county-celtic-scottish-league-cup?newsfeed=true. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ "Celtic concerned by Kelvin Wilson injury". BBC Sport. 23 September 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15039377.stm. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ "Kelvin Wilson injury update". Celtic FC. 24 September 2011. http://www.celticfc.net/newsstory?item=1588. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
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