Rhoys Wiggins

Rhoys Wiggins

Personal information
Full name	Rhoys Barrie Wiggins
Date of birth	4 November 1987 (1987-11-04)
Place of birth	Hillingdon, London, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current club	Charlton Athletic
Number	16
Youth career
	Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006–2009	Crystal Palace	1	(0)
2008–2009	→ Bournemouth (loan)	13	(0)
2009–2010	Norwich City	0	(0)
2010	→ Bournemouth (loan)	19	(0)
2010–2011	Bournemouth	35	(2)
2011–	Charlton Athletic	29	(1)
National team‡
2004	Wales U17	1	(0)
2005–2006	Wales U19	6	(0)
2006–2008	Wales U21	10	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:17, 17 February 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:00, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

Rhoys Barrie Wiggins (born 4 November 1987) is an English-born Welsh Under-21 international footballer who plays for Charlton Athletic as a defender.

Career

Rhoys came through the academy at Crystal Palace, playing regularly for their reserve side, whilst also turning out for the Wales U-21 team. His appearances for the Welsh U-21s also led to a call-up to the Welsh national squad.

However, tragedy struck in the pre-season of 2006, when he ruptured knee ligaments during a friendly against feeder academy Crystal Palace Baltimore, part of the Eagles' tour of the USA. He was sidelined for the rest of that season, and several recurrences of that injury kept him out of the following season as well. However Neil Warnock decided to offer him a new contract, seen by many as his final chance at Palace.

Impressive performances in Wales U21's 2009 European Under-21 Championship qualification play-off defeat to England led to Wiggins being given his first start for the Eagles' first team shortly afterwards.

However, this one appearance for Palace was not added to, and he ended the season on loan at Bournemouth. With his contract at Palace expired, Wiggins was offered to choice between staying at Palace or moving on, and he opted to sign for Norwich City. After failing to make an appearance for Norwich, on the 22nd Jan 2010 he resigned for Bournemouth on a months loan and on the 24 Feb 2010 it was extended for a second month.

Wiggins signed a permanent contract with Bournemouth at the start of the 2010/11 season. He then registered the first goal of his career in a 3-0 home win against Dagenham and Redbridge. He quickly followed up this goal with a long range free kick in a 2-1 defeat away to Oldham a week later. This impressive form saw him receive a first Wales national team call-up from manager Brian Flynn. Wiggins wasn't included in the matchday squad.

On 30th June 2011 Wiggins signed a three year contract at Charlton Athletic F.C. On 17th September 2011, he scored his first goal for the club in the away win against Rochdale. He cemented the left-back berth ahead of Cedric Evina.

Club career statistics

(correct as of 31 October 2010)

Club	Season	League			Cup			Europe			Play-Offs			Total
		Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
Crystal Palace	2008–09	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	0	0
Total	2008–2009	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	0	0
Bournemouth (loan)	2008–09	13	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	0	0
Total	2009	13	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	0	0
Norwich City	2009–10	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
Total	2009–2010	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
Bournemouth	2010–11	14	2	2	1	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	2	2
Total		13	2	2	1	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	14
Career totals		28	2	2	1	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	29	2

External links

• Rhoys Wiggins player profile at cpfc.co.uk
• Rhoys Wiggins career stats at Soccerbase