Aaron Wilbraham
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aaron Thomas Wilbraham[1] | ||
Date of birth | 21 October 1979 | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder / Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Crystal Palace | ||
Number | TBA | ||
Youth career | |||
1995–1997 | Stockport County | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–2004 | Stockport County | 172 | (35) |
2000 | → Moss FK (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2004–2005 | Hull City | 19 | (2) |
2004 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 4 | (2) |
2005–2011 | Milton Keynes Dons | 178 | (50) |
2006 | → Bradford City (loan) | 5 | (1) |
2011 | → Norwich City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Norwich City | 22 | (2) |
2012– | Crystal Palace | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:52, 17 May 2012 (UTC) |
Aaron Thomas Wilbraham (born 21 October 1979 in Knutsford, Cheshire) is an English footballer who plays for Championship club Crystal Palace.
Career
Early career
Wilbraham started his career at Stockport County, where he made 118 league appearances. During that time he also went out on loan to Norwegian club Moss FK. He then signed for Hull City for £100,000 but made just ten starting appearances for the club in the League. During that time he also had a month on loan at Oldham Athletic in November 2004. He was subsequently released and MK Dons snapped him up on the same day.
Milton Keynes Dons
In the 2005–06 season, he was loaned out to Bradford City for two months. In 2006–07 season, Wilbraham became a first team regular for the Dons. In January 2007 he was rewarded for his performances earlier in the season with a new contract until 2009. Wilbraham helped the MK Dons to win the 2007–08 Football League Two title by scoring seven goals in their last 11 matches. He scored a hat-trick in a 5–3 victory against Cheltenham Town, whose own striker Damian Spencer also scored three goals, in January 2009. He scored his 50th and 51st goal in the 3–3 draw against Brentford on 13 March 2010.[2]
Norwich City
On 30 December 2010, it was announced he was to join Norwich City on 1 January 2011 for an undisclosed fee on an 18 month deal. He would join the club on loan to enable him to play the match versus Queens Park Rangers before making the deal permanent later that day.[3] He made his debut in the 1–0 victory over QPR. He opened his canary account against Leicester City in a 3-2 win on 8 March 2011.
Wilbraham made his Premier League debut at Goodison Park, coming on as a substitute for Steve Morison in the 1-1 draw. He had been an unused substitute for the majority of the season leading up to his appearance. He scored his 100th career goal in a substitute appearance against Fulham, this was also his first Premier League goal and Wilbraham became a member of an elite group of players who have scored in all 4 levels of English league football. He made his first Premier League start on 9 April 2012 in a 2-1 win at Tottenham Hotspur.[4] On 17 May 2012, Wilbraham was released by Norwich after not being offered a new contract.[5]
Crystal Palace
On 4th July 2012, Wilbraham signed a 2 year deal with Crystal Palace F.C. on a free transfer.
Honours
- Division Two Runner Up: 1996–97
- League Trophy Winner: 2007–08
- League Two Champion: 2007–08
- Championship Runner Up: 2010–11
References
- ^ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
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- ^ http://www.edp24.co.uk/sport/columnists/paddy-davitt/safety_in_numbers_is_why_norwich_city_are_staying_up_1_1349360
- ^ "Zak Whitbread and Aaron Wilbraham Released". Vital Football. 2012-05-17. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
External links
- Aaron Wilbraham at Soccerbase
- Profile at MK Dons official website
- 1979 births
- Living people
- People from Knutsford
- English footballers
- Association football forwards
- Bradford City A.F.C. players
- Hull City A.F.C. players
- Milton Keynes Dons F.C. players
- Norwich City F.C. players
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
- Stockport County F.C. players
- Moss FK players
- The Football League players
- Norwegian Premier League players
- Premier League players
- English expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Norway