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Aaron Wilbraham
Personal information
Full name Aaron Thomas Wilbraham[1]
Date of birth (1979-10-21) 21 October 1979 (age 44)
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

References

  1. ^ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-12. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Cheltenham 3-5 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 2009-01-31. Archived from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-31. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "WILBRAHAM JOINS CANARIES". canaries.co.uk. 2011-12-30. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  4. ^ http://www.edp24.co.uk/sport/columnists/paddy-davitt/safety_in_numbers_is_why_norwich_city_are_staying_up_1_1349360
  5. ^ "Zak Whitbread and Aaron Wilbraham Released". Vital Football. 2012-05-17. Retrieved 2012-05-07.


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