Thilo Wilke
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thilo Wilke | ||
| Date of birth | June 20, 1991 | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Para Hills Knights | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2003 | FV Karlstadt | ||
| 2003–2005 | 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 | ||
| 2005–2007 | Würzburger FV | ||
| 2007–2010 | JFG Kreis Karlstadt | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | FV Karlstadt | 1 | (2) |
| 2011–2013 | FT Schweinfurt | 58 | (21) |
| 2013–2015 | TSV Karlburg | 60 | (12) |
| 2015 | TSV Aubstadt | 9 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | TSV Abtswind | 27 | (10) |
| 2017 | Med City FC | 14 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Shaw University Bears | 28 | (31) |
| 2018 | Palm Beach United | 12 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Para Hills Knights | 14 | (5) |
| 2019 | Hamilton Wanderers | 7 | (1) |
| 2020– | Para Hills Knights | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thilo Wilke (born 20 June 1991) is an amateur German football player who plays for Para Hills Knights SC in Australia.[1]
Football career
Youth career
Wilke began playing football at age 5, and in his youth played for 1.FC Schweinfurt 05 and Wuerzburger FV.
Club career
Wilke started his club career playing for FV Karlstadt, and in 2011 transferred to FT Schweinfurt for two seasons. From 2013–2015, he played for TSV Karlburg. In 2015, he then signed for TSV Aubstadt in the 5th division.[2]
Wilke then signed for TSV Abtswind. Wilke had 10 goals and 9 assists in 27 games. Additionally, he had 8 goals and 4 assists in 2016/2017.
As an amateur, Wilke continued his career abroad in America's college system, joining NCAA Division II NCAA soccer team, Shaw University in the United States.[3] In the 2018 season, Wilke scored 17 goals and 4 assists. His statistics earned a national ranking in the division with 1.21 goals per game.[4] During the 2018 season, Wilke was selected for Men’s Soccer First Team All-Atlantic Region.[5] He was also chosen for the first all-state team by the North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association (NCCSIA). During his collegiate career in the United States, Wilke also played for two NPSL teams: Med City FC in the 2017 season,[6] and Palm Beach United in the 2018 season.[7] starting 12 of 14 games.
In 2019, Wilke signed for semi-professional clubs Adelaide Raiders and later for the Para Hills Knights in the National Premier League in Adelaide, Australia.[8] For the Knights, Wilke was the highest-scoring player for the season with 5 goals in 14 games, earning him the Golden Boot Award.
On 26 September 2019 Para Hills Knights SC confirmed, that Wilke had been appointed technical director for the club's U15-U17 teams.[9] In October he signed for Hamilton Wanderers. He struggled to adapt to New Zealand's premiership level and his contract was terminated after just seven games.
After departing Hamilton Wanderers, Wilke moved back to Germany. He trained with SC Fortuna Köln and Wuppertaler SV and unsuccessfully trialed for four-tier club,Lokomotive Leipzig. He then returned to Australia and signed with his former club, Para Hills Knights SC, for the 2020 season.[10]
Other
In Germany, Wilke has attracted media attention for taking his football career international.[1][8] In addition to journalist interviews and newspaper articles following Wilke’s career, Bayerisches Fernsehen aired a television story about him and the Bayerischer Rundfunk interviewed him twice for a Radio Show.
References
- ^ a b "Ein Karlstadter wird mit 27 Fußballprofi in Australien". mainpost.de (in German). 2019-01-15. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
- ^ "Transfer-Übersicht: Beetz-Rückkehr zum VfL – Kamm zum FCE".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "NCCSIA Announces 2018 College Division All-State Men's Soccer Teams – North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association". www.nccsia.org. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
- ^ "Thilo Wilke Playing Career".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "WILKE SELECTED FIRST TEAM ALL-ATLANTIC REGION". Shaw. 2018-11-14. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
- ^ pruff@postbulletin.com, Pat Ruff. "A winner of a night for Med City". PostBulletin.com. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
- ^ "Thilo Wilke: Tore en masse und tausende Zuschauer | Foto: Ken Klotzbach". main-echo.de. 2018-01-26. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
- ^ a b Leisgang, Sebastian (2019-08-30). "»Ich will überleben können« | Foto: Adam Butler". main-echo.de. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
- ^ We are pleased to announce our 2020... - Para Hills Knights ..., facebook.com, 26 September 2019
- ^ Thilo Wilke kickt wieder in Australien, mainpost.de, 23 February 2020
- 1991 births
- German footballers
- Living people
- German expatriate footballers
- 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 players
- TSV Aubstadt players
- New Zealand Football Championship players
- German expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- German expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- German expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Expatriate soccer players in Australia
- Expatriate association footballers in New Zealand
- Association football midfielders