Brandon Wilson (footballer, born 1997)

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Brandon Wilson
Personal information
Full name Brandon James Wilson[1]
Date of birth (1997-01-28) 28 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Gaborone, Botswana
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Perth Glory
Number 15
Youth career
2013–2016 Burnley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Burnley 0 (0)
2016 → Stockport County (loan) 7 (1)
2016– Perth Glory NPL 17 (2)
2016– Perth Glory 37 (0)
International career‡
2015 Australia U-20 1 (0)
2017– Australia U-23 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 January 2018

Brandon James Wilson (born 28 January 1997) is a Botswana-born Australian professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Perth Glory in the A-League.

Born in Botswana, Wilson moved to Australia at a young age. He later moved to England to play youth football for Burnley before making his senior debut for Stockport County. In 2016, he returned to Australia to play for Perth Glory.

Early life

Wilson was born in Gaborone, Botswana to English parents. He moved to Western Australia aged ten.[2]

Career

Club

In Wilson joined Burnley in 2013.[3] He was loaned to Stockport County in 2016.[4]

In July 2016, Wilson returned to Western Australia signing with Perth Glory to play in the A-League.[5] He made his professional debut for Perth Glory on 10 August 2016 in a 2–0 win against Brisbane Roar in the 2016 FFA Cup.[6] Mainly playing as a Midfielder, Wilson showed his versatility in December by filling in as the starting Right Back against Melbourne Victory.

International

In September 2015, Wilson was named in the Australian under-20 side to travel to Laos for 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification.[7] He made his debut for the side in a win over Laos.[8] He is also eligible to represent Botswana at senior level.[9]

References

  1. ^ "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Burnley's boys from Down Under". FourFourTwo. 9 February 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "Burnley's Brandon Wilson keeping options open". FourFourTwo. 9 February 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "Aussie Wilson links up with Stockport". Clitheroe Advertiser and Times. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "Perth Glory signs WA-bred midfielder Brandon Wilson with English side Burnley". The Sunday Times. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ http://www.theffacup.com.au/matchcentre/Brisbane-Roar-FC-v-Perth-Glory/862148
  7. ^ "Young Socceroos squad named for upcoming AFC U19 Championship Qualifiers in Laos". Fox Sports. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Laos 0–2 Australia". Asian Football Confederation. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  9. ^ "I would love to play for the Zebras – Wilson". 25 August 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.

External links

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