Aidan Wilson

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Aidan Wilson
Personal information
Full name Aidan Wilson
Date of birth (1999-01-02) 2 January 1999 (age 23)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Crusaders
Number 4
Youth career
Ardencaple Boys Club
2006–2017 Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Rangers 2 (0)
2018 → Dumbarton (loan) 5 (0)
2018 → Forfar Athletic (loan) 9 (0)
2019–2020 → Edinburgh City (loan) 12 (1)
2020– Crusaders 22 (1)
National team‡
2014 Scotland U16 6 (0)
– European Championship U17 4
– European Championship U19 4
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:44, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:34, 11 June 2017 (UTC)

Aidan Wilson (born 2 January 1999) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for NIFL Premiership side Crusaders. He previously played for Rangers, Dumbarton, Forfar Athletic and most recently Edinburgh City.

Club career[]

Wilson joined Rangers aged seven from his local boys club Ardencaple.[1] He signed a new contract on 9 May 2017 which tied him to the club until May 2019.[2] Wilson made his debut for Rangers in a Scottish Premiership match against Aberdeen on 17 May 2017.[3][4] Wilson agreed a further one-year extension to his Rangers contract in October 2017.[5] He joined Scottish Championship club Dumbarton on loan in February 2018.[6] On 3 August, Wilson joined Forfar Athletic on loan until January 2019.[7]

After a successful trial period, Wilson signed for NIFL Premiership side Crusaders on 11 September 2020 on a two-year contract.[8]

International career[]

Wilson has represented Scotland U16 in the Victory Shield and U17 and U19 in the Euro Championship.[9]

Career statistics[]

As of 22:38, 31 March 2018 (UTC)[10]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rangers 2016–17 Scottish Premiership 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
Dumbarton (loan) 2017–18 Scottish Championship 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Career total 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0

References[]

  1. ^ "Next Gen Gers: Aidan Wilson". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club. 19 March 2017.
  2. ^ Thomson, Nick (9 May 2017). "Trio Sign Contract Extensions". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club.
  3. ^ Hedworth, Alice (17 May 2017). "Aidan Wilson Makes Debut". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club.
  4. ^ "Rangers 1-2 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 May 2017.
  5. ^ Hedworth, Alice (31 October 2017). "Aidan Extends Until 2020". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers FC. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  6. ^ Findlay, Alan. "SIGNING NEWS: EMERGENCY TRANSFER COMPLETE". Dumbarton FC. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  7. ^ "RangersFC can tonight confirm that @RFC_Youth defender Aidan Wilson (@_aidanwilson1) has joined Forfar Athletic on until January 2019". Twitter, Inc. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Irish Premiership: Former Rangers defender Aidan Wilson joins Crusaders". BBC. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Aidan Wilson". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  10. ^ "A. WILSON". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 December 2016.

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