Aidan_Wilson
Aidan Wilson
Scottish footballer
Aidan Wilson (born 2 January 1999) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for NIFL Premiership side Glentoran. He previously played for Rangers, Dumbarton, Forfar Athletic, Edinburgh City and most recently Crusaders.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aidan Wilson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-01-02) 2 January 1999 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Helensburgh, Scotland[1] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Glentoran | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ardencaple Boys Club | |||
| 2006–2017 | Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Rangers | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Dumbarton (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Forfar Athletic (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Edinburgh City (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Crusaders | 52 | (4) |
| 2022– | Glentoran | 34 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Scotland U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Scotland U19 | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:43, 1 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:34, 11 June 2017 (UTC) | |||
Wilson joined Rangers aged seven from his local boys club Ardencaple.[2] He signed a new contract on 9 May 2017 which tied him to the club until May 2019.[3] Wilson made his debut for Rangers in a Scottish Premiership match against Aberdeen on 17 May 2017.[4][5] Wilson agreed a further one-year extension to his Rangers contract in October 2017.[6] He joined Scottish Championship club Dumbarton on loan in February 2018.[7] On 3 August, Wilson joined Forfar Athletic on loan until January 2019.[8]
After a successful trial period, Wilson signed for NIFL Premiership side Crusaders on 11 September 2020 on a two-year contract.[9] On 7 May 2022, he came on as a substitute in the final of the 2021–22 Irish Cup which Crusaders won 2–1 after extra time.[10]
At the end of the 2021–22 season Wilson signed for Glentoran.[11]
Wilson has represented Scotland U16 in the Victory Shield and U17 and U19 in the Euro Championship.[12]
- As of 13:35, 8 May 2022 (UTC)[1]
| 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 | |
| 2017–18 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dumbarton (loan) | 2017–18 | Scottish Championship | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Forfar Athletic (loan) | 2018–19 | Scottish League One | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Edinburgh City (loan) | 2019–20 | Scottish League Two | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Crusaders | 2020–21 | NIFL Premiership | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| 2021–22 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 76 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 89 | 5 | ||
Crusaders
- "A. WILSON". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- "Next Gen Gers: Aidan Wilson". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club. 19 March 2017.
- Thomson, Nick (9 May 2017). "Trio Sign Contract Extensions". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club.
- Hedworth, Alice (17 May 2017). "Aidan Wilson Makes Debut". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club.
- "Rangers 1-2 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 May 2017.
- 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.
- Findlay, Alan. "SIGNING NEWS: EMERGENCY TRANSFER COMPLETE". Dumbarton FC. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- "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.
- "Irish Premiership: Former Rangers defender Aidan Wilson joins Crusaders". BBC. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- "Crusaders net dramatic winner in Samuel Gelston's Whiskey Irish Cup Final". Irish Football Association. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- "Wilson Makes Move Across City". NI Football League. 4 June 2022.
- "Aidan Wilson". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- Aidan Wilson at the Scottish Football Association
- Aidan Wilson at Soccerbase
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