| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Wilkinson | ||
| Date of birth | 13 August 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre Back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Central Coast Mariners | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2004 | Northern Spirit | 30 | (0) |
| 2004 | Ryde City Gunners | 19 | (3) |
| 2004–2005 | Manly United | 15 | (0) |
| 2005– | Central Coast Mariners | 145 | (2) |
| 2011 | → Jiangsu Sainty (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001 | Australia U-17 | 9 | (4) |
| 2002-2003 | Australia U-20 | 8 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:47, 13 March 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Alexander Wilkinson (born 13 August 1984 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player. He is currently plays for Central Coast Mariners in the A-League. Wilkinson is also the captain of the Mariners.[1]
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Alexander's bright career began in Epping Boys' High School where he showed excellent talent on the field as a sportsman and off the field in his sportsmanship. His main junior football club was North Ryde and then with Gladesville Hornsby/Northern Spirit youth team where he played along side Brett Holman. He currently plays as a central defender for the Australian A-League team Central Coast Mariners. On Sunday 12 November 2006, Noel Spencer was dropped from the starting eleven and in his absence Alex Wilkinson was named captain of the team. Spencer was then struck down with injury and Alex filled in as captain until round 18 when Spencer returned. He was named Captain for Season 3 (2007–2008) and only injury has interrupted that (with ex-Socceroo Tony Vidmar and midfielder John Hutchinson filling in). On 17 March 2011 it was announced that Wilkinson had signed a short-term loan deal with Chinese side Jiangsu Sainty.[2]
Alex wilkinson was the first player to score a goal at melbournes aami park
| Club | Season | A-League | Finals | Asia | Other 1 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Central Coast Mariners | 2005-06 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2006-07 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||||
| 2007-08 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2008-09 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 2009-10 | 27 | 1 | 27 | 1 | |||||||
| 2010-11 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |||||
| Club subtotal | 132 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 170 | 3 | |
| Club | Season | Chinese Super League | Chinese FA Cup | Asia | Other | Total | |||||
| Jiangsu Sainty | 2011 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 144 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 182 | 3 | |
1Includes A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup
He represented Australia in 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. In August 2006, Alex was selected for the first time to join the 22 man Socceroos squad, training for the Asian Cup against Kuwait.[3] He has also joined the 37 man training squad for the Socceroos against Qatar.
With Central Coast Mariners:
| Preceded by Noel Spencer |
Central Coast Mariners club captain 2007–present |
Succeeded by Current Incumbent |
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