| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Wake | ||
| Date of birth | 13 August 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockton-on-Tees, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Östersunds FK | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tow Law Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2004 | Carlisle United | 43 | (9) |
| 2004–2005 | Gretna | 17 | (8) |
| 2005–2006 | Scarborough | 13 | (5) |
| 2006–2008 | Hamilton Academical | 61 | (11) |
| 2008–2010 | Greenock Morton | 56 | (17) |
| 2010–2011 | Gateshead | 31 | (3) |
| 2011– | Östersunds FK | 20 | (24) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:00, 27 September 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Brian Wake (born 13 August 1982) is an English footballer, currently playing for Swedish football Division 2 champions Östersunds FK. He was born in Stockton-on-Tees.
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Wake's notable contributions in football have been a hat-trick at Shrewsbury to keep Carlisle in The Football League,[1] winning a first division title medal with Hamilton Accies (although he had left for Morton in January 2008)[2] and four goals in Morton's last three games of season 2007-08 (including a double at Firhill against Partick Thistle)[3] to keep them in Division One.
Wake signed a new contract in May 2009, along with Alex Walker, for another year at Morton.[4]
Wake scored the fiftieth league goal of his career against Airdrie United in November 2009.[5]
Wake signed for Gateshead on 26 January 2010,[6][7] making his debut as a 55th minute substitute in a 2-0 defeat to Kettering Town.[8] Wake scored his first goals for Gateshead on 6 February against Mansfield Town.[9] He was made available for transfer by Gateshead on 13 January 2011 after only managing to make 7 substitute appearances up to then during the 2010-11 season.[10][11] Two days later, Wake scored his first goal of the season as a second half substitute in a 6–0 win in the FA Trophy against Hampton & Richmond Borough.[12] On 10 March 2011, it was announced that Wake had secured a move to an unnamed Swedish club on a two year contract,[13] the club was later revealed to be Östersunds FK.[14]
He made his competitive debut for Östersunds against Friska Viljor FC in the first round of the 2011 Svenska Cupen, scoring four goals in a 6–1 victory.[15]
| Club | Season | League[A] | FA Cup[B] | League Cup | Other[C] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Carlisle United | 2002–03[18] | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 9 |
| 2003–04[19] | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 2 | |
| Total | 43 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 52 | 11 | |
| Gretna | 2003–04[20] | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 |
| 2004–05[21] | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
| Total | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8 | |
| Scarborough | 2005–06[22] | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
| Hamilton Academical | 2005–06[23] | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
| 2006–07[24] | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 5 | |
| 2007–08[25] | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | |
| Total | 61 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 13 | |
| Greenock Morton | 2007–08[26] | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| 2008–09[27] | 32 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 12 | |
| 2009–10[28] | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | |
| Total | 56 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 70 | 20 | |
| Gateshead | 2009–10[29] | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
| 2010–11[30] | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 2 | |
| Total | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 5 | |
| Östersunds | 2011[31] | 20 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 31 |
| Career totals | 241 | 77 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 8 | 286 | 93 | |