Kelvin Wilson

Kelvin Wilson
Personal information
Full name Kelvin James Wilson
Date of birth 3 September 1985 (1985-09-03) (age 26)
Place of birth Nottingham, England
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Centre Back
Club information
Current club Celtic
Number 6
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2003–2006 Notts County 78 (3)
2006–2007 Preston North End 27 (1)
2007–2011 Nottingham Forest 123 (0)
2011– Celtic 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 December 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).

Kelvin James Wilson (born 3 September 1985) is an English footballer who currently plays as a centre back for Scottish Premier League side Celtic.

He started his career with Notts County, before moving to Preston in 2006. Nottingham Forest signed him one year later for £300,000. He moved to Celtic in 2011 on a free transfer.

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Club career

Early career

Wilson started his career at Notts County, making his debut for the club in a 4–0 loss to Hartlepool United on 17 April 2004. In 2004–05 he became a regular in their back-line and was named Players' player and most improved player in his first full season.

After 78 league appearances in three seasons, Wilson was taken on loan in March 2006 by Preston North End,[1] then signed up at the end of the season on a free transfer.[2] He started 16 games in the 2006–07 season. During his time at Preston he scored in the league against Stoke City[3] and in the FA Cup against Crystal Palace.[4]

Nottingham Forest

In July 2007, Wilson signed for Nottingham Forest for £300,000, committing him to a four-year deal with his home town club.[5] In the 2007–08 campaign, Wilson was a virtual ever-present in defence, as he helped Forest gain automatic promotion to the Championship after finishing second in League One. He made 42 appearances, missing a few games due to a red card in Forest's 2–1 victory over Huddersfield Town and an injury towards the end of the season. Wilson helped Forest amass a total of 24 clean sheets in his first season at the club which was a league record.

In 2009, Wilson could not reproduce his League One form at Championship standard, with the season ending in a relegation battle. On 13 April 2009, a red card for a head butt on Sheffield United's Greg Halford saw Wilson's season finish under a black cloud.

Wilson missed the first month of the 2009–10 season through injury.

Celtic

Wilson signed a pre-contract agreement with Celtic on 7 January 2011 and officially joined the club on 1 July 2011. [6][7]

Wilson made his debut for Celtic in their opening match of the 2011-12 Scottish Premier League, a 2-0 win over Hibernian. He gave a strong performance, making two crucial interventions which denied Hibs goalscoring opportunites and kept Celtic's 1-0 lead intact.[8] He played in Celtic's next two matches as they beat Aberdeen 1-0,[9] then Dundee United 5-1.[10] He was due to start in Celtic's first European match of the season against FC Sion on 13 August, but picked up a leg injury in the build-up to the match, which ended 0-0.[11] This injury kept him out of Celtic's next two matches, both of which ended in defeat.[12] He made his return on 28 August in a 2-0 win over St. Mirren.[13] He then made his European debut in a 2-0 loss to Atlético Madrid at the Vicente Calderón.[14] On 18 September played in Celtic's 4-2 defeat against Old Firm rivals Rangers and was responsible for the first goal. His poor clearance allowed Steven Naismith to put Rangers in the lead.[15] His next game for Celtic was against Ross County in the Scottish League Cup. Celtic won 2-0 but Wilson had to come off at half-time.[16] Celtic later discovered that he had suffered an achilles tear[17] and would be out for between eight and ten weeks.[18]

Career statistics

As of 24 December 2011
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Notts County 2003–04 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2004–05 41 2 4 0 2 1 1[1] 0 48 3
2005–06 34 1 1 0 1 0 1[2] 0 37 1
Total 78 3 5 0 3 1 2 0 88 4
Preston North End 2005–06 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2006–07 21 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 24 2
Total 27 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 30 2
Nottingham Forest
2007–08 42 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 47 0
2008–09 36 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 39 0
2009–10 37 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 38 0
2010–11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Total 125 0 6 0 3 0 0 0 134 0
Celtic 2011–12 7 0 0 0 1 0 1[3] 0 9 0
Total 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 9 0
Career Total 238 4 13 1 7 1 3 0 261 6

^ Football League Trophy
^ Europa League

Honours

Nottingham Forest

References

  1. ^ Squad details for Bristol trip Notts County FC, 10 March 2006
  2. ^ Premiership and Championship transfers Times Online, 1 September 2006
  3. ^ "Preston 3-2 Stoke". BBC Sport. 20 January 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/6258755.stm. Retrieved 8 January 2011. 
  4. ^ "Crystal P 0-2 Preston". BBC Sport. 27 January 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/6282169.stm. Retrieved 8 January 2011. 
  5. ^ Forest swoop for defender Wilson BBC Sport, 16 July 2007
  6. ^ Kelvin Wilson signs for Celtic STV Sport, 8 January 2011
  7. ^ Kelvin wants to be a winner with the Hoops Celtic FC, 27 May 2011
  8. ^ "Celtic cruise to an easy opening-day victory over Hibernian". The Guardian. 24 July 2011. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/jul/24/hibernian-celtic-scottish-premier-league. Retrieved 23 September 2011. 
  9. ^ "Aberdeen 0-1 Celtic". BBC Sport. 7 August 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14356652.stm. Retrieved 23 September 2011. 
  10. ^ "Celtic 5-1 Dundee Utd". BBC Sport. 13 August 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14429772.stm. Retrieved 23 September 2011. 
  11. ^ "Celtic 0 - 0 Sion: Keeper keeps Hoops at bay as visitors prove worthy opponents". The Scotsman. 18 August 2011. http://sport.scotsman.com/sport/Celtic-0--0-Sion.6821284.jp. Retrieved 23 September 2011. 
  12. ^ "Celtic players lost confidence, says Wanyama". The Independent. 22 August 2011. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/scottish/celtic-players-lost-confidence-says-wanyama-2342022.html. Retrieved 23 September 2011. 
  13. ^ "St Mirren 0-2 Celtic". BBC Sport. 28 August 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/14606032.stm. Retrieved 23 September 2011. 
  14. ^ "Atletico Madrid 2-0 Celtic". BBC Sport. 15 September 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/14941534.stm. Retrieved 23 September 2011. 
  15. ^ "Rangers 4-2 Celtic". BBC Sport. 18 September 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/14869908.stm. Retrieved 23 September 2011. 
  16. ^ "Gary Hooper strikes to ensure Celtic don't slip up against Ross County". The Guardian. 21 September 2011. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/sep/21/ross-county-celtic-scottish-league-cup?newsfeed=true. Retrieved 23 September 2011. 
  17. ^ "Celtic concerned by Kelvin Wilson injury". BBC Sport. 23 September 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15039377.stm. Retrieved 23 September 2011. 
  18. ^ "Kelvin Wilson injury update". Celtic FC. 24 September 2011. http://www.celticfc.net/newsstory?item=1588. Retrieved 24 September 2011. 

External links

Celtic F.C. – current squad