Kelvin Wilson

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Kelvin Wilson

Kelvin Wilson playing for Celtic
Personal information
Full nameKelvin James Wilson
Date of birth (1985-09-03) 3 September 1985
Place of birthNottingham, England
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionCentre Back
Club information
Current clubNottingham Forest
Number22
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2003–2006Notts County78(3)
2006–2007Preston North End27(1)
2007–2011Nottingham Forest123(0)
2011–2013Celtic47(0)
2013–Nottingham Forest6(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:12, 20 September 2013 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Kelvin James Wilson (born 3 September 1985) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for English Championship club Nottingham Forest.

He started his career with Notts County, before moving to Preston North End in 2006. Nottingham Forest signed him one year later for £300,000. He moved to Celtic in 2011 on a free transfer. On 9 August 2013, Wilson re-signed for Nottingham Forest for a fee of £2.5m.

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.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

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

Celtic

2011–12

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 opportunities 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]

2012–13

After a lacklustre first season, Wilson put in an improved performance in the second leg of Celtic's UEFA Champions League play-off against Helsingborgs. Many Celtic fans have identified this game as the turning point of Wilson's Celtic career. His good European form continued into the SPL, solidifying his place within the Celtic starting eleven once again.

On 23 October 2012, Wilson put in one of the finest performances of his career, shutting out Lionel Messi in Celtic's narrow 2–1 defeat to Barcelona at the Camp Nou. He also excelled in the reverse fixture at Celtic Park, helping Celtic to a 2–1 win over Barcelona, and subsequently helped Celtic to qualify for the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League. On 8 August 2013, Celtic manager Neil Lennon confirmed that Wilson would return to former club Nottingham Forest.

Return to Nottingham Forest

On 9 August 2013, Wilson re-signed for Nottingham Forest for a fee of £2.5m.

Career statistics

As of 20 September 2013[19]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Notts County 2003–043000000030
2004–05412402110483
2005–06341101010371
Total 783503120884
Preston North End 2005–066000000060
2006–07211211000242
Total 271211100302
Nottingham Forest
2007–08420302000470
2008–09360300000390
2009–10370001000380
2010–11100000000100
Total 12506030001340
Celtic 2011–12150302020220
2012–133205030100500
2013–140000004040
Total 4708050160760
Nottingham Forest 2013–146000000060
Total 6000000060
Career Total 28242111211803576

^ Football League Trophy
^ Europa League

Honours

Celtic

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. Retrieved 8 January 2011. 
  4. ↑ "Crystal P 0-2 Preston". BBC Sport. 27 January 2007. 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. Retrieved 23 September 2011. 
  9. ↑ "Aberdeen 0–1 Celtic". BBC Sport. 7 August 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011. 
  10. ↑ "Celtic 5–1 Dundee Utd". BBC Sport. 13 August 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011. 
  11. ↑ "Celtic 0 – 0 Sion: Keeper keeps Hoops at bay as visitors prove worthy opponents". The Scotsman. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011. 
  12. ↑ "Celtic players lost confidence, says Wanyama". The Independent. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011. 
  13. ↑ "St Mirren 0–2 Celtic". BBC Sport. 28 August 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011. 
  14. ↑ "Atletico Madrid 2–0 Celtic". BBC Sport. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011. 
  15. ↑ "Rangers 4–2 Celtic". BBC Sport. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011. 
  16. ↑ "Gary Hooper strikes to ensure Celtic don't slip up against Ross County". The Guardian. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011. 
  17. ↑ "Celtic concerned by Kelvin Wilson injury". BBC Sport. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011. 
  18. ↑ "Kelvin Wilson injury update". Celtic FC. 24 September 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2011. 
  19. ↑ Kelvin Wilson career stats at Soccerbase

External links

Nottingham Forest F.C. – current squad
2012–13 PFA Scotland SPL Team of the Year
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