Callum Wilson (English footballer)

Callum Wilson
Personal information
Full nameCallum Eddie Graham Wilson[1]
Date of birth27 February 1992[1]
Place of birthCoventry, England
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
Bournemouth
Number13
Youth career
?–2009Coventry City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2009–2014Coventry City55(23)
2010–2011→ Kettering Town (loan)17(1)
2011→ Tamworth (loan)3(1)
2014–Bournemouth44(20)
National team‡
2014England U211(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:07, 15 April 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2014

Callum Eddie Graham Wilson (born 27 February 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays for Bournemouth as a striker.

Career

Coventry City

Born in Coventry, West Midlands,[1] Wilson made his professional debut as a substitute on 12 August 2009 in a 1–0 League Cup defeat to Hartlepool United.[2] He signed a professional deal, which saw him stay at the club for a further season, on 16 March 2010. Wilson became the first Coventry City youth teamer to win the national award for apprentice of the month in March 2010.

Wilson made his league debut when he came on as a substitute against Queens Park Rangers in December 2010.[3] He made his first appearance of the 2012/2013 season in a 1–0 loss against Carlisle United coming on as a sub for Carl Baker

The start of the 2013/2014 season saw Wilson establish himself as a solid fixture in the starting line-up. Forming a good understanding with strike partner Leon Clarke, after just 11 league games Wilson had notched up 10 goals, topping the League One scoring charts. He finished the season as League One's third-top scorer with 22 goals and also earned himself a place in the League One PFA Team Of The Year, All the more impressive as he had suffered injury for two months with a dislocated shoulder in early 2014. Wilson won League One Player of the month award for March, He also won his clubs Top Goalscorer award, Player's Player award voted for by his team mates and the Player of the season award voted for by Coventry City fans themselves.

Kettering Town

Wilson joined Kettering Town on an initial months loan at the turn of the year in 2011.[4] His loan was extended to another three months upon completion of his first month. Wilson played 17 games, scoring 1 goal.[5]

Tamworth

On 29 December 2011, he was loaned to Conference side Tamworth on a one-month loan.[6] He made his debut for the club in a 2–2 draw with Alfreton Town, where he played the full game.[7] He scored in just his second game for the club with a curling shot in a 2–1 defeat against Wrexham on 14 January. Wilson suffered a fractured foot after a fine display in just his third game for the lambs which saw his short loan spell end.[8]

A.F.C. Bournemouth

On 4 July 2014, Wilson signed for A.F.C. Bournemouth for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of £3 million, after spending five years at Coventry.[9] Wilson scored twice on his debut for the club, in a 4–0 win against Huddersfield Town.[10]

International career

On 6 November 2014, Wilson was called up to the England U21 squad for the first time for matches against Portugal and France.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 April 2015.
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Coventry City 2009–10[12] Championship 000010—10
2010–11[13] Championship 100000—10
2011–12[14] Championship 000000—00
2012–13[15] League One 11100001[lower-alpha 1]0121
2013–14[16] League One 372121101[lower-alpha 1]04122
Total 49222120205523
Kettering Town (loan) 2010–11[13] Conference Premier 171———171
Tamworth (loan) 2011–12[14] Conference Premier 31———31
Bournemouth 2014–15[17] Championship 42191142—4722
Career totals 1114332622012247
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Appearances in Football League Trophy

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 440. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  2. ↑ "Coventry 0–1 Hartlepool". BBC Sport. 12 August 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
  3. ↑ "Lambs Borrow Young Coventry Striker". Nonleague.pitchero.com. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  4. ↑ http://www.thesouthend.co.uk/blog/a-web-stalkers-guide-to-callum-wilson/
  5. ↑ http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/gossip-callum-wilson-sad-leave-3045243
  6. ↑ "Tamworth sign Callum Wilson on loan from Coventry City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  7. ↑ "Tamworth 2 – 2 Alfreton Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  8. ↑ "Tamworth 1 – 2 Wrexham". BBC Sport. 14 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  9. ↑ Carpenter, Steve (7 July 2014). "Callum Wilson thanks Sky Blues after signing for Bournemouth". Coventry Observer. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "Huddersfield Town 0–4 AFC Bournemouth" BBC Sport. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  11. ↑ http://www.thefa.com/news/england/under-21/2014/nov/squad-named-for-portugal-france-061114
  12. ↑ "Games played by Callum Wilson in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Games played by Callum Wilson in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Games played by Callum Wilson in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Callum Wilson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Callum Wilson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Callum Wilson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  18. ↑ "Bournemouth's Howe and Wilson secure October awards". skysports.com. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.

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