Harry Wilson (footballer, born 1997)

Harry Wilson

Wilson playing for Liverpool U19s in 2014
Personal information
Full name Harry Wilson[1]
Date of birth (1997-03-22) 22 March 1997[2]
Place of birth Wrexham, Wales
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Liverpool
Youth career
2005–2015 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Liverpool 0 (0)
2015 → Crewe Alexandra (loan) 7 (0)
National team‡
2013–2014 Wales U17 3 (3)
2014 Wales U19 2 (1)
2015– Wales U21 8 (2)
2013– Wales 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:13 24 November 2015 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:12, 16 October 2016 (UTC)

Harry Wilson (born 22 March 1997) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Liverpool.[3] In October 2013 Wilson became the youngest ever player to play for Wales, at the age of 16 years and 207 days, beating a record previously held by Gareth Bale.[4] He also became Liverpool's youngest ever international, ahead of Raheem Sterling.[5]

Early life

Born in Wrexham, he was schooled at Ysgol Dinas Brân in Llangollen.[6]

Club career

Wilson first signed to Liverpool as a member of the U9s squad. Aged 15 he became a full-time member of the Liverpool Academy squad. During the 2012–13 campaign, Wilson featured for the U18s and was a regular face in the U16 side.[3] For the beginning of the next season, he was promoted to the U18s full-time.[7] In 2014 Wilson was joint top scorer with fellow Liverpool youngster Sheyi Ojo at the Ajax Future Cup.

In July 2014 he signed his first professional contract with the club.[8][9] He competed in the 2014–15 UEFA Youth League in which Liverpool reached the last 16, and scored an 88th-minute winner in a 3–2 home win over Real Madrid on 22 October 2014.[10]

On 11 July 2015, Wilson was named in Liverpool's 30-man squad for their pre-season tour of Thailand, Australia and Malaysia.[11] On 16 August he was crowned best forward of the 2015 PSV Otten Cup.[12]

On 26 August 2015, Wilson joined League One side Crewe Alexandra on youth loan deal for four months until 5 January 2016.[13][14] He made his debut against Millwall as a 67th-minute substitute for David Fox in a 1–3 loss at Gresty Road on 12 September,[15] and his first start in a goalless draw away to Burton Albion on 20 October.[16] Wilson was recalled from his loan spell on 1 December.[17]

On 28 July 2016, Wilson signed a new contract with Liverpool.[18]

International career

Having represented Wales in the Victory Shield and at under-17 level and impressing manager Chris Coleman with his performances,[3] in October 2013, Wilson was called up by the Wales national football team at the age of 16.[19] An unused substitute in a 1–0 victory over Macedonia on 11 October,[20] Wilson made his debut four days later against Belgium, when he came on as a substitute for Hal Robson-Kanu in the 87th minute. Upon making this appearance he became the youngest ever player to play for Wales, beating the previous record holder Gareth Bale by 108 days.[4] He also became Liverpool's youngest ever international at the age of 16 years and 207 days, beating the record previously held by Raheem Sterling who represented England for the first time in November 2012 at the age of 17 years and 342 days.[5] He was praised by Coleman, who said "Now he has had a little taste of it, that cements his future with Wales for the next 10 or 15 years"; the manager also spoke of England's interest in the player.[21] Wilson's maternal grandfather Peter Edwards earned around £125,000 after placing a £50 bet with William Hill on his grandson becoming an international footballer, when he was aged just 18 months.[22] In June 2015 Wilson again joined up with the senior Welsh squad for a post-season training camp in Cardiff.[23]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 November 2015.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Clubs Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool 2015–16[24] Premier League 00000000—00
Crewe Alexandra (loan) 2015–16[24] League One 7000——0070
Career total 700000000070

International

As of match played 15 October 2013.[25]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Wales 201310
Total10

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League – Squad List 2015/16" (PDF). Premier League. p. 19. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  2. ↑ Harry Wilson – UEFA competition record
  3. 1 2 3 "Harry Wilson profile". Liverpool F.C.
  4. 1 2 "Belgium v Wales".
  5. 1 2 "Wilson makes history with Wales debut".
  6. ↑ "Wales Under 16 Squad Named for Switzerland. International News". Football Association of Wales. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "Kop Kids: Harry Wilson at the double as Liverpool Under-18s clinch win". Liverpool Echo. 24 October 2013.
  8. ↑ "Welsh youngster Harry Wilson signs first professional contract with Liverpool FC". Liverpool Echo. 5 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  9. ↑ "Seven young Reds sign pro contracts". Liverpool FC. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  10. ↑ "Atlético stay perfect, Galatasaray edge thriller". UEFA. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  11. ↑ "Liverpool's 30-man tour squad confirmed". Liverpool F.C. 11 July 2015.
  12. ↑ "Otten Cup 2015 Individual prices". PSV Eindhoven. 18 August 2015.
  13. ↑ "Harry Wilson Links-Up From Liverpool". Crewe Alexandra F.C. 26 August 2015.
  14. ↑ "Reds confirm loan deal for Wilson". Liverpool F.C. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  15. ↑ "Crewe 1-3 Millwall". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 12 September 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  16. ↑ "Burton 0-0 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 20 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  17. ↑ "Reds recall Wilson from Crewe loan". Liverpool F.C. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  18. ↑ "Harry Wilson signs new LFC contract". Liverpool F.C. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  19. ↑ Pearce, James (9 October 2013). "Liverpool FC teenager in surprise Wales international call-up". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  20. ↑ "Wales vs. Macedonia FIFA.com report". FIFA. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  21. ↑ "Harry Wilson: Chris Coleman praises youngest Wales player". BBC Sport. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  22. ↑ "Harry Wilson's grandfather nets £125,000 over Wales debut bet". BBC Sport. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  23. ↑ "Wales v Belgium: James Chester returns for Euro 2016 qualifier". BBC Sport. 26 May 2015.
  24. 1 2 "Games played by Harry Wilson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. 9 January 2016.
  25. ↑ "Wilson, Harry". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
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