Aidan Wilson

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Aidan Wilson
Personal information
Full name Aidan Wilson[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-02) 2 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Helensburgh, Scotland[1]
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Glentoran
Number 5
Youth career
Ardencaple Boys Club
2006–2017 Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Rangers 2 (0)
2018 → Dumbarton (loan) 3 (0)
2018 → Forfar Athletic (loan) 9 (0)
2019–2020 → Edinburgh City (loan) 10 (1)
2020–2022 Crusaders 52 (4)
2022– Glentoran 34 (4)
International career‡
2014 Scotland U16 1 (0)
2017–2018 Scotland U19 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:43, 1 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:34, 11 June 2017 (UTC)

Aidan Wilson (born 2 January 1999) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for NIFL Premiership side Glentoran. He previously played for Rangers, Dumbarton, Forfar Athletic, Edinburgh City and most recently Crusaders.

Club career[edit]

Wilson joined Rangers aged seven from his local boys club Ardencaple.[2] He signed a new contract on 9 May 2017 which tied him to the club until May 2019.[3] Wilson made his debut for Rangers in a Scottish Premiership match against Aberdeen on 17 May 2017.[4][5] Wilson agreed a further one-year extension to his Rangers contract in October 2017.[6] He joined Scottish Championship club Dumbarton on loan in February 2018.[7] On 3 August, Wilson joined Forfar Athletic on loan until January 2019.[8]

After a successful trial period, Wilson signed for NIFL Premiership side Crusaders on 11 September 2020 on a two-year contract.[9] On 7 May 2022, he came on as a substitute in the final of the 2021–22 Irish Cup which Crusaders won 2–1 after extra time.[10]

At the end of the 2021–22 season Wilson signed for Glentoran.[11]

International career[edit]

Wilson has represented Scotland U16 in the Victory Shield and U17 and U19 in the Euro Championship.[12]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 13:35, 8 May 2022 (UTC)[1]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rangers 2016–17 Scottish Premiership 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
2017–18 Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Dumbarton (loan) 2017–18 Scottish Championship 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Forfar Athletic (loan) 2018–19 Scottish League One 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Edinburgh City (loan) 2019–20 Scottish League Two 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 1
Crusaders 2020–21 NIFL Premiership 25 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 27 2
2021–22 27 2 5 0 1 0 2 0 35 2
Career total 76 5 8 0 1 0 4 0 89 5

Honours[edit]

Crusaders

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "A. WILSON". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Next Gen Gers: Aidan Wilson". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club. 19 March 2017.
  3. ^ Thomson, Nick (9 May 2017). "Trio Sign Contract Extensions". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club.
  4. ^ Hedworth, Alice (17 May 2017). "Aidan Wilson Makes Debut". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club.
  5. ^ "Rangers 1-2 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 May 2017.
  6. ^ Hedworth, Alice (31 October 2017). "Aidan Extends Until 2020". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers FC. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  7. ^ Findlay, Alan. "SIGNING NEWS: EMERGENCY TRANSFER COMPLETE". Dumbarton FC. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  8. ^ "RangersFC can tonight confirm that @RFC_Youth defender Aidan Wilson (@_aidanwilson1) has joined Forfar Athletic on until January 2019". Twitter, Inc. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Irish Premiership: Former Rangers defender Aidan Wilson joins Crusaders". BBC. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Crusaders net dramatic winner in Samuel Gelston's Whiskey Irish Cup Final". Irish Football Association. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Wilson Makes Move Across City". NI Football League. 4 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Aidan Wilson". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 26 October 2015.

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