Stuart Wilkin
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| Full name | Stuart John Wilkin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Woking, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Sabah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| –2016 | Southampton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Missouri State Bears | 73 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Metropolitan Police | 4 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 16 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | → Sabah (loan) | 18 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Sabah | 31 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Malaysia | 23 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stuart John Wilkin (born 12 March 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Sabah. Born in England, he plays for the Malaysia national team. Mainly a central midfielder, he is also capable of playing as an attacking midfielder or defensive midfielder.[1]
Youth career
[edit]As a youth player, Wilkin joined the youth academy of English Premier League side Southampton.[2] In 2016, he joined the Missouri State Bears in the United States.[3]
Club career
[edit]Metropolitan Police
[edit]On 2019, Wilkin signed a one-year deal with a Southern Premier South side Metropolitan Police.[4] He made four appearances with the team and scored one goal.[5]
Johor Darul Ta'zim II
[edit]Before the start of the 2021 Malaysia Premier League season, he signed for Malaysian second tier club JDT II.[6]
Sabah (loan)
[edit]Before the start of the 2022 Malaysia Super League season, Wilkin was sent on loan to Sabah in the Malaysian top flight.[7] On 4 March 2022, he debuted for Sabah during a 0–1 loss to Negeri Sembilan.[8] For the 2022 Malaysia Super League season, he made 18 appearances and scored two goals for the team.
Sabah
[edit]On 1 December 2022, Wilkin signed a permanent deal for the Malaysia Super League side Sabah with a two-year contract.
International career
[edit]In November 2022, Wilkin earned his first call-up to the Malaysia national team for its training camp ahead of the 2022 AFF Championship. On 9 December 2022, he made his debut against Cambodia and scored his first international goal in the match.[9] Wilkin also represented the nation at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup held in Qatar where he played in all of the nation's matches.
Personal life
[edit]Born in England, Wilkin is of mixed English and Malaysian descent.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 9 December 2022 | Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  Cambodia |
4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 24 December 2022 |  Laos |
5–0 | 5–0 | 2022 AFF Championship | |
| 3. | 3 January 2023 |  Singapore |
2–0 | 4–1 | ||
| 4. | 3–0 | |||||
| 5. | 14 November 2024 | PAT Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand. | Laos |
1–2 | 1–3 | Friendly |
Honours
[edit]Malaysia
- King's Cup runner-up: 2022
- Pestabola Merdeka runner-up: 2023
References
[edit]- ^ "Brace for more goals from me, says Stuart". thestar.com.my. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ "Wilkin welcomes attacking shift". southamptonfc.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Profile". missouristatebears.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Stuart Wilkin scored in Metropolitan Police F.C. with against Beaconsfield Town". twitter.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Stuart Wilkin Goal, Goal Cams". twitter.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Pemain Kacukan Malaysia-England, Stuart Wilkin Sah Sertai Johor Darul Ta'zim". vocketfc.com. 8 April 2021. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "🦏 🦏 Stuart Wilkin 🦏 🦏". twitter.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ Stuart Wilkin at Soccerway
- ^ "SIARAN MEDIA: SENARAI 29 PEMAIN KE KEM LATIHAN PUSAT HARIMAU MALAYA BERMULA 29 NOVEMBER 2022". fam.org.my. 23 November 2022. Archived from the original on 23 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "Pemain Kacukan Malaysia-England, Stuart Wilkin Sah Sertai Johor Darul Ta'zim". VOCKET FC. 8 April 2021. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
External links
[edit]- Stuart Wilkin at Soccerway
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