Stuart Wilkin

Footballer (born 1998)

Stuart WilkinPersonal information

Full name|  Stuart John Wilkin
Date of birth|  (1998-03-12) 12 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth|  Woking, England
Position(s)|  Midfielder
Team information

Current team

|  Sabah
Number|  22
Youth career
0000–2016|  Southampton
College career
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

Men's football
Representing  Malaysia
Men's football
Merdeka Tournament
Runner-up | 2023 |
King's Cup
Runner-up | 2022 |
AFF Championship
| 2022 |

*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

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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

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### Metropolitan Police

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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

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Before the start of the 2021 Malaysia Premier League season, he signed for Malaysian second tier club JDT II.[6]

#### Sabah (loan)

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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

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On 1 December 2022, Wilkin signed a permanent deal for the Malaysia Super League side Sabah with a two-year contract.

## International career

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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

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Born in England, Wilkin is of mixed English and Malaysian descent.[10]

## Career statistics

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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

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Malaysia

* King's Cup runner-up: 2022
* Pestabola Merdeka runner-up: 2023

## References

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1. ^ "Brace for more goals from me, says Stuart". thestar.com.my. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
2. ^ "Wilkin welcomes attacking shift". southamptonfc.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
3. ^ "Profile". missouristatebears.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
4. ^ "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.
5. ^ "Stuart Wilkin Goal, Goal Cams". twitter.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
6. ^ "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.
7. ^ "🦏 🦏 Stuart Wilkin 🦏 🦏". twitter.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
8. ^ Stuart Wilkin at Soccerway
9. ^ "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.
10. ^ "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

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* Stuart Wilkin at Soccerway

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Sabah F.C. (Malaysia) - current squad

* 1 Ramzi
* 3 Rawilson
* 4 Peres
* 5 Daniel
* 6 Park T.S.
* 8 Farhan
* 9 Cifu
* 10 Castanheira
* 11 Jafri
* 12 Kumaahran
* 13 Dinesh
* 14 Hanafie
* 16 Ramon
* 19 Fahmi
* 20 Robbat
* 21 Danial
* 22 Wilkin
* 23 Rahman
* 24 Sakri
* 27 Ko K.M.
* 28 Darren
* 29 Ummareng
* 31 Damien
* 33 Dominic
* 67 Saddil
* 69 Sahrizan
* 78 Dirga
* 91 Fazail
* Head Coach: Ong Kim Swee

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Malaysia squad – 2023 AFC Asian Cup

* 1 Azri
* 2 Davies (c)
* 3 Shahrul
* 4 Daniel
* 5 Syahmi
* 6 Dominic
* 7 Faisal
* 8 Wilkin
* 9 Darren
* 10 Endrick
* 11 Safawi
* 12 Arif
* 13 Sumareh
* 14 Syamer
* 15 Eldstål
* 16 Syihan
* 17 Josué
* 18 Brendan
* 19 Akhyar
* 20 Afiq
* 21 Cools
* 22 Corbin-Ong
* 23 Sikh Izhan
* 24 Insa
* 25 Khuzaimi
* 26 Morales
* Coach: Kim Pan-gon

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