Iain Wilson (born 15 December 1998) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Championship club Greenock Morton. Wilson has previously played for Kilmarnock, Dunfermline Athletic, and Queen of the South. Wilson also had two previous loan spells at the Doonhamers and has also represented Scotland from under-17 to under-21 levels.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 December 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Irvine, Scotland[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Greenock Morton | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kilmarnock | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Kilmarnock | 43 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Queen of the South (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Queen of the South (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Dunfermline Athletic | 23 | (0) |
| 2022 | Greenock Morton | 13 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Queen of the South | 25 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → Greenock Morton (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2024– | Greenock Morton | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Scotland U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2015 | Scotland U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017 | Scotland U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Scotland U21 | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:33, 4 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:00, 6 May 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editOn 6 December 2016, Wilson debuted for Kilmarnock as a half-time in a match versus Aberdeen in a 5-1 defeat.[2] On 29 January 2019, Wilson was loaned out to Queen of the South for the remainder of the 2018-19 season.[3] In January 2020, Wilson returned to the Dumfries club for a second loan spell.[4]
In July 2020, Wilson departed Killie and signed for Dunfermline Athletic on a two-year deal.[5] On 30 January 2022, Wilson departed the Pars by mutual consent [6] and the following day signed for Greenock Morton until the end of the 2021-22 season.[7]
On 2 June 2022, Wilson signed a two-year contract for Queen of the South, having previously had two loan spells at Palmerston.[8]
On 16 August 2023, Wilson rejoined Greenock Morton on a season-long loan from the Dumfries club.[9]
International career
editSelected for the Scotland under-20 squad in the 2017 Toulon Tournament,[10] Wilson played as Scotland beat Brazil under-20s 1–0, which was the nations first ever win against Brazil at any level.[11] The team went on to claim the bronze medal.[12] It was the nations first ever medal at the competition.[13]
Selected for the under-21 squad in the 2018 Toulon Tournament.[14] They lost to Turkey under-21s in a penalty-out and finished fourth.[15]
Career statistics
edit- As of 7 May 2023
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kilmarnock | 2016–17[16] | Scottish Premiership | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 2017–18[17] | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19[18] | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[19] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 1 | ||
| Queen of the South (loan) | 2018–19[18] | Scottish Championship | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 2019–20[19] | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Dunfermline Athletic | 2020–21[20] | Scottish Championship | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 2021-22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| Greenock Morton (loan) | 2021-22 | Scottish Championship | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Queen of the South | 2022-23 | Scottish League One | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| Greenock Morton (loan) | 2023-24 | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 126 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 150 | 5 | ||
- ^ Appearance for Kilmarnock under-20s in the Scottish Challenge Cup in which age-restricted sides from the Scottish Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs
- ^ Appearances in the Scottish Championship play-offs
References
edit- ^ "Iain Wilson Soccer Stats - Season & Career Statistics".
- ^ "Aberdeen 5, Kilmarnock 1: Killie hit for five by rampant Dons". Glasgow Times. Newsquest. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Scotland U21 Midfielder Joins". Queen of the South FC. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "QosFC: Iain Returns". Queen of the South FC. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Iain Wilson signs for Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Player Update". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ Temple, Alan (31 January 2022). "Released Dunfermline midfielder Iain Wilson joins relegation rivals". The Courier. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ "QosFC: Return of the 'Shug'".
- ^ Steele, Russell (16 August 2023). "Iain Wilson rejoins Morton as Dougie Imrie adds to squad". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Scotland squad for Toulon announced". Scottish FA. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "The West Kilbride teen who helped Scotland beat Brazil at football". Largs & Millport Weekly News. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Scotland finish third at Toulon Tournament with 3-0 win". Scottish FA. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "JULES AND HOLSGROVE TAKE BRONZE WITH SCOTLAND IN TOULON". Reading FC. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Scotland Under-21 squad announced for Toulon tournament". Scottish FA. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Scotland finish fourth at the Toulon tournament after shoot-out defeat to Turkey". Scottish FA. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Iain Wilson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Iain Wilson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Iain Wilson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Games played by Iain Wilson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Iain Wilson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
External links
edit- Iain Wilson at Soccerbase
- Iain Wilson at WorldFootball.net