Callum Wilson
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-02-29) 29 February 2004[1]
Place of birth England
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Sunderland
Youth career
0000–2016 AFC Telford United
2016–2019 Derby County
2019–2021 Shrewsbury Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Shrewsbury Town 0 (0)
2022– Sunderland 0 (0)
International career‡
2022– Northern Ireland U18 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:38, 11 August 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:50, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Callum Wilson (born 29 February 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Championship side Sunderland. Born in England, he represents Northern Ireland at youth international level.

Club career

Wilson began his career playing Saturday league football for AFC Telford United's academy.[2] In 2016, he moved to the youth setup at Derby County at under-13 level.[2] Wilson remained with Derby until under-16 level when he made the move to League One club Shrewsbury Town.[2] Wilson made his senior debut for the club, whilst a first-year scholar, on 5 October 2021, starting in an EFL Trophy match against Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s.[3] On 19 October, Wilson was an unused substitute in a League One match away at Oxford United, which Shrewsbury lost 2–0.[4]

In July 2022, Wilson joined newly-promoted Championship side Sunderland on a two-year deal.[5]

International career

On 17 March 2022, Wilson was called up to the Northern Ireland under-18 team, whom he qualifies for through his father. Wilson made his international debut in a 2-0 loss to Belgium U18.[6][7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 October 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shrewsbury Town 2021–22 League One 0000002[lower-alpha 1]020
Career total 0000002000
  1. ↑ Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Callum Wilson - Defender - U18 Team". shrewsburytown.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  2. 1 2 3 "Academy introducing: Callum Wilson & Ben Crompton". shrewsburytown.com. 2021-01-17. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  3. ↑ "Starting Lineups - Shrewsbury vs Wolves U21". skysports.com. 2021-10-05.
  4. ↑ "Oxford United 2-0 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. 2021-10-19.
  5. ↑ "Young quartet sign for the Lads". Sunderland A.F.C. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Callum Wilson called up to Northern Ireland Under-18s". Shrewsbury Town FC. 2022-03-17. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  7. ↑ "U19s to take part in Football Federations Cup".
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