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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| –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
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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
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
Metropolitan Police
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
Before the start of the 2021 Malaysia Premier League season, he signed for Malaysian second tier club JDT II.[6]
Sabah (loan)
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
On 1 December 2022, Wilkin signed a permanent deal for the Malaysia Super League side Sabah with a two-year contract.
International career
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
Born in England, Wilkin is of mixed English and Malaysian descent.[10]
Career statistics
| 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
Malaysia
- King's Cup runner-up: 2022
- Pestabola Merdeka runner-up: 2023
References
- ^ "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
- Stuart Wilkin at Soccerway
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- 1998 births
- Sportspeople from Woking
- Footballers from Surrey
- Malaysian men's footballers
- Malaysia men's international footballers
- English men's footballers
- Malaysian people of English descent
- English people of Malaysian descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- English expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. players
- Living people
- Malaysia Premier League players
- Malaysia Super League players
- Missouri State Bears soccer players
- Sabah F.C. (Malaysia) players
- English expatriate men's footballers
- 2023 AFC Asian Cup players
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- Malaysian football biography stubs
- English football midfielder, 1990s birth stubs
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