Callum Wilson (English footballer)

Callum Wilson
Personal information
Full name Callum Eddie Graham Wilson[1]
Date of birth (1992-02-27) 27 February 1992[2]
Place of birth Coventry, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 AFC Bournemouth
Number 13
Youth career
Coventry City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2014 Coventry City 49 (22)
2010–2011 → Kettering Town (loan) 17 (1)
2011–2012 → Tamworth (loan) 3 (1)
2014– AFC Bournemouth 112 (41)
National team
2014 England U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:40, 23 September 2018 (UTC)

Callum Eddie Graham Wilson (born 27 February 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club AFC Bournemouth.

Club career

Coventry City

Born in Coventry, West Midlands,[2] Wilson made his first-team debut for Coventry City as a substitute on 12 August 2009 in a 1–0 League Cup defeat to Hartlepool United.[3] He signed a professional deal, which saw him stay at the club for a further season, on 16 March 2010. Wilson became the first Coventry City youth teamer to win the national award for apprentice of the month in March 2010.

Wilson made his league debut when he came on as a substitute against Queens Park Rangers in December 2010.[4] He made his first appearance of the 2012–13 season in a 1–0 loss against Carlisle United coming on as a sub for Carl Baker.

The start of the 2013–14 season saw Wilson establish himself as a solid fixture in the starting line-up. Forming a good understanding with strike partner Leon Clarke, after just 11 league games Wilson had notched up 10 goals, topping the League One scoring charts. He finished the season as League One's third-top scorer with 22 goals and also earned himself a place in the League One PFA Team Of The Year, all the more impressive as he had suffered injury for two months with a dislocated shoulder in early 2014. Wilson won League One Player of the month award for March, He also won his club's Top Goalscorer award, Player's Player award voted for by his teammates and the Player of the season award voted for by Coventry City fans.

Kettering Town (loan)

Wilson joined Kettering Town on an initial months loan at the turn of the year in 2011.[5] His loan was extended to another three months upon completion of his first month. Wilson played 17 games, scoring once.[6]

Tamworth (loan)

On 29 December 2011, he was loaned to Conference side Tamworth on a one-month loan.[7] He made his debut for the club in a 2–2 draw with Alfreton Town, where he played the full game.[8] He scored in just his second game for the club with a curling shot in a 2–1 defeat against Wrexham on 14 January. Wilson suffered a fractured foot after a fine display in just his third game for the Lambs which saw his short loan spell end.[9]

AFC Bournemouth

On 4 July 2014, Wilson signed for AFC Bournemouth for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of £3 million, after spending five years at Coventry.[10] Wilson scored twice on his debut for the club, in a 4–0 win against Huddersfield Town.[11]

In his first season at the club, Wilson helped them achieve promotion to the Premier League for the first time in the club's history, becoming the Cherries' top scorer for that season in the process, scoring 20 league goals. He was Bournemouth's only player to score in all three domestic competitions, notably scoring the winning goal in the 2–1 victory against West Bromwich Albion in the fourth round of the League Cup.[12]

On 22 August 2015, Wilson scored his first Premier League goals with a hat-trick against West Ham United.[13] On 26 September 2015, Wilson ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in the match against Stoke City and was expected to be out for about six months.[14] On 9 April 2016, Wilson made his return as an injury-time substitute in Bournemouth's 2–1 win away to Aston Villa.[15][16] On 1 February 2017, Wilson ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee and was expected to be out for about six months.[17]

On 18 November 2017, Wilson scored a hat-trick in a comprehensive 4–0 win against newly promoted Huddersfield Town.[18]

International career

On 6 November 2014, Wilson was called up to the England U21 squad for the first time for matches against Portugal and France.[19] He is eligible to represent Ireland.[20]

Career statistics

As of 23 September 2018

Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Coventry City 2009–10[21] Championship 000010—10
2010–11[22] Championship 100000—10
2011–12[23] Championship 000000—00
2012–13[24] League One 11100001[lower-alpha 1]0121
2013–14[25] League One 372121101[lower-alpha 1]04122
Total 49222120205523
Kettering Town (loan) 2010–11[22] Conference Premier 171———171
Tamworth (loan) 2011–12[23] Conference Premier 31———31
AFC Bournemouth 2014–15[26] Championship 45201142—5023
2015–16 Premier League 1350000—135
2016–17 Premier League 2061000—216
2017–18 Premier League 2881021—319
2018–19 Premier League 620000—62
Total 1124131630012145
Career totals 1726552832018770
  1. 1 2 Appearance in Football League Trophy

Honours

AFC Bournemouth

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 440. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  3. ↑ "Coventry 0–1 Hartlepool". BBC Sport. 12 August 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
  4. ↑ "Lambs Borrow Young Coventry Striker". Nonleague.pitchero.com. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "A WEB STALKERS GUIDE TO CALLUM WILSON – UNOFFICIAL AFC BOURNEMOUTH – Tales From The South End".
  6. ↑ Telegraph, Coventry (6 April 2011). "Gossip: Callum Wilson sad to leave Kettering Town".
  7. ↑ "Tamworth sign Callum Wilson on loan from Coventry City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  8. ↑ "Tamworth 2 – 2 Alfreton Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  9. ↑ "Tamworth 1 – 2 Wrexham". BBC Sport. 14 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  10. ↑ Carpenter, Steve (7 July 2014). "Callum Wilson thanks Sky Blues after signing for Bournemouth". Coventry Observer. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "Huddersfield Town 0–4 AFC Bournemouth" BBC Sport. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  12. ↑ "AFC Bournemouth 2–1 West Brom" BBC Sport. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  13. ↑ "West Ham United 3–4 Bournemouth". BBC Sport. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  14. ↑ "Callum Wilson: Bournemouth striker out for six months". BBC Sport. 29 September 2015.
  15. ↑ Johnston, Neil. "Aston Villa 1–2 Bournemouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  16. ↑ "Callum Wilson: Bournemouth striker thrilled to return from long-term injury". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  17. ↑ "Callum Wilson: Bournemouth striker ruled out for season with knee injury". BBC Sport. 2 February 2017.
  18. ↑ "AFC Bournemouth 4–0 Huddersfield Town". BBC Sport. 18 November 2017.
  19. ↑ Association, The Football. "England Under-21s squad named for double header". www.thefa.com.
  20. ↑ "Callum Wilson has five matches to force himself into Ireland's Euro 2016 plans - SportsJOE.ie".
  21. ↑ "Games played by Callum Wilson in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  22. 1 2 "Games played by Callum Wilson in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  23. 1 2 "Games played by Callum Wilson in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Callum Wilson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Callum Wilson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Callum Wilson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  27. ↑ "Luis Suarez: Liverpool striker wins PFA Player of the Year award". BBC Sport. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  28. ↑ "Bournemouth's Howe and Wilson secure October awards". skysports.com. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
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