Will Nightingale

Will Nightingale
Personal information
Full name William John Robert Nightingale[1]
Date of birth (1995-08-02) 2 August 1995[2]
Place of birth Wandsworth, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 AFC Wimbledon
Number 5
Youth career
200?–2014 AFC Wimbledon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– AFC Wimbledon 45 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:34, 1 October 2018 (UTC)

William John Robert Nightingale (born 2 August 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League One club AFC Wimbledon.

Career

Nightingale was born in Wandsworth, London.[4] He joined the AFC Wimbledon Academy at the age of nine, progressing through the ranks before making the step up to the first team at the age of 18.[5] His first association with the first team came as an unused substitute in a 2–0 home loss to Torquay United on 11 January 2014.[6] Nightingale was offered his first professional contract with AFC Wimbledon in May 2014.[7]

Nightingale made his first-team debut on 17 January 2015 at the age of 19, coming on as an 89th-minute substitute in a 3–1 home defeat to Carlisle United.[8] He was rewarded by being named in the starting line-up for the following match, a 2–1 home win against Accrington Stanley on 24 January 2015.[8] He was named as the man of the match and was commended by manager Neal Ardley for his performance.[9] He scored his first career goal on 7 April 2018 with a fourth-minute header in a 1–1 draw against Scunthorpe United.[10][11]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 September 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AFC Wimbledon 2013–14[12] League Two 0000000000
2014–15[8] League Two 4000000040
2015–16[13] League Two 4000101[lower-alpha 1]060
2016–17[14] League One 12000004[lower-alpha 2]0160
2017–18[15] League One 18100102[lower-alpha 2]0211
2018–19[16] League One 7000101[lower-alpha 2]090
Career total 451003080561
  1. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018" (PDF). English Football League. p. 43. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Will Nightingale". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Will Nightingale". AFC Wimbleon. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Will Nightingale". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "AFC Wimbledon player profiles: Will Nightingale". AFC Wimbledon. Archived from the original on 19 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "AFC W'bledon: Results/matches: 2014/15". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "Four Dons earn pro deals". AFC Wimbledon. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  8. 1 2 3 "Games played by Will Nightingale in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  9. ↑ Slavin, Chris (24 January 2015). "Will earns special praise". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  10. ↑ Slavin, Chris (7 April 2018). "Much-improved Dons display ends in frustration". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Scunthorpe United". BBC Sport. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Will Nightingale in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Will Nightingale in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Will Nightingale in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Will Nightingale in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Will Nightingale in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
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