Courtney Wildin

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Courtney Wildin
Personal information
Full name Courtney James Wildin [1]
Date of birth (1996-03-30) 30 March 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Crewe, England
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
–2015 Aston Villa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 Sheffield Wednesday 0 (0)
2016Gainsborough Trinity (loan) 5 (0)
2016Lincoln City (loan) 4 (0)
2016–2017 Boston United 10 (0)
2016–2017Hednesford Town (loan) 3 (0)
2017Corby Town (loan)
2017 Nuneaton Town 9 (0)
2017–2018 Nantwich Town [2] 32 (1)
2018–2019 Coalville Town 10 (0)
International career
2016– Antigua and Barbuda 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:45, 1 March 2019 (UTC)

Courtney James Wildin (born 30 March 1996) is a footballer who most recently played as a defender for Southern League Premier Central side Coalville Town. Born in England, he represents the Antigua and Barbuda national team at international level.

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Club career

Sheffield Wednesday

Wildin was a youth team player for Aston Villa, before joining Sheffield Wednesday as part of their development squad. In January 2016 he joined Gainsborough Trinity on loan. [3]

In February 2016 he joined Lincoln City on loan [4] before in March, he extended the loan until the end of the season. [5]

He was then released by Sheffield Wednesday at the end of the season. [6]

Boston United

After his release Wildin joined Boston United. [7]

In December 2016 he joined Hednesford Town on loan [8] before returning on completion of the month loan period. [9] Wildin joined Corby Town on loan on 23 February 2017, and left the club again on 23 April. [10] [11]

Nuneaton Town

Wildin joined Nuneaton Town in May 2017 along with his brother, Luther Wildin [12] In September he left the club when his contract was terminated by mutual consent. [13]

Nantwich Town

In October he joined Nantwich Town. [14]

Coalville Town

Wildin signed for Southern League Premier Central side Coalville Town on 9 June 2018. [15]

In December 2018 he announced that he had been diagnosed with leukaemia. [16]

International career

Wildin was called up by Antigua and Barbuda for the first time in May 2016 [17] and made his full international debut as a second-half substitute on 4 June 2016 for in a Caribbean Cup qualifier against Puerto Rico [18]

Personal life

Wildin is the brother of Stevenage and fellow Antigua and Barbuda defender Luther Wildin. The beginning of December 2018 he was diagnosed with leukaemia. [19]

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