Emily Wilson (footballer)

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Emily Wilson
Personal information
Full name Emily Wilson
Date of birth (2001-08-26) 26 August 2001 (age 22) [1]
Place of birth Northern Ireland,
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Crusaders Strikers
Number 11
Youth career
2011-2018 Glentoran
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2022 Crusaders Strikers 9 (8)
2023-2024 Glentoran 25 (17)
International career
2017–2018 Northern Ireland U-17 3 (1)
2017 Northern Ireland U-19 3 (0)
2018– Northern Ireland 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:05, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

Emily Wilson (born 26 August 2001) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a forward for Glentoran and the Northern Ireland national team. [2]

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Playing career

Club

Crusaders Strikers F.C., 2018–

Since 2018, Wilson has played for Crusaders Strikers F.C. in Northern Ireland's Women's Premiership, the top women's league in the country. [3] She was named the league's Player of the Month for November 2020. [4]

International

Wilson has represented Northern Ireland on the under-17, under-19, and senior national teams. She made her debut for the Northern Ireland national team during a match against Belarus on 27 November 2020, starting the match. [5] [6]

Honors

Personal life

Wilson grew up in Antrim and attended Parkhall College. [3] [7]

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References

  1. Emily Wilson at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  2. "Emily Wilson". Northern Ireland Football League . Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  3. 1 2 "From growing up in Antrim to facing the European Champions". Irish Football Association. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  4. 1 2 McKinley, Stuart (8 December 2020). "Crusaders hot-shot Emily Wilson named Player of the Month after taking Premiership by storm on return to action". Belfast Telegraph . Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  5. "Northern Ireland vs Belarus". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  6. "Emily Wilson". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  7. "Parkhall College footballers shine on international duty". Ballymena Times. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2021.