| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 March 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2024 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Heart of Midlothian | 17 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Scotland U16 [1] | 7 | (3) |
| 2023 | Scotland U17 [2] | 4 | (2) |
| 2024– | Scotland U19 [1] | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 October 2024 | |||
James Wilson (born 6 March 2007) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership side Heart of Midlothian. [3]
Wilson attended Balerno High School in Edinburgh. [4] His twin brothers Alfie and Stanley also play for Hearts academy. [5]
He signed a first professional contract with Heart of Midlothian in the summer of 2023. [6] He broke through into first team during the 2023-24 season, making three appearances as a substitute, whilst also playing for the Hearts B team in the Lowland League. [7] He made his professional debut as a 16-year-old in the Scottish Cup on 20 January 2024 in a 2–1 away win against The Spartans. [6] [8] [9] He then made his Scottish Premiership debut against Dundee in May 2024. [10]
He scored his first league goal for Hearts in October 2024 in a 4–0 win over St Mirren; [11] the following week he made headlines with a late equaliser in the Edinburgh derby against Hibernian on 27 October 2024, which finished 1–1. [12] [13]
On 19 December 2024, in a UEFA Conference League game against Petrocub Hîncești, Wilson became the youngest goalscorer in the competition's four-year history, and the all-time youngest scorer for Hearts in any European fixture. [14] He was 17 years and 288 days old. [15] Wilson subsequently signed a contract extension until the summer of 2026. [16]
Wilson has captained Scotland at under-16 and under-17 levels. [6]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Heart of Midlothian | 2023–24 [18] | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024–25 [19] | Scottish Premiership | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 5 | |
| Total | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 5 | ||