Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Bruce Gillon [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 17 October 2002||
Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Auckland FC | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
Manurewa | |||
Western Suburbs | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2021 | Western Suburbs | 33 | (6) |
2022–2024 | Auckland City | 59 | (23) |
2024– | Auckland FC | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | New Zealand U23 | 5 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 July 2024 |
William Bruce Gillon (born 17 October 2002) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a forward for Auckland FC.
Gillion is the older brother of Wellington Phoenix forward Fergus Gillion. [2]
Gillion played for both Manurewa and Western Suburbs at youth level, before making his first team debut with Suburbs in 2019. [3]
In February 2022, Gillion signed with Auckland City. [4]
On 19 June 2024, Gillion signed a scholarship contract with new A-League Men side Auckland FC. [5] [6]
Gillion was called up for the New Zealand U23 for the 2023 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament. [7] He made his debut on 30 August 2023, in the first group game against Fiji. In July 2024, Gillion was selected as an alternate player for New Zealand U23 at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [8] [9]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Others | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Western Suburbs | 2019 | Central League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2020 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
2021 | National League | 18 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 28 | 8 | |
Total | 33 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 8 | ||
Auckland City | 2022 | National League | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 28 | 5 |
2023 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 7 [lower-alpha 3] | 3 | 37 | 14 | ||
2024 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 [lower-alpha 4] | 2 | 21 | 13 | ||
Total | 59 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 86 | 32 | ||
Auckland FC | 2024–25 | A-League Men | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career total | 92 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 129 | 40 |
Western Suburbs
Auckland City
New Zealand U23
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