Lindsay Wilson (soccer)

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Lindsay Wilson
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-05-04) 4 May 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996–1999 Canberra Cosmos 48 (2)
1999–2002 Sydney Olympic 82 (5)
2002–2006 PSV 0 (0)
2003–2004 → Volendam (loan) 26 (0)
2004–2005 → Helmond Sport (loan) 27 (2)
2006 → Kilmarnock (loan) 13 (0)
Total196(9)
International career
1998–1999 Australia U20 8 (0)
2001 Australia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lindsay Wilson (born 5 April 1979) is an Australian former international soccer player who played professionally in Australia, the Netherlands, and Scotland, as a defender. Wilson made a total of 196 league career appearances, and scored 9 league goals.

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Career

Club career

Born in Sydney, Wilson began his career in his native Australia for Canberra Cosmos and Sydney Olympic between 1996 and 2002. [1] He then moved to the Netherlands to play with PSV Eindhoven, where he spent loan spells at FC Volendam and Helmond Sport, [2] as well as Scottish side Kilmarnock. [3] At Kilmarnock, Wilson made 13 appearances in the Scottish Premier League. [4] [5] After leaving PSV, Wilson trialled with English side Derby County and Scottish side Dundee United. [6] [7]

International career

Wilson earned 8 caps for the Australian under-20 team in 1998 and 1999. [8] [9]

Wilson won two caps for the Australian national team in 2001, [10] both of which came in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Wiblen-Witschge". Oz Football.
  2. ↑ "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International.
  3. ↑ "Killie give Wilson World Cup hope". BBC Sport. 2 February 2006.
  4. ↑ Lindsay Wilson at Soccerbase
  5. ↑ "Kilmarnock : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
  6. ↑ "Bell extends contract with Killie". BBC Sport. 24 January 2006.
  7. ↑ "Wilson fails to impress Brewster". BBC Sport. 17 July 2006.
  8. ↑ "Young Socceroo Matches for 1998". Oz Football.
  9. ↑ "Young Socceroo Matches for 1999". Oz Football.
  10. ↑ "Lindsay Wilson". National-Football-Teams.com.
  11. ↑ Lindsay Wilson – FIFA competition record (archived)


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