Michael Wilson (New Zealand footballer)

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Mike Wilson
Personal information
Full name Michael David Wilson
Date of birth (1980-11-25) 25 November 1980 (age 42)
Place of birth Plimmerton, New Zealand
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2000–2003 Stanford Cardinal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2006 Minnesota Thunder 47 (1)
2007–2008 Western Suburbs FC [1]
2009–2010 Aucas 5 (0)
International career‡
1997 New Zealand U17
2003–2006 New Zealand 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:11, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

Michael David Wilson (born 25 November 1980) is a New Zealand retired soccer midfielder who most recently played for the Ecuadorian club Aucas. [2] Wilson played college soccer at Stanford University and represented New Zealand at the international level. [3]

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International career

Wilson played for New Zealand U-17 at the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Egypt, appearing in 2 matches at the finals. [4]

In 2000, Wilson moved to the United States, where he played college soccer for Stanford. Nicknamed, "Sydney," the New Zealander played on teams that won a Pac-10 championship (2001), as well as making two college cups. After graduating, Wilson was selected in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft by the San Jose Earthquakes.

He made his full All Whites debut as a substitute in a 0–3 loss to Iran on 12 October 2003 [5] and made a total of seven A-international appearances, [3] his final cap an appearance in a 1–1 draw with Estonia on 31 May 2006. [5]

Although he was included in the New Zealand side for the 2003 Confederations Cup finals tournament in France, Wilson did not make an appearance at the tournament. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Western suburbs 2007 Squad". Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Club : Aucas Quito". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  3. 1 2 "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
  4. ↑ "U-17 World Cup Egypt 1997 - New Zealand squad". FIFA. Archived from the original on 21 August 2007. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
  5. 1 2 "A-International Lineups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
  6. ↑ "Federations Cup France 2003 - New Zealand squad". FIFA. Archived from the original on 24 April 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2009.

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