Stuart Wilkin

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Stuart Wilkin
Personal information
Full name Stuart John Wilkin
Date of birth (1998-03-12) 12 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Woking, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sabah
Number 22
Youth career
0000–2016 Southampton
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019 Missouri State Bears 73 (9)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 Metropolitan Police 4 (1)
2021–2022 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 16 (1)
2022 → Sabah (loan) 18 (2)
2023– Sabah 25 (6)
International career‡
2022– Malaysia 21 (4)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Men's football
Merdeka Tournament
Runner-up 2023
King's Cup
Runner-up 2022
AFF Championship
Bronze medal icon.svg 2022
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Stuart John Wilkin (born 12 March 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Sabah and the Malaysia national team. Mainly a central midfielder, he is also capable of playing as an attacking midfielder or defensive midfielder. [1]

Contents

Youth career

As a youth player, Wilkin joined the youth academy of English Premier League side Southampton. [2] In 2016, he joined the Missouri State Bears in the United States. [3]

Club career

Metropolitan Police

On 2019, Wilkin signed a one-year deal with a Southern Premier South side Metropolitan Police. [4] He made four appearances with the team and scored one goal. [5]

Johor Darul Ta'zim II

Before the start of the 2021 Malaysia Premier League season, he signed for Malaysian second tier club JDT II. [6]

Sabah (loan)

Before the start of the 2022 Malaysia Super League season, Wilkin was sent on loan to Sabah in the Malaysian top flight. [7] On 4 March 2022, he debuted for Sabah during a 0–1 loss to Negeri Sembilan. [8] For the 2022 Malaysia Super League season, he made 18 appearances and scored two goals for the team.

Sabah

On 1 December 2022, Wilkin signed a permanent deal for the Malaysia Super League side Sabah with a two-year contract.

International career

In November 2022, Wilkin earned his first call-up to the Malaysia national team for its training camp ahead of the 2022 AFF Championship. On 9 December 2022, he made his debut against Cambodia and scored his first goal in the match. [9] Wilkin also represents the nation at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup held in Qatar where he played in all of the nation matches.

Personal life

Born in England, Wilkin is of mixed English and Malaysian descent. [10]

Career statistics

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.9 December 2022 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 4–04–0 Friendly
2.24 December 2022Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 5–05–0 2022 AFF Championship
3.3 January 2023Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 2–04–1
4.3–0

Honours

Malaysia

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References

  1. ↑ "Brace for more goals from me, says Stuart". thestar.com.my.
  2. ↑ "Wilkin welcomes attacking shift". southamptonfc.com.
  3. ↑ "Profile". missouristatebears.com.
  4. ↑ "Stuart Wilkin scored in Metropolitan Police F.C. with against Beaconsfield Town". twitter.com.
  5. ↑ "Stuart Wilkin Goal, Goal Cams". twitter.com.
  6. ↑ "Pemain Kacukan Malaysia-England, Stuart Wilkin Sah Sertai Johor Darul Ta'zim". vocketfc.com. 8 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "🦏 🦏 Stuart Wilkin 🦏 🦏". twitter.com.
  8. ↑ Stuart Wilkin at Soccerway
  9. ↑ "SIARAN MEDIA: SENARAI 29 PEMAIN KE KEM LATIHAN PUSAT HARIMAU MALAYA BERMULA 29 NOVEMBER 2022". fam.org.my. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  10. ↑ "Pemain Kacukan Malaysia-England, Stuart Wilkin Sah Sertai Johor Darul Ta'zim". VOCKET FC. 8 April 2021.


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