Stuart Wilkin

Stuart Wilkin

Personal information
Full name	Stuart John Wilkin
Date of birth	(1998-03-12) 12 March 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Woking, England
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Johor Darul Ta'zim
Number	12
Youth career
–2016	Southampton
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Missouri State Bears	73	(9)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Metropolitan Police	4	(1)
2021–2022	Johor Darul Ta'zim II	16	(1)
2022	→ Sabah (loan)	25	(2)
2023–2026	Sabah	84	(15)
2026–	Johor Darul Ta'zim	0	(0)
International career‡
2022–	Malaysia	31	(7)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Malaysia Men's football Merdeka Tournament Runner-up 2023 King's Cup Runner-up 2022 AFF Championship 2022
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:44, 12 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 October 2025

Stuart John Wilkin (born 12 March 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim . Born in England, he plays for the Malaysia national team. Mainly a central midfielder, he is also capable of playing as an attacking midfielder or defensive midfielder. ^[1]

Youth career

As a youth player, Wilkin joined the youth academy of English Premier League side Southampton. ^[2] He played in the 2015–16 Professional U21 Development League where he make his only appearance against Everton U21 on 26 October 2015 playing the entire match.

In July 2016, Wilkin joined the Missouri State Bears in the United States. ^[3]

Club career

Metropolitan Police

In 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, Wilkin signed for Malaysian second tier club Johor Darul Ta'zim II in January 2021. ^[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 on 1 December 2022. ^[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.

Wilkin scored his first AFC Cup goal in a 5–0 thrashing away win over Indonesian club PSM Makassar on 4 October 2023

On 3 November 2024, Wilkin recorded a hat-trick of assist in a 4–1 win over Kelantan Darul Naim.

On 1 November 2025, Wilkin make his 100th appearance for the club in a 2–1 lost to Selangor. He then played an instrumental role helping Sabah to reach the 2025 Malaysia FA Cup final facing against eventual champions Johor Darul Ta'zim on 14 December. On 12 January 2026, he left the club by mutual consent. ^[9]

Johor Darul Ta'zim

On 13 January 2026, Wilkin was announced as a Johor Darul Ta'zim player donning the no.12 jersey ahead of the remaining 2025–26 season.

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 international goal in the match at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium. ^[10]

Wilkin also represented the nation at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup held in Qatar where he played in all of the nation's matches.

Personal life

Born in England, Wilkin is of mixed English and Malaysian descent. ^[11]

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	9 December 2022	Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Cambodia	4–0	4–0	Friendly
2.	24 December 2022		Laos	5–0	5–0	2022 AFF Championship
3.	3 January 2023		Singapore	2–0	4–1
4.				3–0
5.	14 November 2024	PAT Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Laos	2–1	3–1	Friendly
6.	8 December 2024	Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Cambodia	1–0	2–2	2024 ASEAN Championship
7.	4 September 2025	Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Singapore	1–0	2–1	Friendly

Honours

Malaysia

• King's Cup runner-up: 2022
• Pestabola Merdeka runner-up: 2023

References

1. "Brace for more goals from me, says Stuart". thestar.com.my. 5 January 2023. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
2. "Wilkin welcomes attacking shift". southamptonfc.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
3. "Profile". missouristatebears.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
4. "Stuart Wilkin scored in Metropolitan Police F.C. with against Beaconsfield Town". twitter.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
5. "Stuart Wilkin Goal, Goal Cams". twitter.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
6. "Pemain Kacukan Malaysia-England, Stuart Wilkin Sah Sertai Johor Darul Ta'zim". vocketfc.com. 8 April 2021. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
7. "🦏 🦏 Stuart Wilkin 🦏 🦏". twitter.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
8. Stuart Wilkin at Soccerway
9. @SabahFCofficial (12 January 2026). "Terima kasih Stuart Wilkin atas segalanya, usaha dan komitmen bersama Skuad Badak serta sentiasa memberi yang terbaik dalam setiap perlawanan sejak musim 2022" (Tweet) (in Malaysian). Retrieved 12 January 2026– via Twitter.
10. "SIARAN MEDIA: SENARAI 29 PEMAIN KE KEM LATIHAN PUSAT HARIMAU MALAYA BERMULA 29 NOVEMBER 2022". fam.org.my. 23 November 2022. Archived from the original on 23 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
11. "Pemain Kacukan Malaysia-England, Stuart Wilkin Sah Sertai Johor Darul Ta'zim". VOCKET FC. 8 April 2021. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

External links

• Stuart Wilkin at Soccerway