Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stuart Wise [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 4 April 1984||
Place of birth | Middlesbrough, England | ||
Position(s) | Defender, striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Stokesley | ||
Youth career | |||
?–2001 | York City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2004 | York City | 33 | (1) |
2004 | West Auckland Town | ? | (?) |
2004–2005 | Gateshead | 11 | (2) |
Stokesley | |||
* Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Stuart Wise (born 4 April 1984) is an English former footballer who plays for Stokesley as a defender and a striker. He started his career with York City, making his first team debut in 2002. He played 35 games for York before leaving in 2004 to continue his career as a semi-professional. In 2023, he began coaching young players in his own academy W2 Football Academy.
Born in Middlesbrough, Wise began his career with the youth system of York City after signing as a schoolboy. [2] He made his first team debut as a substitute in a 2–1 defeat to Luton Town on 23 February 2002 and impressed manager Terry Dolan. [3] [4] He signed a professional contract with York in May 2003. [5] He was substituted in a 1–0 victory over Huddersfield Town in August after suffering a knee injury. [6] He made his return in a 2–1 defeat to Rochdale, before being sent off following a fracas with Paul Connor. [7] He scored after five minutes against Leyton Orient in May 2004, which finished as a 2–1 defeat, a result that confirmed York's relegation to the Conference National. [8] He was told to lose weight to win a new contract at the end of the 2003–04 season, although he decided to leave the club and enroll on a machinery qualification and play as a semi-professional. [9] He made 35 appearances for York in all competitions. [10] Wise later played non-League football with West Auckland Town and Gateshead. [11] He plays for Northern League Division Two team Stokesley as of 2010. [12]
In July 2023, Wise and David Wheater set up W2 Football Academy for boys and girls aged 5 to 11 with the duo coaching them. [13]
Wise is a pacy player who started his career as a central defender, before playing as a striker. [11] [14]