Thomas Wils

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Thomas Wils
Personal information
Full name Thomas Wils
Date of birth (1990-04-24) 24 April 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Turnhout, Belgium
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Royal Antwerp (youth coach)
Youth career
1997–2000 KVV Vosselaar
2000–2007 Lierse
2007–2009 Westerlo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2015 Lierse 115 (0)
2010–2011Turnhout 33 (0)
2015–2016 Haladás 28 (1)
2016–2018 Lierse 85 (0)
2018–2020 Lierse Kempenzonen 47 (1)
2020–2023 Turnhout
Managerial career
2023– Royal Antwerp (youth)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Wils (born 24 April 1990) is a retired Belgian professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Contents

Wils made his debut during the 2009–10 season. [1] He was loaned out to K.V. Turnhout during the 2010–11 season.

Coaching career

After retiring, Wils began his coaching career at Royal Antwerp's academy. [2] He also managed the Antwerps youth team that competed in the 2023-24 UEFA Youth League. [3]

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References

  1. "Belgium - T. Wils - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  2. Antwerp doet JPL beven met monsterdeal, voetbalnieuws.be, 24 May 2023
  3. Youth League-debuut dat naar meer smaakt: Antwerp-youngsters weren zich kranig, maar verliezen van Barça met 2-1, gva.be, 19 September 2023