Personal information | |||
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Full name | William John Robert Nightingale [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 2 August 1995||
Place of birth | Wandsworth, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ross County (on loan from AFC Wimbledon) | ||
Number | 35 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2014 | AFC Wimbledon | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014– | AFC Wimbledon | 175 | (7) |
2023– | → Ross County (loan) | 17 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:00, 18 March 2024 (UTC) |
William John Robert Nightingale (born 2 August 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership side Ross County, on loan from AFC Wimbledon.
Nightingale was born in Wandsworth, Greater London. [4] He joined the AFC Wimbledon Academy at the age of nine, progressing through the ranks before making the step up to the first team at the age of 18. [5] His first association with the first team came as an unused substitute in a 2–0 home loss to Torquay United on 11 January 2014. [6] Nightingale was offered his first professional contract with AFC Wimbledon in May 2014. [7]
Nightingale made his first-team debut on 17 January 2015 at the age of 19, coming on as an 89th-minute substitute in a 3–1 home defeat to Carlisle United. [8] He was rewarded by being named in the starting line-up for the following match, a 2–1 home win against Accrington Stanley on 24 January 2015. [8] He was named as the man of the match and was commended by manager Neal Ardley for his performance. [9] He scored his first career goal on 7 April 2018 with a fourth-minute header in a 1–1 draw against Scunthorpe United. [10] [11]
He was named the club's Player of the Season for the 2018–19 campaign, [12] which saw Wimbledon achieve survival despite being ten points adrift of safety in February. [13] On 22 May 2019, he signed a new contract with AFC Wimbledon of an undisclosed length. [14]
On 14 August 2021 during a 3–3 draw against Bolton Wanderers, Nightingale scored the first Wimbledon goal in front of fans at the newly built Plough Lane stadium. [15]
Nightingale moved on loan to Scottish Premiership club Ross County in July 2023. [16]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
AFC Wimbledon | 2014–15 [8] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
2015–16 [17] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
2016–17 [18] | League One | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
2017–18 [19] | League One | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
2018–19 [20] | League One | 39 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
2019–20 [21] | League One | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
2020–21 [22] | League One | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 38 | 2 | |
2021–22 [23] | League One | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 38 | 4 | |
2022–23 [24] | League Two | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
Total | 175 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 204 | 8 | ||
Ross County (loan) | 2023–24 [25] | Scottish Premiership | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
Career total | 192 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 226 | 8 |
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