Will Nightingale

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Will Nightingale
Will Nightingale December 2018.jpg
Nightingale in 2018
Personal information
Full name William John Robert Nightingale [1]
Date of birth (1995-08-02) 2 August 1995 (age 28) [2]
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014– AFC Wimbledon 175 (7)
2023–2024 → Ross County (loan) 21 (0)
2024– → Ross County (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:00, 20 May 2024

William John Robert Nightingale (born 2 August 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Scottish Premiership side Ross County, on loan from EFL League One club AFC Wimbledon.

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Career

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AFC Wimbledon 2014–15 [8] League Two 4000000040
2015–16 [17] League Two4000101 [lower-alpha 1] 060
2016–17 [18] League One 12000004 [lower-alpha 2] 0160
2017–18 [19] League One18100102 [lower-alpha 2] 0211
2018–19 [20] League One39040102 [lower-alpha 2] 0460
2019–20 [21] League One9000001 [lower-alpha 2] 0100
2020–21 [22] League One32210005 [lower-alpha 2] 0382
2021–22 [23] League One35310101 [lower-alpha 2] 1384
2022–23 [24] League Two 22100102 [lower-alpha 2] 0251
Total175760501812048
Ross County (loan) 2023–24 [25] Scottish Premiership 210104020280
Career total196770902012328

Honours

AFC Wimbledon

Individual

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References

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  2. ↑ "Will Nightingale". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Will Nightingale". AFC Wimbleon. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Will Nightingale". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
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  6. ↑ "AFC W'bledon: Results/matches: 2014/15". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "Four Dons earn pro deals". AFC Wimbledon. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  8. 1 2 3 "Games played by Will Nightingale in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  9. ↑ Slavin, Chris (24 January 2015). "Will earns special praise". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  10. ↑ Slavin, Chris (7 April 2018). "Much-improved Dons display ends in frustration". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Scunthorpe United". BBC Sport. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  12. 1 2 "Player of the Year Will quick to focus on completing survival bid". AFC Wimbledon. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  13. ↑ "AFC Wimbledon stay up on goal difference thanks to goalless draw at Bradford - Evening Express". Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  14. ↑ "Will commits his future to Wimbledon by signing new deal". AFC Wimbledon. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  15. ↑ "AFC Wimbledon 3–3 Bolton Wanderers". BBC Sport. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  16. ↑ "Ross County add defender Nightingale". BBC Sport. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Will Nightingale in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Will Nightingale in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Will Nightingale in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
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  21. ↑ "Games played by Will Nightingale in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
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  23. ↑ "Games played by Will Nightingale in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
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