Callum Wilson (footballer, born 1992)

Callum Eddie Graham Wilson (born 27 February 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Newcastle United and the England national team.

Callum Wilson
Personal information
Full name Callum Eddie Graham Wilson[1]
Date of birth (1992-02-27) 27 February 1992[2]
Place of birth Coventry, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Newcastle United
Number 13
Youth career
0000–2009 Coventry City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2014 Coventry City 49 (22)
2011 → Kettering Town (loan) 17 (1)
2011–2012 → Tamworth (loan) 3 (1)
2014–2020 AFC Bournemouth 171 (61)
2020– Newcastle United 21 (10)
National team‡
2014 England U21 1 (0)
2018– England 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:13, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:58, 13 September 2020 (UTC)

Early life

Wilson was born in Coventry, West Midlands,[4] and is of Jamaican descent.[5] He attended President Kennedy School in Coventry.[6]

Club career

Coventry City

Wilson started his career with Coventry City's academy.[7] He made his first-team debut on 12 August 2009 as a substitute in a 1–0 League Cup defeat to Hartlepool United.[8] He signed a professional deal, which saw him stay at the club for a further season, on 16 March 2010. Wilson became the first Coventry City youth teamer to win the national award for apprentice of the month in March 2010.

Wilson made his league debut when he came on as a substitute against Queens Park Rangers in December 2010.[9] He made his first appearance of the 2012–13 season in a 1–0 loss against Carlisle United coming on as a substitute for Carl Baker.

The start of the 2013–14 season saw Wilson establish himself in the starting line-up. Forming strike partnership Leon Clarke, after just 11 league games Wilson had scored 10 goals, topping the League One scoring charts. He finished the season as League One's third-top scorer with 22 goals and also earned himself a place in the League One Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) Team of the Year, despite having spent two months out with a dislocated shoulder in early 2014. Wilson won League One Player of the month award for March, and also won his club's Top Goalscorer award, Player's Player award voted for by his teammates and the Player of the season award voted for by Coventry City fans.

Loans

Wilson joined Conference Premier club Kettering Town on an initial one-month loan at the turn of the year in 2011.[10] His loan was extended to another three months upon completion of his first month. Wilson played 17 games, scoring once.[11]

On 29 December 2011, he was loaned to Conference Premier club Tamworth on a one-month loan.[12] He made his debut for the club in a 2–2 draw with Alfreton Town, where he played the full game.[13] He scored in just his second game for the club with a curling shot in a 2–1 defeat against Wrexham on 14 January. Wilson suffered a fractured foot in his third appearance for the Lambs which saw his short loan spell end.[14]

AFC Bournemouth

On 4 July 2014, Wilson signed for AFC Bournemouth for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of £3 million, after spending five years at Coventry.[15] He scored twice on his debut for the club, in a 4–0 win against Huddersfield Town.[16]

In his first season at the club, Wilson helped them achieve promotion to the Premier League for the first time in the club's history, becoming the team's top scorer for that season in the process, scoring 20 league goals. He was Bournemouth's only player to score in all three domestic competitions, scoring the winning goal in a 2–1 victory against West Bromwich Albion in the fourth round of the League Cup.[17]

On 22 August 2015, Wilson scored his first Premier League goals with a hat-trick against West Ham United.[18] On 26 September 2015, he ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in the match against Stoke City and was expected to be out for about six months.[19] Wilson made his return on 9 April 2016 as an injury-time substitute in Bournemouth's 2–1 win away to Aston Villa.[20][21] He ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee on 1 February 2017 and was expected to be out for about six months.[22]

Newcastle United

Wilson signed for Premier League club Newcastle United on 7 September 2020 on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee,[23] reported by BBC Sport to be around £20 million,[24] making him the third-highest fee paid by Newcastle for a player.[25] He made his debut on 12 September, scoring the first goal in a 2–0 away win against West Ham United.[26] On 30 January 2021, Wilson scored his 50th Premier League goal in a 2-0 victory over Everton.[27]

International career

Wilson was called up to the England U21 squad for the first time in November 2014 for friendly matches against Portugal and France.[28] He made his only appearance on 17 November in the match against France,[29] as a 65th-minute substitute in a 3–2 away defeat.[30]

Wilson was called up to the senior England squad for the first time in November 2018 for a friendly match against the United States and a UEFA Nations League match against Croatia.[31] He made his debut on 15 November when starting against the United States at Wembley Stadium, and scored in the 77th minute of a 3–0 win with a near-post finish.[32] In doing so, he became the first Bournemouth player to score for England.[32]

Personal life

Wilson has a wife, Stacey,[33] and two children.[34]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 30 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Coventry City 2009–10[35] Championship 000010—10
2010–11[36] Championship 100000—10
2011–12[37] Championship 00—00—00
2012–13[38] League One 11100001[lower-alpha 1]0121
2013–14[39] League One 372121101[lower-alpha 1]04122
Total 49222120205523
Kettering Town (loan) 2010–11[40] Conference Premier 171———171
Tamworth (loan) 2011–12[41] Conference Premier 3100——31
AFC Bournemouth 2014–15[42] Championship 45201142—5023
2015–16[43] Premier League 1350000—135
2016–17[44] Premier League 2061000—216
2017–18[45] Premier League 2881021—319
2018–19[46] Premier League 30140031—3315
2019–20[47] Premier League 3582120—399
Total 1716152114—18767
Newcastle United 2020–21[48] Premier League 19100020—2110
Career total 259957315420282102
  1. Appearance in Football League Trophy

International
As of match played 14 October 2019[49]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
England 201811
201930
Total41
As of match played 14 October 2019. England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Wilson goal.[49]
List of international goals scored by Callum Wilson
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
115 November 2018Wembley Stadium, London, England1 United States3–03–0Friendly[50]

Honours

AFC Bournemouth

England

Individual

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