Aidan Wilson

Aidan Wilson (born 2 January 1999) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender. He previously played for Rangers, Dumbarton, Forfar Athletic and most recently Edinburgh City.

Aidan Wilson
Personal information
Full name Aidan Wilson
Date of birth (1999-01-02) 2 January 1999
Playing position(s) Defender
Youth career
Ardencaple Boys Club
2006–2017 Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Rangers 2 (0)
2018 → Dumbarton (loan) 4 (0)
2018 → Forfar Athletic (loan) 9 (0)
2019–2020 → Edinburgh City (loan) 9 (1)
National team‡
2014 Scotland U16 6 (0)
– European Championship U17 4
– European Championship U19 4
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:44, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:34, 11 June 2017 (UTC)

Club career

Wilson joined Rangers aged seven from his local boys club Ardencaple.[1] He signed a new contract on 9 May 2017 which tied him to the club until May 2019.[2] Wilson made his debut for Rangers in a Scottish Premiership match against Aberdeen on 17 May 2017.[3][4] Wilson agreed a further one-year extension to his Rangers contract in October 2017.[5] He joined Scottish Championship club Dumbarton on loan in February 2018.[6] On 3 August, Wilson joined Forfar Athletic on loan until January 2019.[7]

International career

Wilson has represented Scotland U16 in the Victory Shield and U17 and U19 in the Euro Championship.[8]

Career statistics
As of 22:38, 31 March 2018 (UTC)[9]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rangers 2016–17 Scottish Premiership 200000—20
Dumbarton (loan) 2017–18 Scottish Championship 3010000040
Career total 5010000060
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References
  1. "Next Gen Gers: Aidan Wilson". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club. 19 March 2017.
  2. Thomson, Nick (9 May 2017). "Trio Sign Contract Extensions". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club.
  3. Hedworth, Alice (17 May 2017). "Aidan Wilson Makes Debut". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club.
  4. "Rangers 1-2 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 May 2017.
  5. Hedworth, Alice (31 October 2017). "Aidan Extends Until 2020". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers FC.
  6. Findlay, Alan. "SIGNING NEWS: EMERGENCY TRANSFER COMPLETE". Dumbarton FC. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  7. "RangersFC can tonight confirm that @RFC_Youth defender Aidan Wilson (@_aidanwilson1) has joined Forfar Athletic on until January 2019". Twitter, Inc. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  8. "Aidan Wilson". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  9. "A. WILSON". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
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