Danny Wilson (footballer, born 1991)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Wilson | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Liverpool | ||
| Number | 66 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Rangers | ||
| 2010- | Liverpool | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | Scotland U17 | ||
| 2008– | Scotland U19 | ||
| 2010– | Scotland U21 | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2010 | |||
Daniel "Danny" Wilson (born 27 December 1991 in Livingston) is a Scottish football who currently plays for Premier League side Liverpool. A left-sided central defender, Wilson made his professional debut in October 2009 and nine days later became the youngest player from Rangers and Scotland to play in the UEFA Champions League at the age of just 17 years, 312 days.
His honours include a Scottish Premier League title, a Scottish Cup win, a Scottish League Cup win, and being crowned the 2010 Scottish FWA Young Player of the Year and 2010 Scottish PFA Young Player of the Year.
Wilson has represented Scotland throughout various underage levels, including captaining the U19 national football team. He currently features for the U21 national football team.
Club career
Born in Livingston, Scotland, Wilson came through the youth team ranks at Rangers and captained the under-19 team. He was tipped early on to have a big future at Ibrox (being compared to Alan Hansen), even drawing interest from other clubs before he had made his professional debut.[1] Wilson had been an unused substitute on several occasions during the latter part of the 2008–09 season, including the 2009 Scottish Cup Final against Falkirk.[2] He made his professional debut for Rangers against Dundee in the League Cup, playing the full 90 minutes of a 3–1 win in October 2009.[3] Just over a week later, he became the youngest Rangers player to play in the UEFA Champions League by starting a 1–1 draw against Unirea Urziceni, aged just 17 years, 312 days.[4] Wilson scored his first goal for Rangers in a 4–1 away victory against Hearts at Tynecastle on 27 March 2010.[5]
Wilson made 15 appearances in total during the 2009-10 season, and established himself in the heart of the Rangers defense alongside Rangers captain David Weir. He won his first Scottish premiership medal after helping Rangers capture the 2009-10 Scottish Premier League title. After a promising debut season, Wilson was awarded both the Scottish FWA Young Player of the Year award and the Scottish PFA Young Player of the Year award.[6] He was also voted as Rangers Young Player of the Year by the clubs supporters.[7]
On 20 July 2010 the BBC reported that he would be joining Liverpool for an initial transfer fee of £2m, rising to £5m based on appearances.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 28 May 2010
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rangers | 2009–2010 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Total | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| Career total | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
Honours
Rangers F.C.
Individual
References
- ^ "Rangers defender Danny Wilson: The new Alan Hansen". IMScouting. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ^ "Rangers 1–0 Falkirk" BBC Sport. 30 May 2009.
- ^ "Dundee 1–3 Rangers" BBC Sport. 27 October 2009.
- ^ "I won't be unhappy if I have to step aside for more experienced stars, says Rangers kid Danny Wilson" Daily Record. 5 November 2009.
- ^ "Hearts 1–4 Rangers" BBC Sport. 27 March 2010.
- ^ "Rangers youngster Danny Wilson overjoyed with debut season in the Scottish Premier League". Goal.com. 2010-05-03. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
- ^ "Davis At The Double". Rangers. 2010-04-18. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/8839525.stm
External links
- Daniel Wilson at Soccerbase
- Daniel Wilson Scotland U19 profile
- ESPN Profile