- Danny Wilson (Scottish footballer)
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Danny Wilson 
Personal information Full name Daniel Wilson Date of birth 27 December 1991 Place of birth Livingston, Scotland Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)[1] Playing position Centre back, Left back Club information Current club Liverpool Number 22 Youth career 2006–2008 Rangers Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2008–2010 Rangers 14 (1) 2010– Liverpool 2 (0) National team‡ 2007 Scotland U-17 4 (1) 2008– Scotland U-19 8 (0) 2010– Scotland U-21 8 (0) 2010– Scotland 5 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 April 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 August 2011Daniel "Danny" Wilson (born 27 December 1991 in Livingston, Scotland) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays as a centre back or left back for Premier League club Liverpool and the Scottish national side.
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Club career
Rangers
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.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4] 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.[5] Wilson scored his first goal for Rangers in a 4–1 away victory against Hearts at Tynecastle on 27 March 2010.[6]
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.[7] He was also voted as Rangers Young Player of the Year by the clubs supporters.[8] In all for Rangers, he played 26 times and scored once. He was sent off in the 2010 League Cup Final against St Mirren.[9]
Liverpool
On 21 July 2010, Wilson joined Liverpool and signed a three-year deal for an initial transfer fee of £2 million, potentially rising to £5 million based on appearances.[10] He appeared regularly for the reserves in the early part of the season, scoring his first goal for the second-string on 20 October 2010, in a 3–3 draw with Blackburn Rovers at Prenton Park.[11]
He made his debut for the first team on 22 September 2010 in their defeat to League Two side Northampton Town in the third round of the League Cup;[12] Northampton winning 4–2 on penalties after a 2–2 draw.[13] Wilson played for Liverpool in a Europa League tie with Sparta Prague in which he played the full 90 minutes and was praised for his effort by manager Kenny Dalglish.[14] He made his first Premier League start on 27 February 2011 at the Boleyn Ground in a 3–1 defeat against West Ham United.[15] On 17 March, he again started a Europa League tie against Braga.[16] On 2 April, he replaced the injured Daniel Agger during the first half in a 2-1 defeat away to West Bromwich Albion.[17]
Wilson made his first appearance against his ex side Rangers F.C. in a 1-0 friendly defeat on 18th October 2011.
International
Youth teams
Wilson has represented Scotland throughout various underage levels, including captaining the under-19 national football team and features for the under-21 side. Due to his lack of regular first team football, Wilson dropped back into the under-21 team in October 2011.[18]
Senior team
On 16 November 2010, Wilson played his first ever game for Scotland, scoring on his debut in a 3–0 win in a friendly against the Faroe Islands.[19] On 27 March 2011, he came off the bench to play against Brazil in a friendly match at the Emirates Stadium.[20]
International goals
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 16 November 2010 Aberdeen, Scotland 
Faroe Islands1–0 3–0 Friendly Career statistics
- As of 25 August 2011
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Rangers 2009–10 14 1 6 0 4 0 2 0 26 1 Total 14 1 6 0 4 0 2 0 26 1 Liverpool 2010–11 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 8 0 2011–12 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Total 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 9 0 Career total 16 1 6 0 6 0 7 0 35 1 Honours
Rangers
Scottish Cup : 1
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- 2009
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- 2010
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- 2010
Individual
- Scottish PFA Young Player of the Year : 1
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- 2010
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- 2010
References
- ^ "Danny Wilson, Liverpool FC, Central defender". IMScouting. http://www.imscouting.com/players/danny-wilson/. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ^ "Rangers defender Danny Wilson: The new Alan Hansen". IMScouting. 8 April 2010. http://www.imscouting.com/global-news-article/Rangers-defender-Danny-Wilson-The-new-Alan-Hansen/6981/. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
- ^ "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. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/8588247.stm.
- ^ "Rangers youngster Danny Wilson overjoyed with debut season in the Scottish Premier League". Goal.com. 3 May 2010. http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2557/news/2010/05/03/1906427/rangers-youngster-danny-wilson-overjoyed-with-debut-season. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ^ "Davis At The Double". Rangers FC. 18 April 2010. http://www.rangers.co.uk/articles/20100418/davis-at-the-double_2254024_2028525. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ^ St Mirren 0 - 1 Rangers BBC Sport, 21 March 2010
- ^ "Rangers defender Wilson completes Liverpool switch". STV Sport. 21 July 2010. http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-premier/rangers/187841-rangers-defender-wilson-completes-liverpool-switch/. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
- ^ Mixed emotions for McMahon Liverpool FC, 20 October 2010
- ^ New Reds defender Wilson gagging for action MirrorFootball, 21 September 2010
- ^ Liverpool 2 - 2 Northampton BBC Sport, 22 September 2010
- ^ Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish takes positives from performances of Kyrgiakos, Ngog and Danny Wilson in 0-0 draw with Sparta Prague goal.com, 17 February 2011
- ^ West Ham 3 - 1 Liverpool BBC Sport, 27 February 2011
- ^ Liverpool 0 - 0 Braga (agg 0 - 1) BBC Sport, 17 March 2011
- ^ West Brom 2 - 1 Liverpool BBC Sport, 2 April 2011
- ^ "Danny Wilson set for Scotland Under-21 return". BBC Sport (BBC). 5 October 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/15193313.stm. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ McDaid, David (16 November 2010). "Scotland 3–0 Faroe Islands". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/9187834.stm. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
- ^ Brazil v Scotland: live The Telegraph, 27 March 2011
External links
- Danny Wilson LFChistory.net
- Daniel Wilson career stats at Soccerbase
- Daniel Wilson Scotland U19 profile Scottish FA
- Profile - Danny Wilson ESPN Soccernet
- Player Profile - Danny Wilson Premier League
SFWA Young Player of the Year 2002: McFadden | 2003: Khizanishvili | 2004: Gordon | 2005: Riordan | 2006: Naismith | 2007: Brown | 2008: Fletcher | 2009: Fletcher | 2010: Wilson | 2011: GoodwillieSPFA Young Player of the Year 1978: Payne · 1979: Stewart · 1980: MacDonald · 1981: Nicholas · 1982: McAvennie · 1983: McStay · 1984: Robertson · 1985: Levein · 1986: Levein · 1987: Fleck · 1988: Collins · 1989: McKinlay · 1990: Crabbe · 1991: Jess · 1992: O'Donnell · 1993: Jess · 1994: O'Donnell · 1995: C. Miller · 1996: McNamara · 1997: Winters · 1998: Naysmith · 1999: Ferguson · 2000: K. Miller · 2001: Petrov · 2002: McNaughton · 2003: McFadden · 2004: Pearson · 2005: Riordan · 2006: Maloney · 2007: Naismith · 2008: McGeady · 2009: McCarthy · 2010: Wilson · 2011: Goodwillie
Liverpool F.C. – current squad 1 Jones · 2 Johnson · 3 Enrique · 5 Agger · 6 Aurélio · 7 Suárez · 8 Gerrard (c) · 9 Carroll · 11 Maxi · 14 Henderson · 16 Coates · 18 Kuyt · 19 Downing · 20 Spearing · 21 Lucas · 22 Wilson · 23 Carragher · 25 Reina · 26 Adam · 30 Suso · 31 Sterling · 32 Doni · 34 Kelly · 35 Coady · 37 Škrtel · 38 Flanagan · 39 Bellamy · 41 Hansen · 47 Wisdom · 49 Robinson · Manager: Dalglish
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