Marc Wilson (Irish footballer)

Marc Wilson (Irish footballer)
Marc Wilson
Marc Wilson.jpg
Wilson playing for Portsmouth
Personal information
Full name Marc David Wilson
Date of birth 17 August 1987 (1987-08-17) (age 24)
Place of birth Aghagallon, Northern Ireland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Playing position Right back / Left back / Centre midfield
Club information
Current club Stoke City
Number 12
Youth career
2000–2004 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2004–2010 Portsmouth 35 (0)
2006 → Yeovil Town (loan) 2 (0)
2007 → Bournemouth (loan) 19 (3)
2007 → Bournemouth (loan) 7 (0)
2007 → Luton Town (loan) 4 (0)
2010– Stoke City 38 (1)
National team‡
2002 Northern Ireland U-15
2004–2005 Republic of Ireland U-18
2005–2006 Republic of Ireland U-19
2006–2007 Republic of Ireland U-21 1 (0)
2011– Republic of Ireland 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:42, 31 October 2011 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 February 2011

Marc David Wilson (born 17 August 1987) is a Irish footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Premier League club Stoke City and the Republic of Ireland national team.

Wilson left his home town of Aghagallon in 2000 to join the Manchester United Academy, After four years he was released and was signed by Hampshire club Portsmouth. He went out on loan to Bournemouth, Luton Town and Yeovil Town to gain first team experience before making his Premier League debut on boxing day in 2008. After Portsmouth were relegated to the Football League in 2010 Wilson was named as club captain. In August 2010 he joined Stoke City in a deal which saw Stoke duo Liam Lawrence and Dave Kitson join Pompey.

Wilson got his first call up to the Republic of Ireland senior squad for their game against Brazil in March 2010, and made his first appearance as a sub in February 2011 during the 3–0 Nations Cup win over Wales.

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Club career

Portsmouth

Wilson initially played as a youth for Manchester United but moved to Portsmouth in 2004. In his early years at Portsmouth he played regularly for the reserve team and was loaned out to other clubs on four occasions. In March 2006 he made his League One debut with Yeovil Town in a 2–0 win away to Walsall.[2] In 2007 he spent two separate spells at Bournemouth, making 26 league appearances and scoring 3 goals.[3][4] In November 2007 he also had a brief loan spell at Luton Town which was cut short when the club went into administration.[5][6]

On 7 July 2008, Marc Wilson signed a new three-year contract at Portsmouth He made his Pompey debut coming on as a substitute for Richard Hughes in the 4–0 League Cup 3rd round loss to Chelsea on 24 September 2008.[7] Wilson excelled playing at right-back on his first start for Portsmouth in a 3–0 UEFA Cup victory over Heerenveen. On Boxing Day 2008, Wilson started his first Premier League match in the 4–1 loss at home to West Ham.[8] On 5 August 2009, it was revealed that Wilson had been involved in an alleged bust-up with fellow team-mate David Nugent during Portsmouth's pre-season trip to Portugal. Both players were sent home and consequently fined two weeks wages by the club.[9]

In 2009–10 Wilson became a first choice player in the Pompey side that was relegated and reached the FA Cup final although Wilson himself did not play in the final due to injury. Though his performances as a central defender earned him criticism, he impressed after returning to his natural position of centre midfield towards the end of the season.[10] 5 February 2010, Wilson signed a new three and a half year contract to stay at Portsmouth to the end of the 2012–13 season.[11] After Portsmouth's relegation Wilson was handed the number 6 shirt after previously wearing 35 and was named as captain. At 22 years old he became one of the youngest permanent captains in the club's history. However manager Steve Cotterill revealed that Wilson is close to a transfer to Premier League side Stoke City.[12][13]

Stoke City

Wilson signed for Stoke City on the 31 August 2010 player-plus-cash exchange deal which sees Liam Lawrence and Dave Kitson move in the opposite direction to Football League Championship club Portsmouth.[14] Wilson made his City debut on the 13 September 2010 against Aston Villa, Despite playing well and making some good passes Wilson seemed to be struggling with the physicality of Villa's midfielders Stiliyan Petrov and Nigel Reo-Coker and was substituted just after half time.[15] He completed his first full 90 minutes against Manchester United on the 24 October 2010.[16] His performance earned praise from manager Tony Pulis."He was smashing. He passed the ball well and looked a quality player, he's one for the future, without a question of doubt".[17]

Wilson scored his first goal for City in a 2–0 win away at Blackburn Rovers on 26 December 2010.[18] He then produced man of the match displays against Manchester United and Cardiff City at the beginning of 2011.[19] Since joining Stoke Wilson has show his versatility and has occupied three positions, Centre midfield, Right back and due to injury to Danny Higginbotham and Danny Collins in poor form has also played at Left back.[20] Wilson played in every FA Cup match as Stoke reached the 2011 FA Cup Final. Prior to the final Wilson had yet to be on the losing side after 14 matches.[21] However his run was ended as Stoke lost the final 1–0 to Manchester City.[22]

International career

Wilson was involved in an ongoing dispute between the Irish Football Association (who represent the Northern Ireland national team) and the Football Association of Ireland (who represent the Republic of Ireland national team) over international eligibility. He has been quoted as saying: "I think everybody has their own personal reasons for wanting to play for the Republic or the North. I grew up supporting the Republic so it was a comfortable decision for me."

Northern Ireland

Wilson played for Northern Ireland, the jurisdiction of his birth, at under-15 level before switching allegiances to the Republic.[23]

As such, he was caught up in the eligibility dispute between the Irish Football Association (Northern Ireland) and the Football Association of Ireland (Republic of Ireland).

This dispute officially ended when the CAS (court of arbitration for sport) on 30 July 2010 endorsed the article Under the Good Friday Agreement, whereby Irish passports can be held by Irish citizens born on either side of the border. The IFA had been trying to prevent a talent drain of players and had been arguing that players born in Northern Ireland without family links to the south should not be allowed to play for the Republic.

Republic of Ireland

Wilson later represented the Republic of Ireland at various youth levels including under-18,[24] under-19 [25] and under-21.[26] Wilson received his first call up for the international side for a friendly against Brazil in March 2010, but did not feature in the game.[27][28] He earned his first cap for the Republic as a second half substitute in the 2011 Nations Cup against Wales in February 2011.[29]

Career statistics

Club

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other[A] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Portsmouth 2008–09 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 – 7 0
2009–10 28 0 6 0 2 0 – – 36 0
2010–11 4 0 0 0 2 0 – – 6 0
Total 35 0 8 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 49 0
Yeovil Town (loan) 2005–06 2 0 0 0 0 0 – – 2 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Bournemouth (loan) 2006–07 19 3 0 0 0 0 – – 19 3
2007–08 7 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 0 8 0
Total 26 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 27 3
Luton Town (loan) 2007–08 4 0 0 0 0 0 – – 4 0
Total 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Stoke City 2010–11 28 1 7 0 0 0 – – 35 1
2011–12 10 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 – 17 0
Total 38 1 7 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 52 1
Career total 105 4 15 0 7 0 6 0 1 0 134 4

Footnotes

A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League play-offs and Football League Trophy.

International

As of June 2011[30]

Republic of Ireland national team
Year Apps Goals
2011 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

Portsmouth
Stoke City

References

  1. ^ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. http://www.premierleague.com/page/PlayerProfile/0,,12306~36312,00.html. Retrieved 24 April 2011. 
  2. ^ "Yeovil complete double loan swoop". BBC Sport. 9 March 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/y/yeovil/4786906.stm. Retrieved 2 April 2011. 
  3. ^ "Bournemouth bag Lawson and Wilson". BBC Sport. 5 January 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bournemouth/6234211.stm. Retrieved 2 April 2011. 
  4. ^ "Bournemouth sign Pompey's Wilson". BBC Sport. 21 September 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bournemouth/7007396.stm. Retrieved 2 April 2011. 
  5. ^ Marc Wilson lutonfc.com
  6. ^ Luton sign Portsmouth midfielder BBC Sport, 15 November 2007
  7. ^ Portsmouth 0–4 Chelsea BBC Sport, 24 September 2008
  8. ^ Portsmouth 1–4 West Ham BBC Sport
  9. ^ "Portsmouth duo fined over bust-up". BBC Sport. 5 August 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/8185045.stm. Retrieved 5 August 2009. 
  10. ^ "Wilson happier being centre of attention". portsmouth.co.uk. http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/Wilson-happier-being-centre-of.6146756.jp?. Retrieved 2 April 2011. 
  11. ^ "Wilson staying with Pompey". Vital Football. http://www.portsmouth.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=187260. Retrieved 8 February 2010. 
  12. ^ "Marc Wilson could leave Portsmouth - Steve Cotterill". BBC Sport. 25 August 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/8943012.stm. Retrieved 2 April 2011. 
  13. ^ "Marc Wilson's move from Portsmouth to Stoke is 'close'". BBC Sport. 26 August 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/8947155.stm. Retrieved 2 April 2011. 
  14. ^ "Wilson Excited By Potters Move". stokecityfc.com. http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~2141097,00.html. Retrieved 31 August 2010. 
  15. ^ "Stoke 2-1 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 13 September 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8976605.stm. Retrieved 13 September 2010. 
  16. ^ "Stoke City vs Man Utd". stokecityfc.com. http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~51636,00.html. Retrieved 25 October 2010. 
  17. ^ "Tony Pulis sees red as Potters crash to late goal". thisisstaffordshire.co.uk. http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/sport/Stoke-City-Pulis-sees-red-Potters-crash/article-2794391-detail/article.html. Retrieved 25 October 2010. 
  18. ^ "Blackburn 0 - 2 Stoke". BBC Sport. 26 December 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9300498.stm. Retrieved 26 December 2010. 
  19. ^ "Shaping The Future". stokecityfc.com. http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~2264900,00.html. Retrieved 13 January 2011. 
  20. ^ "Wilkinson's Return". stokecityfc.com. http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~2334729,00.html. Retrieved 19 April 2011. 
  21. ^ "Marc Wilson out to extend lucky run in FA Cup". thisisstaffordshire.co.uk. http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/Stoke-City-Wilson-extend-lucky-run/story-12539737-detail/story.html. Retrieved 20 September 2011. 
  22. ^ "Manchester City vs Stoke City". stokecityfc.com. http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~55067,00.html. Retrieved 14 May 2011. 
  23. ^ Wilson aiming to come of age Independent.ie, 18 October 2006
  24. ^ Under-18 squad in Sweden for tournament RTE Sport, 19 July 2004
  25. ^ Don Givens Forced to Make Changes Ahead of Luxembourg Friendly FAI, 16 October 2006
  26. ^ Ireland’s new-look U21 team impress in victory over Luxembourg FAI, 18 October 2006
  27. ^ McCarthy named in squad eleven-a-side.com, 22 February 2010
  28. ^ Portsmouth's Marc Wilson in Republic of Ireland call-up BBC Sport, 22 February 2010
  29. ^ "Nations Cup: Republic of Ireland 3-0 Wales". BBC Sport. 8 February 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_of_wales/9390459.stm. Retrieved 9 June 2011. 
  30. ^ "Wilson, Marc". National Football Teams. http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=42101. Retrieved 6 June 2011. 

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