Emily Wilson (footballer)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Emily Wilson | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 26 August 2001||
Place of birth | Northern Ireland, | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Crusaders Strikers | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011-2018 | Glentoran | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2022 | Crusaders Strikers | 9 | (8) |
2023-2024 | Glentoran | 25 | (17) |
International career‡ | |||
2017–2018 | Northern Ireland U-17 | 3 | (1) |
2017 | Northern Ireland U-19 | 3 | (0) |
2018– | Northern Ireland | 11 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:05, 13 July 2022 (UTC) |
Emily Wilson (born 26 August 2001) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a forward for Glentoran and the Northern Ireland national team.[2]
Playing career
[edit]Club
[edit]Crusaders Strikers F.C., 2018–
[edit]Since 2018, Wilson has played for Crusaders Strikers F.C. in Northern Ireland's Women's Premiership, the top women's league in the country.[3] She was named the league's Player of the Month for November 2020.[4]
International
[edit]Wilson has represented Northern Ireland on the under-17, under-19, and senior national teams. She made her debut for the Northern Ireland national team during a match against Belarus on 27 November 2020, starting the match.[5][6]
Honors
[edit]- Women's Premiership Player of the Month: November 2020[4]
Personal life
[edit]Wilson grew up in Antrim and attended Parkhall College.[3][7]
References
[edit]- ^ Emily Wilson at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Emily Wilson". Northern Ireland Football League. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ a b "From growing up in Antrim to facing the European Champions". Irish Football Association. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ a b McKinley, Stuart (8 December 2020). "Crusaders hot-shot Emily Wilson named Player of the Month after taking Premiership by storm on return to action". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "Northern Ireland vs Belarus". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Emily Wilson". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Parkhall College footballers shine on international duty". Ballymena Times. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
External links
[edit]- Profile at UEFA.com
- Profile at Northern Ireland Football League
- Emily Wilson at Soccerway