Stuart Wilkin
English-born Malaysian footballer
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| Full name | Stuart John Wilkin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1998-03-12) 12 March 1998 (age 26) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Woking, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Sabah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 0000–2016 | Southampton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Missouri State Bears | 73 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Metropolitan Police | 4 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 16 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | → Sabah (loan) | 18 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Sabah | 25 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Malaysia | 21 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stuart John Wilkin (born 12 March 1998), better known as Stuart Wilkin or just Wilkin, is a Malaysian-English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Sabah and the Malaysia national team. Mainly a central-midfielder, he is also capable of playing as an attacking-midfielder or defensive-midfielder.[1]
Youth career
As a youth player, Wilkin joined the youth academy of English Premier League side Southampton.[2] In 2016, he joined the Missouri State Bears in the United States.[3]
Club career
Metropolitan Police
On 2019, Wilkin signed a one-year deal with a Southern Premier South side Metropolitan Police.[4] He made four appearances with the team and scored one goal.[5]
Johor Darul Ta'zim II
Before the start of the 2021 Malaysia Premier League season, he signed for Malaysian second tier club JDT II.[6]
Sabah (loan)
Before the start of the 2022 Malaysia Super League season, Wilkin was sent on loan to Sabah in the Malaysian top flight.[7] On 4 March 2022, he debuted for Sabah during a 0–1 loss to Negeri Sembilan.[8] For the 2022 Malaysia Super League season, he made 18 appearances and scored two goals for the team.
Sabah
On 1 December 2022, Wilkin signed a permanent deal for the Malaysia Super League side Sabah with a two-year contract.
International career
In November 2022, Wilkin earned his first call-up to the Malaysia national team for its training camp ahead of the 2022 AFF Championship. On 9 December 2022, he made his debut against Cambodia and scored his first goal in the match.[9] Wilkin also represents the nation at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup held in Qatar where he played in all of the nation matches.
Personal life
Born in England, Wilkin is of mixed English and Malaysian descent.[10]
Career statistics
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 9 December 2022 | Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  Cambodia | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 24 December 2022 |  Laos | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2022 AFF Championship | |
| 3. | 3 January 2023 |  Singapore | 2–0 | 4–1 | ||
| 4. | 3–0 |
Honours
Malaysia
- King's Cup runner-up: 2022
- Merdeka Tournament runner-up: 2023
References
- ^ "Brace for more goals from me, says Stuart". thestar.com.my.
- ^ "Wilkin welcomes attacking shift". southamptonfc.com.
- ^ "Profile". missouristatebears.com.
- ^ "Stuart Wilkin scored in Metropolitan Police F.C. with against Beaconsfield Town". twitter.com.
- ^ "Stuart Wilkin Goal, Goal Cams". twitter.com.
- ^ "Pemain Kacukan Malaysia-England, Stuart Wilkin Sah Sertai Johor Darul Ta'zim". vocketfc.com. 8 April 2021.
- ^ "🦏 🦏 Stuart Wilkin 🦏 🦏". twitter.com.
- ^ Stuart Wilkin at Soccerway
- ^ "SIARAN MEDIA: SENARAI 29 PEMAIN KE KEM LATIHAN PUSAT HARIMAU MALAYA BERMULA 29 NOVEMBER 2022". fam.org.my. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "Pemain Kacukan Malaysia-England, Stuart Wilkin Sah Sertai Johor Darul Ta'zim". VOCKET FC. 8 April 2021.
External links
- Stuart Wilkin at Soccerway
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Sabah F.C. (Malaysia) – current squad
- 1 Ramzi
- 3 Rawilson
- 4 Peres
- 5 Daniel
- 6 Park T.S.
- 8 Farhan
- 9 Cifu
- 10 Castanheira
- 11 Jafri
- 12 Kumaahran
- 13 Dinesh
- 14 Hanafie
- 16 Ramon
- 19 Fahmi
- 20 Robbat
- 21 Danial
- 22 Wilkin
- 23 Rahman
- 24 Sakri
- 27 Ko K.M.
- 28 Darren
- 29 Ummareng
- 31 Damien
- 33 Dominic
- 67 Saddil
- 69 Sahrizan
- 78 Dirga
- 91 Fazail
- Head Coach: Ong Kim Swee
Malaysia squad – 2023 AFC Asian Cup | ||
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