Personal information | |||
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Full name | Callum Eddie Graham Wilson | ||
Date of birth | 27 February 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Bournemouth | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Youth career | |||
Coventry City | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2014 | Coventry City | 55 | (23) |
2010–2011 | → Kettering Town (loan) | 17 | (1) |
2011–2012 | → Tamworth (loan) | 3 | (1) |
2014– | Bournemouth | 78 | (31) |
National team‡ | |||
2014 | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:04, 07 February 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:19, 22 August 2015 (UTC) |
Callum Eddie Graham Wilson (born 27 February 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Bournemouth as a striker.
Born in Coventry, West Midlands, Wilson made his professional debut as a substitute on 12 August 2009 in a 1–0 League Cup defeat to Hartlepool United. He signed a professional deal, which saw him stay at the club for a further season, on 16 March 2010. Wilson became the first Coventry City youth teamer to win the national award for apprentice of the month in March 2010.
Wilson made his league debut when he came on as a substitute against Queens Park Rangers in December 2010. He made his first appearance of the 2012–13 season in a 1–0 loss against Carlisle United coming on as a sub for Carl Baker.
The start of the 2013–14 season saw Wilson establish himself as a solid fixture in the starting line-up. Forming a good understanding with strike partner Leon Clarke, after just 11 league games Wilson had notched up 10 goals, topping the League One scoring charts. He finished the season as League One's third-top scorer with 22 goals and also earned himself a place in the League One PFA Team Of The Year, All the more impressive as he had suffered injury for two months with a dislocated shoulder in early 2014. Wilson won League One Player of the month award for March, He also won his clubs Top Goalscorer award, Player's Player award voted for by his team mates and the Player of the season award voted for by Coventry City fans.
Wilson joined Kettering Town on an initial months loan at the turn of the year in 2011. His loan was extended to another three months upon completion of his first month. Wilson played 17 games, scoring once.