Stuart Wilkin

Stuart John Wilkin (born 12 March 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sabah. Born in England, he represents the Malaysian national team.[1]

Stuart Wilkin
Personal information
Full name Stuart John Wilkin
Date of birth (1998-03-12) 12 March 1998
Place of birth Woking, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sabah
Number 22
Youth career
0000–2016 Southampton
College career
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 27 (8)
International career‡
2022– Malaysia 12 (4)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Malaysia
AFF Championship
Third place2022 AFF Championship
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 September 2023

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 4 appearance with the team and scored 1 goal.[5]

Johor Darul Ta'zim II

Before the 2021 season, he signed for Malaysian second tier club JDT II.[6]

On loan to Sabah

Before the 2022 season, Wilkin was sent on loan to Sabah (Malaysia) 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 2 goals with the team.

Sabah

On 1 December 2022, Wilkin signed a permanent deal for the Malaysia Super League side Sabah with a two-year contract. He joined the team from JDT.

International career

In November 2022, Wilkin earned his first call-up to the Malaysia squad for their training camp ahead of the 2022 AFF Championship. On 9 December 2022, he made his debut against Cambodia national football team and scored his first goal in the match.[9]

International goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.9 December 2022Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Cambodia4–04–0Friendly
2.24 December 2022 Laos5–05–02022 AFF Championship
3.03 January 2023 Singapore2–04–1
4.3–0

Personal life

Born in England, Wilkin is of mixed English and Malaysian descent.[10]

References
  1. "Brace for more goals from me, says Stuart". thestar.com.my.
  2. "Wilkin welcomes attacking shift". southamptonfc.com.
  3. "Profile". missouristatebears.com.
  4. "Stuart Wilkin scored in Metropolitan Police F.C. with against Beaconsfield Town". twitter.com.
  5. "Stuart Wilkin Goal, Goal Cams". twitter.com.
  6. "Pemain Kacukan Malaysia-England, Stuart Wilkin Sah Sertai Johor Darul Ta'zim". vocketfc.com.
  7. "🦏 🦏 Stuart Wilkin 🦏 🦏". twitter.com.
  8. Stuart Wilkin at Soccerway
  9. "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.
  10. "Pemain Kacukan Malaysia-England, Stuart Wilkin Sah Sertai Johor Darul Ta'zim". VOCKET FC. 8 April 2021.
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