James Wilson (English footballer)
James Antony Wilson (born 1 December 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Port Vale.
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Wilson in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Antony Wilson | ||
| Date of birth | 1 December 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Biddulph, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Port Vale | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2014 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2019 | Manchester United | 15 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 25 | (5) |
| 2016 | → Derby County (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → Aberdeen (loan) | 24 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | Aberdeen | 11 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Salford City | 29 | (9) |
| 2021– | Port Vale | 93 | (17) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | England U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | England U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | England U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | England U21 | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:08, 29 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
He began his career with Manchester United, and was at the club's Academy for ten years before he signed his first professional contract at the age of 17. He has also represented England at the under-16, under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels. He scored two goals on his Premier League debut in May 2014, and played 17 first-team games during the 2014–15 campaign, scoring another two goals. He spent most of the 2015–16 season on loan at Brighton & Hove Albion, scoring five goals in 25 Championship games.
Wilson started the 2016–17 season on loan at Derby County, but returned to Old Trafford after suffering a serious knee injury in October. He spent the second half of the 2017–18 season on loan at Sheffield United and joined Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen on loan for the start of the 2018–19 season. He joined Aberdeen on a permanent basis in July 2019 and then returned to England to sign with League Two side Salford City in January 2020, where he would gain an EFL Trophy winner's medal. He joined Port Vale after being released from Salford at the end of the 2020–21 campaign and helped the club to win promotion out of League Two via the play-offs in 2022.