Iain Wilson

Iain Wilson

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-12-15) 15 December 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Irvine, Scotland[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Greenock Morton
Number	27
Youth career
	Kilmarnock
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2020	Kilmarnock	43	(1)
2019	→ Queen of the South (loan)	14	(1)
2020	→ Queen of the South (loan)	8	(0)
2020–2022	Dunfermline Athletic	23	(0)
2022	Greenock Morton	13	(1)
2022–2024	Queen of the South	25	(1)
2023–2024	→ Greenock Morton (loan)	17	(1)
2024–	Greenock Morton	6	(0)
International career^‡
2015	Scotland U17	5	(0)
2015	Scotland U19	4	(0)
2017	Scotland U20	4	(0)
2017–2018	Scotland U21	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:33, 4 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:00, 6 May 2023 (UTC)

Iain Wilson (born 15 December 1998) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Championship club Greenock Morton. Wilson has previously played for Kilmarnock, Dunfermline Athletic, and Queen of the South. Wilson also had two previous loan spells at the Doonhamers and has also represented Scotland from under-17 to under-21 levels.

Club career

On 6 December 2016, Wilson debuted for Kilmarnock as a half-time in a match versus Aberdeen in a 5-1 defeat.[2] On 29 January 2019, Wilson was loaned out to Queen of the South for the remainder of the 2018-19 season.[3] In January 2020, Wilson returned to the Dumfries club for a second loan spell.[4]

In July 2020, Wilson departed Killie and signed for Dunfermline Athletic on a two-year deal.[5] On 30 January 2022, Wilson departed the Pars by mutual consent [6] and the following day signed for Greenock Morton until the end of the 2021-22 season.[7]

On 2 June 2022, Wilson signed a two-year contract for Queen of the South, having previously had two loan spells at Palmerston.[8]

On 16 August 2023, Wilson rejoined Greenock Morton on a season-long loan from the Dumfries club.[9]

International career

Selected for the Scotland under-20 squad in the 2017 Toulon Tournament,[10] Wilson played as Scotland beat Brazil under-20s 1–0, which was the nations first ever win against Brazil at any level.[11] The team went on to claim the bronze medal.[12] It was the nations first ever medal at the competition.[13]

Selected for the under-21 squad in the 2018 Toulon Tournament.[14] They lost to Turkey under-21s in a penalty-out and finished fourth.[15]

Career statistics

As of 7 May 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kilmarnock	2016–17[16]	Scottish Premiership	20	0	0	0	0	0	1[a]	0	21	0
	2017–18[17]		13	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	18	1
	2018–19[18]		6	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	9	0
	2019–20[19]		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	Total		43	1	1	0	7	0	1	0	52	1
Queen of the South (loan)	2018–19[18]	Scottish Championship	14	1	0	0	0	0	4[b]	0	18	1
	2019–20[19]		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
	Total		22	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	26	1
Dunfermline Athletic	2020–21[20]	Scottish Championship	20	0	1	0	6	1	0	0	27	1
	2021-22		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		23	0	1	0	6	1	0	0	30	1
Greenock Morton (loan)	2021-22	Scottish Championship	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	1
Queen of the South	2022-23	Scottish League One	25	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	29	1
Greenock Morton (loan)	2023-24	Scottish Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			126	4	3	0	14	1	7	0	150	5

1. Appearance for Kilmarnock under-20s in the Scottish Challenge Cup in which age-restricted sides from the Scottish Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs
2. Appearances in the Scottish Championship play-offs

References

1. "Iain Wilson Soccer Stats - Season & Career Statistics".
2. "Aberdeen 5, Kilmarnock 1: Killie hit for five by rampant Dons". Glasgow Times. Newsquest. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
3. "Scotland U21 Midfielder Joins". Queen of the South FC. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
4. "QosFC: Iain Returns". Queen of the South FC. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
5. "Iain Wilson signs for Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
6. "Player Update". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
7. Temple, Alan (31 January 2022). "Released Dunfermline midfielder Iain Wilson joins relegation rivals". The Courier. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
8. "QosFC: Return of the 'Shug'".
9. Steele, Russell (16 August 2023). "Iain Wilson rejoins Morton as Dougie Imrie adds to squad". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
10. "Scotland squad for Toulon announced". Scottish FA. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
11. "The West Kilbride teen who helped Scotland beat Brazil at football". Largs & Millport Weekly News. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
12. "Scotland finish third at Toulon Tournament with 3-0 win". Scottish FA. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
13. "JULES AND HOLSGROVE TAKE BRONZE WITH SCOTLAND IN TOULON". Reading FC. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
14. "Scotland Under-21 squad announced for Toulon tournament". Scottish FA. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
15. "Scotland finish fourth at the Toulon tournament after shoot-out defeat to Turkey". Scottish FA. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
16. "Games played by Iain Wilson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
17. "Games played by Iain Wilson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
18. "Games played by Iain Wilson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
19. "Games played by Iain Wilson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
20. "Games played by Iain Wilson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

External links

• Iain Wilson at Soccerbase
• Iain Wilson at WorldFootball.net