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William John Robert Nightingale (born 2 August 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club AFC Wimbledon.

Will Nightingale

Nightingale in 2018
Personal information
Full name	William John Robert Nightingale[1]
Date of birth	(1995-08-02) 2 August 1995 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth	Wandsworth, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3]
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	AFC Wimbledon
Number	5
Youth career
2004–2014	AFC Wimbledon
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–	AFC Wimbledon	161	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:15, 25 September 2022 (UTC)

Career

Nightingale was born in Wandsworth, Greater London.[4] He joined the AFC Wimbledon Academy at the age of nine, progressing through the ranks before making the step up to the first team at the age of 18.[5] His first association with the first team came as an unused substitute in a 2–0 home loss to Torquay United on 11 January 2014.[6] Nightingale was offered his first professional contract with AFC Wimbledon in May 2014.[7]

Nightingale made his first-team debut on 17 January 2015 at the age of 19, coming on as an 89th-minute substitute in a 3–1 home defeat to Carlisle United.[8] He was rewarded by being named in the starting line-up for the following match, a 2–1 home win against Accrington Stanley on 24 January 2015.[8] He was named as the man of the match and was commended by manager Neal Ardley for his performance.[9] He scored his first career goal on 7 April 2018 with a fourth-minute header in a 1–1 draw against Scunthorpe United.[10][11]

He was named the club's Player of the Season for the 2018/19 campaign,[12] which saw Wimbledon achieve survival despite being ten points adrift of safety in February.[13] On 22 May 2019, he signed a new contract with AFC Wimbledon of an undisclosed length.[14]

On 14 August 2021 during a 3-3 draw against Bolton Wanderers, Nightingale scored the first Wimbledon goal in front of fans at the newly built Plough Lane stadium.

Career statistics

As of match played 25 September 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
AFC Wimbledon	2014–15[8]	League Two	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	2015–16[15]		4	0	0	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	6	0
	2016–17[16]	League One	12	0	0	0	0	0	4[lower-alpha 2]	0	16	0
	2017–18[17]		18	1	0	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	21	1
	2018–19[18]		39	0	4	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	46	0
	2019–20[19]		9	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	10	0
	2020–21[20]		32	2	1	0	0	0	5[lower-alpha 2]	0	38	2
	2021–22[21]		35	3	1	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	1	38	4
	2022-23	League Two	8	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	11	0
Career total			161	6	6	0	5	0	18	1	190	7

Honours

AFC Wimbledon

• League Two play-offs: 2016

References

External links

• Profile at the AFC Wimbledon website
• Will Nightingale at Soccerbase

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