Brandon James Wilson (born 28 January 1997) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Thai League 1 club Lampang.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brandon James Wilson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-01-28) 28 January 1997 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Gaborone, Botswana | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lampang | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2016 | Burnley | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Burnley | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Stockport County (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2016–2019 | Perth Glory NPL | 17 | (2) |
| 2016–2020 | Perth Glory | 45 | (0) |
| 2020 | Wellington Phoenix | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Perth Glory | 17 | (1) |
| 2021 | SJK | 13 | (0) |
| 2021 | SJK Akatemia | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | Newcastle Jets | 11 | (0) |
| 2022– | Lampang | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | Australia U-20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Australia U-23 | 7 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 July 2021 | |||
Born in Botswana, Wilson moved to Australia at a young age. He later moved to England to play youth football for Burnley before making his senior debut for Stockport County. In 2016, he returned to Australia to play for Perth Glory.
Wilson was born in Gaborone, Botswana to English parents. Lived in Doncaster, England from the age of two. He moved to Western Australia aged ten.[2]
Wilson joined Burnley in 2013.[3] He was loaned to Stockport County in 2016.[4]
In July 2016, Wilson returned to Western Australia signing with Perth Glory to play in the A-League.[5] He made his professional debut for Perth Glory on 10 August 2016 in a 2–0 win against Brisbane Roar in the 2016 FFA Cup.[6] Mainly playing as a midfielder, Wilson showed his versatility in December by filling in as the starting right back against Melbourne Victory.
On 28 February 2022, Newcastle Jets announced Wilson had signed with the club on a short-term deal until the end of the 2021–22 A-League Men.[7]
In September 2015, Wilson was named in the Australian under-20 side to travel to Laos for 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification.[8] He made his debut for the side in a win over Laos.[9] He is also eligible to represent Botswana at senior level.[10]
In November 2019 he was one of four players suspended by the Australia U23 due to "unprofessional conduct".[11]
Perth Glory