Iain Wilson (born 15 December 1998) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Queen of the South. Wilson has previously played for Kilmarnock, Dunfermline Athletic and Greenock Morton. Wilson also had two previous loan spells at the Doonhamers and has also represented Scotland from under-17 to under-21 levels.
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (1998-12-15) 15 December 1998 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Irvine, Scotland[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Queen of the South | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| 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– | Queen of the South | 11 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | Scotland U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2015 | Scotland U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017 | Scotland U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018– | Scotland U21 | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 12 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:00, 12 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
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 departes 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]
Selected for the Scotland under-20 squad in the 2017 Toulon Tournament,[9] Wilson played as Scotland beat Brazil under-20s 1–0, which was the nations first ever win against Brazil at any level.[10] The team went on to claim the bronze medal.[11] It was the nations first ever medal at the competition.[12]
Selected for the under-21 squad in the 2018 Toulon Tournament.[13] They lost to Turkey under-21s in a penalty-out and finished fourth.[14]
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kilmarnock | 2016–17[15] | Scottish Premiership | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 2017–18[16] | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19[17] | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[18] | 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[17] | Scottish Championship | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 2019–20[18] | 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[19] | 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 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Career total | 112 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 134 | 4 | ||
Queen of the South F.C. – current squad | |
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