Courtney Wildin | |
Fullname: | Courtney James Wildin[1] |
Birth Date: | 30 March 1996 |
Birth Place: | Crewe, England |
Height: | 1.69 m |
Position: | Defender |
Youthyears1: | –2015 |
Youthclubs1: | Aston Villa |
Years1: | 2015–2016 |
Clubs1: | Sheffield Wednesday |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2016 |
Clubs2: | → Gainsborough Trinity (loan) |
Caps2: | 5 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2016 |
Clubs3: | → Lincoln City (loan) |
Caps3: | 4 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2016–2017 |
Clubs4: | Boston United |
Caps4: | 10 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2016–2017 |
Clubs5: | → Hednesford Town (loan) |
Caps5: | 3 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2017 |
Clubs6: | → Corby Town (loan) |
Years7: | 2017 |
Clubs7: | Nuneaton Town |
Caps7: | 9 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Years8: | 2017–2018 |
Clubs8: | Nantwich Town[2] |
Caps8: | 32 |
Goals8: | 1 |
Years9: | 2018–2019 |
Clubs9: | Coalville Town |
Caps9: | 10 |
Goals9: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2016– |
Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 20:45, 1 March 2019 (UTC) |
Courtney James Wildin (born 30 March 1996) is a footballer who most recently played as a defender for Southern League Premier Central side Coalville Town. Born in England, he represents the Antigua and Barbuda national team at international level.
Wildin was a youth team player for Aston Villa, before joining Sheffield Wednesday as part of their development squad. In January 2016 he joined Gainsborough Trinity on loan.[3]
In February 2016 he joined Lincoln City on loan[4] before in March, he extended the loan until the end of the season.[5]
He was then released by Sheffield Wednesday at the end of the season.[6]
After his release Wildin joined Boston United.[7]
In December 2016 he joined Hednesford Town on loan[8] before returning on completion of the month loan period.[9] Wildin joined Corby Town on loan on 23 February 2017, and left the club again on 23 April.[10] [11]
Wildin joined Nuneaton Town in May 2017 along with his brother, Luther Wildin[12] In September he left the club when his contract was terminated by mutual consent.[13]
In October he joined Nantwich Town.[14]
Wildin signed for Southern League Premier Central side Coalville Town on 9 June 2018.[15]
In December 2018 he announced that he had been diagnosed with leukaemia.[16]
Wildin was called up by Antigua and Barbuda for the first time in May 2016[17] and made his full international debut as a second-half substitute on 4 June 2016 for in a Caribbean Cup qualifier against Puerto Rico[18]
Wildin is the brother of Stevenage and fellow Antigua and Barbuda defender Luther Wildin. The beginning of December 2018 he was diagnosed with leukaemia.[19]