 Wilkinson with Central Coast Mariners in 2009 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Alexander William Wilkinson[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 August 1984 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Northern Spirit | 45 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Ryde City Gunners | 19 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Manly United | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2012 | Central Coast Mariners | 172 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | → Jiangsu Sainty (loan) | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 86 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Melbourne City | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2023 | Sydney FC | 193 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Australia U-17 | 9 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Australia U-20 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Australia | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2015 | |||||||||||||||||
Alexander William Wilkinson (born 13 August 1984) is a retired Australian professional soccer player who is currently the Head of Football Operations at Sydney FC.[3]
Wilkinson was born and raised in Sydney and made his senior debut for Northern Spirit in 2002. After moving to Ryde City Gunners and Manly United in 2004, Wilkinson joined A-League club Central Coast Mariners, where he eventually became club captain and made over 170 appearances. After spending time in China on loan to Jiangsu Sainty, Wilkinson played for Korean club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors for 4 seasons (2012–2015), before returning to Australia to play for Melbourne City FC. After a brief stint at the club, Wilkinson moved to Sydney FC where he enjoyed the most success, and captained the side for four years until his retirement at the conclusion of the 2022–23 A-League Men season.
Wilkinson made eleven appearances for the Australian national team, including three at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
- ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Alex Wilkinson". Sydney FC. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ "Alex Wilkinson appointed Sydney FC Head of Football Operations". Sydney FC. Retrieved 12 July 2023.