Harry Wilson is a Welsh professional football player who plays for Championship club Cardiff City, on loan from Liverpool and the Wales national team as a winger. He started playing football for the youth team of Liverpool in 2005. He signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2014 and played on loan for clubs like Crewe Alexandra, Hull City, Derby County, and AFC Bournemouth.

On the international level, he has represented Wales at various age levels. He has represented Wales at U17, U19, U21, and the senior level. In October 2013, he was called up by the Wales national football team at the age of 16 where he became the youngest player to play for Wales, at the age of 16 years and 207 days, beating a record previously held by Gareth Bale. He made his senior international team debut on 15 October 2013.

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What is Harry Wilson Famous For?

• Being a professional football player.
• Won the 2017-18 Liverpool Academy Player of the Season.

Where is Harry Wilson From?

Harry Wilson was born on 22 March 1997. His birthplace is Wrexham, Wales. He started playing football from a very early age as a member of the Liverpool u-9s squad and at the age of 15, he became a full-time member of the Liverpool Academy squad.  He was born to his mother Nicola Wilson and his father whose identity is unknown. He attended Ysgol Dinas Bran in Llangollen. He holds Welsh nationality. He belongs to the white ethnicity. His religion is Christianity. His horoscope sign is Aries.

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Harry Wilson Football Career Timeline

• He started playing football for the youth team of Liverpool in 2005.
• At the age of 15, he became a full-time member of the Liverpool Academy squad.
• During the 2012-13 campaign, he featured for the U18s and was a regular face on the U16 side. For the beginning of the next season, he was promoted to the U18s full-time.
• He signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2014.
• On 11 July 2015, he was named in Liverpool's 30-man squad for their pre-season tour of Thailand, Australia, and Malaysia. On 16 August he was crowned best forward of the 2015 PSV Otten Cup. 
• On 26 August 2015, he joined League One side, Crewe Alexandra, on a youth loan deal for four months until 5 January 2016. He made his debut on 12 September 2015 in a 1-3 loss against Millwall at Gresty Road, came as a 67th-minute substitute for David Fox. On 1 December 2015, he was recalled from his loan spell.
• On 28 July 2016, he signed a new contract with Liverpool and was shortly named the under-23 captain. He made his first-team debut for the club on 18 January 2017 in a 1-0 away win over Plymouth Argyle in an FA Cup third-round replay, replacing Philippe Coutinho in the 65th minute. He was named Liverpool Academy Player of the Season for the 2017-18 season.

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• On 31 January 2018, he signed a new deal with Liverpool and was loaned to Hull City until the end of the season. He made his debut on 3 February 2018 in a 2–1 Championship defeat against Preston North End at Deepdale, coming off the bench in the 69th minute as a replacement for Fraizer Campbell. He scored his first professional goal in his second appearance a week later in a 0-2 away win at Nottingham Forest. He won the EFL Championship PFA Player of the Month award for April 2018. During his loan spell, he scored 7 goals in 13 league appearances for Hull City.

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• On 10 July 2018, he signed a new five-year contract at Liverpool. On 17 July 2018, he joined Championship club Derby County on a season-long loan and made his debut on 3 August 2018 for the club managed by Frank Lampard in a 2-1 win against Reading. On 22 September, he scored his first Rams goal to equalize as they came from behind to win 3-1 at home to Brentford. During his loan spell, he scored 15 goals in 40 league appearances for Derby County.

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• On 6 August 2019, he joined Premier League club AFC Bournemouth on loan for the 2019-20 season. On 17 August 2019, in his first Premier League appearance for AFC Bournemouth, he scored his first Premier League goal of the season and his career in a 2-1 away win against Aston Villa. During his loan spell, he scored 7 goals in 31 league appearances for AFC Bournemouth.
• On 16 October 2020, he joined Championship club Cardiff City on a season-long loan. He made his debut for the club.
• On 18 October 2020 in a 1-0 victory over Preston North End, as a first-half substitute in place of Greg Cunningham.
• On 21 October 2020, he scored his first goal in a 1-1 draw with former club Bournemouth.

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Harry Wilson International Career

• He has represented Wales at various age levels. 
• He has represented Wales at U17, U19, U21, and the senior level. 
• In October 2013, he was called up by the Wales national football team at the age of 16 where he became the youngest player to play for Wales, at the age of 16 years and 207 days, beating a record previously held by Gareth Bale. 
• He made his senior international team debut on 15 October 2013 against Belgium, came on as a substitute for Hal Robson-Kanu in the 87th minute.
• In June 2015, he joined up with the senior Welsh squad for a post-season training camp in Cardiff. On 20 March 2017, he replaced the injured Tom Lawrence in the Wales squad for the World Cup qualifier against the Republic of Ireland. 

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• He was included in Wales' squad for the China Cup in March 2018. On his first international start, he scored his first goal in a 6-0 semi-final win against hosts China.
• He was part of the Wales team that traveled to play the Republic of Ireland in the UEFA Nations League without Bale and Aaron Ramsey where he scored the only goal with a long-range free-kick similar to his recent one for Derby against Manchester United.

Harry Wilson Grandpa Peter Edward's Bet 

Peter Edward’s had big dreams for his young grandson, Harry Wilson, who he felt was destined to play soccer for his homeland one day where he placed a €50 ($67) bet on his grandson Harry Wilson to play for the Wales national football team one day at 2,500-1 odds at the William Hill betting shop in 2000. In October 2013, Harry Wilson made to his senior international team and became the youngest player to play for Wales, at the age of 16 years. Due to this, his grandpa Peter Edward won the €125,000 ($167,000) reward from bet which he placed a €50 ($67) bet at 2,500-1 odds at the William Hill betting shop in 2000 and was finally able to retire from the bet and was able to spend quality time with his wife after always being on the road working as an electrical contractor.

Harry Wilson Girlfriend

Looking at his personal life, Harry Wilson is an unmarried guy. He is reportedly dating a beautiful girl, Abby where he had shared a couple of pictures with Abby on his social media accounts. Any updates on his love life will be updated here.

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Harry Wilson Height and Weight

Harry Wilson stands at a height of 1.73m i.e. 5 feet and 8 inches tall. He has a bodyweight of 70kg. He has an athletic body build. His eyes color blue and his hair color is brown. His sexual orientation is straight.

Harry Wilson Salary and Net Worth

Harry Wilson earns from his professional career as a football player. His income is from contracts, salaries, bonuses, and endorsements. As of 2021, his salary is £2.1 million and his net worth is not revealed while his market value is around €16 million. Any updates on his net worth will be updated here soon.

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