Marc Wilson (Irish footballer)

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Marc Wilson
Personal information
Date of birth	August 17, 1987 (1987-08-17) (age 20)
Place of birth	Lurgan[1], Northern Ireland
Height	1.88 m
Playing position	Midfielder / Defender
Club information
Current club	Portsmouth
Youth clubs
200x-2004	Manchester United
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004-200? 2006 2007 2007	Portsmouth → Yeovil Town (loan) → Bournemouth (loan) → Luton Town (loan)	00 (0) 02 (0) 026 (3) 04 (0)
National team2
200x-200x 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007	Northern Ireland U-15s Republic of Ireland U-18s Republic of Ireland U-19s Republic of Ireland U-21s
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 5 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of June 5 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Marc Wilson (born August 17, 1987) is an Irish footballer who is currently a member of the Portsmouth squad. He has also played for the Republic of Ireland U-21s.

Contents 1 Club Career 2 Irish international 2.1 Northern Ireland 2.2 Republic of Ireland 3 References

[edit] Club Career

Wilson initially played as a youth for Manchester United but moved to Portsmouth in 2004. While at Portsmouth he has played regularly for the reserve team and has been loaned out to other clubs on four occasions. In March 2006 he made his English League One debut with Yeovil Town in a 2-0 win away to Walsall. In 2007 he spent two separate spells at Bournemouth, making 26 league appearances and scoring 3 goals. In November 2007 he also had a brief loan spell at Luton Town which was cut short when the club into administration ^[2][3][4].

[edit] Irish international

Wilson, together with Tony Kane, Michael O'Connor and Darron Gibson, is one of several Northern Irish footballers, involved in an on going dispute between the (Northern) Irish Football Association and the Football Association of (the Republic of) Ireland over international eligibility. The dispute emerged after the Good Friday Agreement allowed people born in Northern Ireland to claim either Republic of Ireland and/or United Kingdom nationality. As a result Wilson has been selected to represent both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland at international level ^[5][6].

[edit] Northern Ireland

Wilson played for Northern Ireland at under-15 level before switching allegiances to the Republic^[7].

[edit] Republic of Ireland

Wilson later represented the Republic of Ireland at various youth levels including under-18 ^[8], under-19 ^[9] and under-21 ^[10].

[edit] References

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