| Stuart Wilkin | |
| Fullname: | Stuart John Wilkin |
| Birth Date: | 12 March 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Woking, England |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Sabah |
| Clubnumber: | 22 |
| Youthyears1: | –2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Southampton |
| Collegeyears1: | 2016–2019 |
| College1: | Missouri State Bears |
| Collegecaps1: | 73 |
| Collegegoals1: | 9 |
| Years1: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Metropolitan Police |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Johor Darul Ta'zim II |
| Caps2: | 16 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2022 |
| Clubs3: | → Sabah (loan) |
| Caps3: | 18 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Sabah |
| Caps4: | 31 |
| Goals4: | 7 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam1: | Malaysia |
| Nationalcaps1: | 23 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 5 |
| Club-Update: | 21 September 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 15 November 2024 |
Stuart John Wilkin (born 12 March 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Sabah. Born in England, he plays for the Malaysia national team. Mainly a central midfielder, he is also capable of playing as an attacking midfielder or defensive midfielder.[1]
As a youth player, Wilkin joined the youth academy of English Premier League side Southampton.[2] In 2016, he joined the Missouri State Bears in the United States.[3]
On 2019, Wilkin signed a one-year deal with a Southern Premier South side Metropolitan Police.[4] He made four appearances with the team and scored one goal.[5]
Before the start of the 2021 Malaysia Premier League season, he signed for Malaysian second tier club JDT II.[6]
Before the start of the 2022 Malaysia Super League season, Wilkin was sent on loan to Sabah in the Malaysian top flight.[7] On 4 March 2022, he debuted for Sabah during a 0–1 loss to Negeri Sembilan. For the 2022 Malaysia Super League season, he made 18 appearances and scored two goals for the team.
On 1 December 2022, Wilkin signed a permanent deal for the Malaysia Super League side Sabah with a two-year contract.
In November 2022, Wilkin earned his first call-up to the Malaysia national team for its training camp ahead of the 2022 AFF Championship. On 9 December 2022, he made his debut against Cambodia and scored his first international goal in the match.[8] Wilkin also represented the nation at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup held in Qatar where he played in all of the nation's matches.
Born in England, Wilkin is of mixed English and Malaysian descent.[9]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9 December 2022 | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | ||||
| 2. | 24 December 2022 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2022 AFF Championship | ||||
| 3. | 3 January 2023 | 2–0 | 4–1 | |||||
| 4. | 3–0 | |||||||
| 5. | 14 November 2024 | PAT Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand. | align=center | 1–2 | align=center | 1–3 | Friendly | |
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