Callum Wilson has successfully overcome his poverty and enigmatic childhood to become an established England Top Flight player. Early in his career he had to overcome indiscipline and also banged his ankles on the Coventry City main team. After his stormy performances in League One in the 2013/14 season, he was signed by Bournemouth to help them win promotion. He provided the goals in his debut season and helped Bournemouthclimb out of the championship. However, Wilson’s solid Premier League performances were marred by double cruciate ligament injuries. However, whenever he is fit, he has shown how much value he can add to his significant team.

Born name

Callum Eddie Graham Wilson

nickname

Callus

Sun sign

fishes

Place of birth

Coventry, England, United Kingdom

nationality

training

Callum Wilson received his early football training at Coventry City youth academy .

occupation

Professional soccer player

family

• Father – His father left the family when Callum was a baby.
• Mother – He was raised by his mother.
• Siblings – He has 5 younger siblings, including 2 sisters and 3 brothers.

Manager

Callum Wilson is represented by Unique Sports Management.

Position

striker

Shirt Number

40, 32, 28, 20 – Coventry City

13 – AFC Bournemouth

To build

Athletic

Height

5 feet 11 inches or 180 cm

weight

72 kg or 158.5 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

Callum Wilson dated –

1. Stacey Wilson (2016-Present) – In the summer of 2016, CallumWilson married his longtime girlfriend Stacey. He started dating her when he was 17 and she was 19. He has often credited her with making a huge difference in his professional career by reversing his bad eating habits. Before living with her, Callum ate junk food very frequently, but Stacey introduced him to salads and other healthy foods that eventually solved his injury problems. Over the course of their relationship, Stacey gave birth to a girl and a boy named Ortise.

race/ethnicity

multiracial

He has Jamaican ancestry on his father’s side.

hair colour

dark brown

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

tattoos

brand promotion

Callum Wilson has signed an endorsement deal with sportswear brand, Nike . He must wear Nike shoes for his professional games.

Known for

His strong performances for AFC Bournemouth in the English top flight. He has been the mainstay of the South Coast side’s attack since the club’s promotion to the top flight in 2015.

First football game

In August 2009 he made his professional debut with Coventry City in a League Cup match against Hartlepool United . He came on as a second-half substitute after his team’s 1-0 defeat.

In August 2014, Wilson made his first appearance for AFC Bournemouth in his club’s first game of the new league season. He scored 2 goals in the game against Huddersfield Town that ended 4–0.

First TV show

In 2018, Callum Wilson made his first TV show appearance in Behind the Scenes from Bournemouth episode of the sports show, The Premier League Show .

Strengthen

• speed
• Strength
• Dribbling
• Complete
• Hold Up Play
• attack movement

weaknesses

• air skills
• problems with injuries
• offside awareness

Callum Wilson facts

1. His first stint at Coventry City youth development didn’t last long before he grew tired of being escorted to the training facilities by family, friends and team-mates. He eventually decided to return to the Sunday team.
2. He opted to return to Coventry City aged 12 but again disliked the academy and returned to the Sunday League.
3. Coming in for the third time, he knew that Coventry City would work out if he wanted to be a professional footballer. He still had to rely on other people’s elevators to reach the training ground.
4. During his school days he competed in hurdles and 100 meter races.
5. In his youth, Callum Wilson also tried kickboxing for a few years. He had participated in about 3 fights and managed to win all 3 fights.
6. He wears a number 13 shirt because a lot of great things happened in his life at that point in time. He passed his theory and driving test on the 13th and his son was also due on the same day.
7. In March 2010 he signed his first professional contract with Coventry City . That same month he won the national award for Apprentice of the Month. He became the first Coventry City youth teamer to have won the award.
8. His first big break came in the 2013/14 season with Coventry City . He made 37 appearances and scored 21 goals. He was named to the League One PFA Team of the Year.
9. At the end of the 2013/14 season he received the top goalscorer award from his club. He was also voted for the Player of the Player award by his team-mates as well as for the Player of the Season award by the club fans.
10. In a bid to boost their promotional bid, AFC Bournemouth decided to pay the reported transfer fee of around £3 million to sign Wilson from Coventry City .
11. In his debut season at Bournemouth Wilson made 45 appearances and scored 20 league goals. He was his club’s top scorer. The club was able to win the Football League championship and secure promotion to the Premier League.
12. In August 2015, he scored his first Premier League goal in a game against West Ham United . However, he wasn’t satisfied with just one goal and ended the game with a hat-trick.
13. Unfortunately, his promising start in the Premier League was cut short in September 2015 after he tore an anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. He was banned for about 6 months.
14. In February 2017 he went down with another torn anterior cruciate ligament. This time it was in the left knee and he was again ruled out for 6 months.
15. In February 2018, he decided to become a patron of Leaf Charity. The charity focuses on supporting blood cancer patients in Hampshire and Dorset.
16. Follow Callum Wilson on Twitter and Instagram.