 Wilson withAFC Bournemouth in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harry Wilson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-03-22)22 March 1997 (age 28)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Wrexham, Wales[3] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3] | ||
| Position | Right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fulham | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2014 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2022 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | →Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2018 | →Hull City (loan) | 13 | (7) |
| 2018–2019 | →Derby County (loan) | 40 | (15) |
| 2019–2020 | →AFC Bournemouth (loan) | 31 | (7) |
| 2020–2021 | →Cardiff City (loan) | 37 | (7) |
| 2021–2022 | →Fulham (loan) | 41 | (10) |
| 2022– | Fulham | 100 | (14) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Wales U17 | 3 | (3) |
| 2014 | Wales U19 | 2 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Wales U21 | 10 | (2) |
| 2013– | Wales | 67 | (17) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:04, 22 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:48, 18 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Harry Wilson (born 22 March 1997) is a Welsh professionalfootballer who plays as awinger orattacking midfielder forPremier League clubFulham and theWales national team.
In October 2013, Wilson became the youngest player to play for Wales, at the age of 16 years and 207 days, beating a record previously held byGareth Bale.[4] He also became Liverpool's youngest international.[5] Wilson was part of the Wales team that qualified for theFIFA World Cup in 2022 for the first time since 1958.[6]
Born inWrexham, Wilson was schooled atYsgol Dinas Brân inLlangollen.[7] He first signed toLiverpool as a member of the U9s squad. At the age of 15 he became a full-time member of theLiverpool Academy squad. During the 2012–13 campaign, Wilson featured for the U18s and was a regular face in the U16 side.[8] For the beginning of the next season, he was promoted to the U18s full-time.[9] In 2014, Wilson was joint top scorer with fellow Liverpool youngsterSheyi Ojo at the AjaxFuture Cup.[citation needed]
In July 2014, Wilson signed his first professional contract with the club.[10] He competed in the2014–15 UEFA Youth League in which Liverpool reached the last 16, and scored an 88th-minute winner in a 3–2 home win overReal Madrid on 22 October 2014.[11]
On 11 July 2015, Wilson was named in Liverpool's 30-man squad for their pre-season tour ofThailand, Australia andMalaysia.[12] On 16 August he was crowned best forward of the 2015PSV Otten Cup.[13]
On 26 August 2015, Wilson joinedLeague One sideCrewe Alexandra on a youthloan deal for four months until 5 January 2016.[14][15] He made his debut againstMillwall as a 67th-minute substitute forDavid Fox in a 1–3 loss atGresty Road on 12 September,[16] and his first start in a goalless draw away toBurton Albion on 20 October.[17] Wilson was recalled from his loan spell on 1 December.[18]
On 28 July 2016, Wilson signed a new contract with Liverpool,[19] 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 overPlymouth Argyle in anFA Cup third round replay, replacingPhilippe Coutinho in the 65th minute.[20]
Wilson was namedLiverpool Academy Players' Player of the Year for the 2017–18 season.[21]
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On 31 January 2018, Wilson signed a new deal with Liverpool and was loaned toHull City until the end of the season.[22] He made his debut coming off the bench in the 69th minute as a replacement forFraizer Campbell in a 2–1 Championship defeat againstPreston North End atDeepdale on 3 February.[23]
He scored his first professional goal in his second appearance a week later in a 0–2 away win atNottingham Forest.[24] The following month, he scored two goals and recorded two assists to help Hull away from the relegation zone and won the club's Player of the Month award for March.[25] He also won theEFL Championship PFA Player of the Month award for April 2018.[26] He scored seven goals in 13 league appearances for Hull during his loan spell.[27]
On 10 July 2018, Wilson signed a new five-year contract at Liverpool.[28] A week later, he joined Championship clubDerby County on a season-long loan, linking up with fellow Wales playersTom Lawrence andJoe Ledley.[29]
He made his debut for the club managed byFrank Lampard on 3 August, starting as they began their season with a 2–1 win atReading.[30] On 22 September, he scored his first Rams goal to equalise as they came from behind to win 3–1 at home toBrentford.[31] Three days later, he did the same with a bending 30-yard free kick in the third round of the EFL Cup away toManchester United and scored in an 8–7 penalty shootout win after a 2–2 draw.[32]
Wilson joined Premier League clubAFC Bournemouth on 6 August 2019 on loan for the2019–20 season.[33] On 17 August, he scored the first goal for Bournemouth on his début againstAston Villa in a 2–1 away win.[34] On 25 August 2019, he scored a free kick from just outside the box againstManchester City in a 3–1 loss at home.[35] In March 2020, he was criticised for wearing a Liverpool coat while watching Bournemouth play them.[36][37]
On 16 October 2020, Wilson joinedChampionship clubCardiff City on a season-long loan.[38] He made his debut for the club on 18 October as a first half substitute in place ofGreg Cunningham in a 1–0 victory overPreston North End,[39] before scoring his first goal in a 1–1 draw with former club Bournemouth three days later.[40] He scored his first professional hat trick in a 4–0 away win at Birmingham City on 1 May 2021.[41]
On 24 July 2021, Wilson joined Championship sideFulham on an initial loan deal from Liverpool followed by a permanent transfer and a four-year contract.[42][43] He scored on his Fulham debut in a 1–1 draw withMiddlesbrough on 8 August.[44]
Although he started the 2024–25 season making most of his appearances from the bench, he scored two stoppage-time goals after coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute in a 2–1 home win over Brentford on 4 November 2024.[45] The first goal of his brace saw him awardedPremier League Goal of the Month for November.[46]
Having represented Wales in theVictory Shield and atunder-17 level and impressing managerChris Coleman with his performances,[8] in October 2013, Wilson was called up by the Wales national football team at the age of 16.[47] An unused substitute in a 1–0 victory overMacedonia on 11 October,[48] Wilson made his debut four days later againstBelgium, when he came on as a substitute forHal Robson-Kanu in the 87th minute. Upon making this appearance he became the youngest player at the age of 16 years and 207 days, to play forWales, beating the previous record holderGareth Bale by 108 days.[4] He also became Liverpool's youngest international beating the record previously held byRaheem Sterling who represented England for the first time in November 2012 at the age of 17 years and 342 days.[5] He was praised by Coleman, who said: "Now he has had a little taste of it, that cements his future with Wales for the next 10 or 15 years"; the manager also spoke of England's interest in the player.[49] Wilson's maternal grandfather Peter Edwards earned around £125,000 after placing a £50 bet withWilliam Hill on his grandson becoming an international footballer, when he was aged just 18 months.[50]
In June 2015, Wilson again joined up with the senior Welsh squad for a post-season training camp inCardiff.[51] On 20 March 2017, he replaced the injuredTom Lawrence in the Wales squad for theWorld Cup qualifier against theRepublic of Ireland.[52]
Wilson was included in Wales' squad for theChina Cup in March 2018. On his first international start, against hostsChina, he scored his first goal in a 6–0 semi-final win. The game was also on his 21st birthday.[53] On 16 October that year, Wales travelled to play theRepublic of Ireland in theUEFA Nations League without Bale andAaron Ramsey, and Wilson scored the only goal with a long-range free kick similar to his recent one for Derby against Manchester United; Wales managerRyan Giggs, formerly of United, joked that "I thought about fining him after he scored at Old Trafford but I won't be fining him now".[54] In May 2021 he was selected for the Wales squad for the delayedUEFA Euro 2020 tournament.[55] In November 2022 he was named in the Wales squad for the2022 FIFA World Cup inQatar, in which he appeared in all three of Wales' games.[56] On the 18th of November 2025, Wilson scored a hat-trick in a historic 7-1 win againstNorth Macedonia in Wales' final2026 FIFA World Cupqualifying match, securing second place in Group J.[57]
| Clubs | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool | 2015–16[58] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016–17[59] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[60] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 2015–16[58] | League One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Hull City (loan) | 2017–18[61] | Championship | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 7 | ||
| Derby County (loan) | 2018–19[62] | Championship | 40 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3[a] | 1 | 49 | 18 |
| Bournemouth (loan) | 2019–20[63] | Premier League | 31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 7 | |
| Cardiff City (loan) | 2020–21[60] | Championship | 37 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 7 | ||
| Fulham (loan) | 2021–22[64] | Championship | 41 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 43 | 11 | |
| Fulham | 2022–23[65] | Premier League | 29 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 3 | |
| 2023–24[66] | Premier League | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 43 | 5 | ||
| 2024–25[67] | Premier League | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 6 | ||
| 2025–26[68] | Premier League | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | ||
| Total | 141 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 27 | ||
| Career total | 269 | 60 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 303 | 66 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 7 | 5 | |
| Total | 67 | 17 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 March 2018 | Guangxi Sports Center,Nanning, China | 2 |  China | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2018 China Cup | [70] |
| 2 | 16 October 2018 | Aviva Stadium,Dublin, Ireland | 6 |  Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League B | [70] |
| 3 | 16 November 2019 | Bakcell Arena,Baku, Azerbaijan | 16 |  Azerbaijan | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification | [71] |
| 4 | 18 November 2020 | Cardiff City Stadium,Cardiff, Wales | 21 |  Finland | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B | [72] |
| 5 | 24 March 2021 | Den Dreef,Leuven, Belgium | 23 |  Belgium | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [73] |
| 6 | 16 June 2023 | Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | 45 |  Armenia | 2–3 | 2–4 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualification | [74] |
| 7 | 15 October 2023 | 50 |  Croatia | 1–0 | 2–1 | [75] | ||
| 8 | 2–0 | |||||||
| 9 | 9 September 2024 | Gradski Stadion,Nikšić, Montenegro | 56 |  Montenegro | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B | |
| 10 | 11 October 2024 | Laugardalsvöllur Stadium,Reykjavík, Iceland | 57 |  Iceland | 2–0 | 2–2 | ||
| 11 | 14 October 2024 | Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | 58 | Montenegro | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 12 | 19 November 2024 | 60 | Iceland | 4–1 | 4–1 | |||
| 13 | 6 June 2025 | 61 |  Liechtenstein | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 14 | 9 June 2025 | King Baudouin Stadium,Brussels, Belgium | 62 | Belgium | 1–3 | 3–4 | ||
| 15 | 18 November 2025 | Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | 67 |  North Macedonia | 1–0 | 7–1 | [76] | |
| 16 | 5–1 | |||||||
| 17 | 6–1 |
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