 Wharton warming up forYork City | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Theo Jay Wharton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-11-15)15 November 1994 (age 30)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Cwmbran, Wales | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Cardiff City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2017 | Cardiff City | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | →Weston-super-Mare (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | York City | 7 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | →Tamworth (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2018 | Nuneaton Borough | 7 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Hereford | 12 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Barry Town United | 51 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Newtown | 13 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | Wales U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Wales U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | Wales U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016– | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 21 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024 | |||
Theo Jay Wharton (born 15 November 1994) is afootballer who plays as amidfielder for theSaint Kitts and Nevis national team.
Wharton was born inCwmbran, Torfaen,[2] and is the son of former footballer Sean Wharton and godson of former footballerNathan Blake.[3]
Wharton played forPontypool-based side Race Juniors and helped the team toTesco Cup final at theCity of Manchester Stadium.[3]
Wharton started his career atCardiff City, playing for their under-18 side during the 2011–12 season. His impressive form for the youth team resulted in a first-team call up by managerMalky Mackay for theFA Cup game againstWest Bromwich Albion, in which he came on as a substitute.[4] Following his debut, Mackay admitted that Wharton would train with first team and had a "big future ahead of him".[5] On 29 March 2012, Wharton signed his first professional contract which would keep at Cardiff until at least June 2014.[6]
Wharton joinedNational League South clubWeston-super-Mare on 23 March 2017 onloan.[7]
Wharton signed for newly relegatedNational League North clubYork City on 30 June 2017 on a one-year contract.[8] He joined York's divisional rivalsTamworth on 22 December 2017 on a one-month loan.[9] Tamworth's attempts to extend his loan for the rest of the season were unsuccessful,[10] and he finished his spell at the club with four appearances.[11] Wharton made nine appearances for York[11][12] as they finished 2017–18 in 11th place in the table.[13] He was released at the end of the season.[14]
Wharton signed for National League North clubNuneaton Borough in July 2018.[15]
Wharton signed forNational League North clubHereford on 22 December 2018.[16]
Wharton signed forCymru Premier club Barry Town United on 13 January 2020.[17]
Wharton was first selected for theWales national under-17 team for the2011 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying round, starting two matches againstBelgium andDenmark. Wharton was called up to the Wales under-21 team to play Moldova on 22 March 2013.[18] On 9 September 2014, Wharton made hisWales under-21 debut in a 1–1 draw againstLithuania under-21s.[19]
In 2016, Wharton chose to switch allegiance to play forSaint Kitts and Nevis, the country where his grandparents were born. He made his debut for the side on 13 November 2016 in a 2–0 defeat toHaiti.[20]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cardiff City | 2011–12[21] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012–13[22] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14[23] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15[24] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16[25] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[26] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Weston-super-Mare (loan) | 2016–17[11] | National League South | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| York City | 2017–18[11][12] | National League North | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Tamworth (loan) | 2017–18[11] | National League North | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Nuneaton Borough | 2018–19[27] | National League North | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Career total | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 2 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 October 2018 | Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre,The Valley, Anguilla | 8 |  Saint Martin | 5–0 | 10–0 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification | [28] |
| 2 | 10–0 |
