_2017-04-26_(124).jpg) Wisdom playing forRed Bull Salzburg in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Andre Alexander Shaquille Wisdom[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1993-05-09)9 May 1993 (age 31)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Leeds, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right back,centre back[4] | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2008 | Bradford City | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2012 | Liverpool | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2017 | Liverpool | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | →Derby County (loan) | 34 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | →West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 24 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | →Norwich City (loan) | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | →Red Bull Salzburg (loan) | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | Derby County | 97 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Warrington Town | 34 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Derry City | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | England U16 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | England U17 | 15 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | England U19 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | England U21 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:15, 21 January 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Andre Alexander Shaquille Wisdom (born 9 May 1993) is an English professionalfootballer who plays as aright back orcentre back.
Wisdom began his career atBradford City before signing forLiverpool in 2008. He made his debut for the club in 2012 before enjoyingloan spells withDerby County,West Bromwich Albion,Norwich City, andRed Bull Salzburg. He left Liverpool in 2017 to spend four seasons with Derby County. Wisdom has also played for and captained the England youth teams at various levels, and was part of the squad which won theUEFA European Under-17 Championship in 2010.
Wisdom was born to Jamaican parents inLeeds, West Yorkshire, and grew up in the suburb ofChapeltown.[5] He studied atAbbey Grange Church of England Academy.[6] In his youth, he excelled in the junior teams ofBradford City and regularly played a year above his age group up to the under-15s.[7] He signed forLiverpool as a 14-year-old in January 2008 for what his Bradford youth-team manager Peter Horne implied was an unprecedented fee for aLeague Two youngster.[7][8]
Wisdom progressed through the youth teams at Liverpool before featuring for the club's reserve team. In September 2010, managerRoy Hodgson called up Wisdom to hisfirst-team squad for theLeague Cup match against League Two teamNorthampton Town.[9] He was rewarded for his progress with an extension to his contract by newly appointed managerKenny Dalglish in the summer of 2011.[10]
The appointment ofBrendan Rodgers in June 2012 would be Wisdom's fourth manager during his time at Anfield and would present him with a fresh opportunity to stake a claim in the first team.[11] In September, Wisdom would travel with several other Liverpool youngsters to Switzerland for theirUEFA Europa League group tie versusYoung Boys. He was named in the starting line-up and scored on his debut as Liverpool won 5–3.[12] His impressive performance in Europe would lead to further opportunities for him in the first team in the following weeks; starting in the 2–1 victory overWest Bromwich Albion in theLeague Cup on 26 September and making his Premier League debut from the start three days later in the 5–2 win away toNorwich City.[13][14] He retained his place in the first team for the following month, making his first appearance at Anfield in a goalless draw withStoke City in doing so.[15] He was handed his first taste of aMerseyside derby for the 2–2 draw atEverton on 28 October 2012.[16]
On 9 January 2013, Wisdom signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool.[17]
On 22 October 2013, Wisdom signed a season-longloan at Championship clubDerby County in order to progress his development.[18] He went straight into Derby's back four and made his debut in the 1–1 home draw againstBirmingham City on 26 October.[19] An ever-present in the team,he left the club in May 2014 after playing at Wembley against QPR in the Championship play-off final, which Derby lost by the only goal of the game.[20]
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On 22 July 2014, Wisdom joined West Bromwich Albion on a season-long loan and was assigned the number 2 shirt.[21] Having played 22 games under managerAlan Irvine, after a 0–3 defeat toTottenham Hotspur on 31 January 2015, he fell out of favour with new managerTony Pulis and lost his starting place.[22]
Having signed a new four-year contract with Liverpool ahead of the2015–16 season on 26 May 2015,[23] Wisdom joinedPremier League newcomersNorwich City on a season-long loan on 29 July 2015.[24]
On 31 August 2016, he joined reigningAustrian Bundesliga championsRed Bull Salzburg on a season-long loan.[25]
On 3 July 2017, Wisdom joined Derby County on a permanent basis.[26] He scored his first goal for Derby, and his first professional goal since his Liverpool debut in 2012, in a 4–2FA Cup win overNorthampton Town on 4 February 2020.[27] He scored his first ever league goal on 16 February 2021 to secure Derby's last-minute win away toWycombe Wanderers in the Championship.[28] His contract expired at the end of the season, and although he trained with the financially struggling club ahead of the 2021–22 season, he did not re-sign.[29][30]
After his release by Derby County, Wisdom trialled withPortsmouth,Birmingham City,Sheffield United and Polish clubWarta Poznań.[31][32]
On 22 September 2023, Wisdom signed forNational League North clubWarrington Town.[33] He made his debut the following day when playing the entirety of Warrington's 1–0 home win overKing's Lynn Town.[34]
On 21 August 2024, Wisdom signed forLeague of Ireland Premier Division clubDerry City until the end of their season in November.[35] He made a total of 12 appearances for the club, the last of those coming on 10 November 2024, in the2024 FAI Cup final, which his side lost 2–0 toDrogheda United at theAviva Stadium.[36]
Wisdom was called up to the England Under-16 squad for theVictory Shield tournament in the autumn of 2008. He started in the away fixture toWales in a 1–0 victory atStebonheath Park on 31 October.[37] He featured again in the tournament a month later as a substitute in the 2–0 victory overScotland atSincil Bank as England finished top of the group and took the2008 Victory Shield title.[38]
The following year, Wisdom was called up toJohn Peacock's England Under-17 squads for their2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship campaign. England breezed through thequalifying andelite rounds to qualify for the Championship inLiechtenstein. He was selected for the final squad along with fellow Liverpool teammate and captain Conor Coady.[39] He was an ever-present as England maintained their 100% record through to the knock-out round with victories overCzech Republic,Greece andTurkey in the group stage.[40][41][42] England defeatedFrance 2–1 in the semi-final with both goals coming fromIpswich Town strikerConnor Wickham as they booked their place in the final for the second time in four years.[43] Wisdom started the final versusSpain and equalised for England on the half-an-hour mark with a header from a corner after initially going a goal down. Wickham put England ahead twelve-minutes later and the score remain unchanged as the Lions won the tournament for the first ever time.[44]
Wisdom would be one of many of the side's youngsters that would provide hope for the nation's future with the senior side crashing out of theWorld Cup in South Africa four weeks later after a humiliating 4–1 defeat to rivalsGermany in the last-sixteen.[45]
After tournament success with the under-16s and 17s, Wisdom continued to progress through the national ranks and joined up withNoel Blake's Under-19 squad during the2010–11 season. He made his debut versusSlovakia in October and went on to make ten appearances for the side over the following two years. He failed to add to his success at younger age groups after the side failed to qualify for the2011 UEFA European Under-19 Championship tournament and Wisdom missed out on the final squad that reached the semi-finals of the2012 tournament.[46]
Wisdom was named in a 27-man England Under-21 squad by managerStuart Pearce in September 2011 for the2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match versusAzerbaijan Under-21s and the friendly match versusIsrael Under-21s.[47] He made his debut atright back against Israel in a 4–1 victory, despite failing to have featured for Liverpool at a senior level.[48] He returned to the squad a year later for the crucial Play-off games versus Serbia but withdrew after sustaining a shoulder injury.[49] Wisdom was appointed as captain of the England U21 side in 2013, however in his first game in the role, a qualifier againstFinland, he was sent off the pitch with a straight red card after kicking an opponent intentionally.[50] After the completion of a four-match suspension, Wisdom did not return to the squad.[51]
In June 2020, Wisdom was taken to hospital after being stabbed in an "unprovoked assault and robbery" while visiting relatives inToxteth, Liverpool.[52]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool | 2012–13[53] | Premier League | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| 2013–14[54] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Derby County (loan) | 2013–14[54] | Championship | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 2014–15[55] | Premier League | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |
| Norwich City (loan) | 2015–16[56] | Premier League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| Red Bull Salzburg (loan) | 2016–17[57] | Austrian Bundesliga | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 5[c] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Derby County | 2017–18[58] | Championship | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 2018–19[59] | Championship | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[60] | Championship | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21[61] | Championship | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 40 | 1 | ||
| Total | 97 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 107 | 2 | ||
| Warrington Town | 2023–24[57] | National League North | 34 | 1 | — | — | 1[e] | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| Derry City | 2024[57] | LOI Premier Division | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 238 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 278 | 4 | ||
Red Bull Salzburg
England U16
England U17
Individual
