Brandon James Wilson (born 28 January 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga 1 club Bali United. Wilson moved to Australia at a young age and later moved to England to play youth football for Burnley before making his senior debut for Stockport County. In 2016, he returned to Australia to play for

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Early life

Wilson was born in Gaborone, Botswana, to English parents and grew up in Doncaster, England, from the age of two. He moved to Western Australia at age ten.

Club career

Wilson joined Burnley in 2013. He was loaned to Stockport County in 2016. In July 2016, Wilson returned to Western Australia signing with

to play in the

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. He made his professional debut for Perth Glory on 10 August 2016 in a 2–0 win against Brisbane Roar in the

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. Mainly playing as a midfielder, Wilson showed his versatility in December by filling in as the starting right back against Melbourne Victory. On 28 February 2022, Newcastle Jets announced Wilson had signed with the club on a short-term deal until the end of the

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International career

In September 2015, Wilson was named in the Australian under-20 side to travel to Laos for

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. He made his debut for the side in a win over

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. He is also eligible to represent Botswana and England at senior level. In November 2019, he was one of four players suspended by the Australia U23 due to "unprofessional conduct". In November 2023, he received a call up for Botswana national team but has not yet been able to play due to issues gaining Botswana citizenship and receiving a Botswana passport as an Australian citizen, with Botswana currently not allowing dual citizenship. Despite this, Wilson has participated in training camps with the squad.

Honours

Perth Glory *

: Premiers 2018–19

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Brandon 1997 births Living people People from Gaborone Botswana people of English descent White Botswana people Botswana men's footballers Australian men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders Burnley F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Perth Glory FC players Wellington Phoenix FC players Newcastle Jets FC players National League (English football) players National Premier Leagues players A-League Men players Brandon Wilson Brandon Wilson Brandon Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Brandon Brandon Bali United F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Vietnam Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia Australian expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam Australian expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Australia men's under-20 international soccer players