Dalton Wilkins (born 15 April 1999) is a New Zealand professional
footballer
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who plays as a
left-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for
Danish 1st Division
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club
Kolding IF
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.
Club career
Wilkins began his career in New Zealand with
Auckland City
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and
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. In 2019, he moved to Denmark with
Helsingør
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, and then a short loan with
Kolding IF
Kolding IF is an association football club based in Kolding, Denmark. The team competes in the Danish 2nd Division, the third tier of Danish football, after suffering relegation at the end of the 2020–21 season. Founded in 1895, Kolding IF pl ...
in 2019.
He transferred permanently to Kolding on 25 January 2022.
International career
Wilkins debuted with the
New Zealand national team
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in a 3–1 friendly loss to
Jordan
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on 28 January 2022.
References
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1999 births
Living people
New Zealand men's association footballers
Men's association football defenders
New Zealand men's international footballers
New Zealand men's under-20 international footballers
New Zealand National League players
Danish 1st Division players
Danish 2nd Division players
Auckland City FC players
FC Helsingør players
Kolding IF players
New Zealand expatriate men's association footballers
New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
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