Jonathan "Jay" Wheeldon (born 28 August 1988) is an English

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coach and former player who serves as head coach of Calgary Foothills.

Career

Early career

After spending many of his youth years with English academies Exeter City and

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, Wheeldon signed his first professional contract with Torquay United in League Two. Wheeldon would go on to spend some time in Belgium with Montegnée before returning home to play for non-league club

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Calgary Foothills

From 2015 to 2018 Wheeldon played under his brother,

Tommy Wheeldon Jr. Thomas Wheeldon Jr. (born 3 May 1979) is an English former professional footballer and current head coach of Cavalry FC in the Canadian Premier League. Playing career Wheeldon began his playing career in England with Swindon Town before movi ...

with Calgary Foothills. In

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the club captured the PDL Championship.

Cavalry FC

Wheeldon signed with Cavalry FC on 13 March 2019. He made his debut in their inaugural game against

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on 4 May. Wheeldon went on to set an 18 match unbeaten streak in the first season which was the record for any player across the division. Wheeldon re-signed with Cavalry for the 2020 season on 29 January 2020. On 26 January 2021, Cavalry announced that Wheeldon had left the club in order to pursue a career in coaching.

Coaching career

Wheeldon began coaching in

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in 2012 with PASS Academy while also serving as technical director of Calgary Northside SC. In 2013, Wheeldon became manager of the Calgary Foothills Skills Academy, a role he retained after returning to professional football in 2019. By 2021, Wheeldon had completed his Canada Soccer A License, and had previously obtained a UEFA B License and is currently the Academy Director with Calgary Foothills along with becoming head coach of the Calgary Foothills U23 team in June 2021

Coaching statistics

The following statistics are for club teams only (playoff and cup matches are included).

Honours

Calgary Foothills * PDL Championship:

Cavalry FC *

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**Runners-up:

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* Canadian Premier League (Regular season): **Champions: Spring 2019, Fall 2019

Personal life

Wheeldon is a lifelong supporter of Everton FC.

References

External links

* Living people 1988 births Men's association football defenders English men's footballers Footballers from Plymouth, Devon English expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium English expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada English expatriate sportspeople in Canada Torquay United F.C. players R.R.F.C. Montegnée players Hungerford Town F.C. players Calgary Foothills FC players Cavalry FC players National League (English football) players Belgian Third Division players USL League Two players Canadian Premier League players {{Canada-footy-bio-stub