Lindsay Wilson (born 5 April 1979) is an Australian former international

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player who played professionally in Australia, the Netherlands, and Scotland, as a defender. Wilson made a total of 196 league career appearances, and scored 9 league goals.

Career

Club career

Born in

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, Wilson began his career in his native Australia for

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and

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between 1996 and 2002. He then moved to the Netherlands to play with

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, where he spent loan spells at

FC Volendam Football Club Volendam () is a professional Association football, football club based in Volendam, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football league system, Dutch football from the 2022–23 season following promotion ...

and Helmond Sport, as well as Scottish side

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...

. At Kilmarnock, Wilson made 13 appearances in the

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. After leaving PSV, Wilson trialled with English side Derby County and Scottish side Dundee United.

International career

Wilson earned 8 caps for the Australian under-20 team in 1998 and 1999. Wilson won two caps for the Australian national team in 2001, both of which came in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.

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* * * 1979 births Living people Australian soccer players Australia international soccer players Australian expatriate soccer players Eredivisie players Soccer players from Sydney FC Volendam players PSV Eindhoven players Kilmarnock F.C. players Scottish Premier League players Sydney Olympic FC players Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in Scotland Association football defenders {{Australia-footy-defender-stub