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Theo Jay Wharton (born 15 November 1994) is a
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who plays as a
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for the Saint Kitts and Nevis national team.


Early and personal life

Wharton was born in
Cwmbran Cwmbran ( ; cy, Cwmbrân , also in use as an alternative spelling in English) is a town in the county borough of Torfaen in South Wales. Lying within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, Cwmbran was designated as a New Town in 1949 to prov ...
, Torfaen, and is the son of former footballer Sean Wharton and godson of former footballer Nathan Blake.


Club career


Early career

Wharton played for Pontypool-based side Race Juniors and helped the team to Tesco Cup final at the City of Manchester Stadium.


Cardiff City

Wharton started his career at Cardiff City, playing for their under-18 side during the 2011–12 season. His impressive form for the youth team resulted in a first-team call up by manager
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for the
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game against
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, in which he came on as a substitute. Following his debut, Mackay admitted that Wharton would train with first team and had a "big future ahead of him". On 29 March 2012, Wharton signed his first professional contract which would keep at Cardiff until at least June 2014. Wharton joined National League South club
Weston-super-Mare Weston-super-Mare, also known simply as Weston, is a seaside town in North Somerset, England. It lies by the Bristol Channel south-west of Bristol between Worlebury Hill and Bleadon Hill. It includes the suburbs of Mead Vale, Milton, Oldmix ...
on 23 March 2017 on
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.


York City and Nuneaton Borough

Wharton signed for newly relegated
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club
York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team compete in the National League, at the fifth tier of the English football league sys ...
on 30 June 2017 on a one-year contract. He joined York's divisional rivals Tamworth on 22 December 2017 on a one-month loan. Tamworth's attempts to extend his loan for the rest of the season were unsuccessful, and he finished his spell at the club with four appearances. Wharton made nine appearances for York as they finished 2017–18 in 11th place in the table. He was released at the end of the season. Wharton signed for National League North club Nuneaton Borough in July 2018.


Hereford

Wharton signed for
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club Hereford on 22 December 2018.


Barry Town United

Wharton signed for
Cymru Premier The Cymru Premier, known as the JD Cymru Premier for sponsorship reasons, is the national football league of Wales. It has both professional and semi-professional status clubs and is at the top of the Welsh football league system. Prior to 200 ...
club Barry Town United on 13 January 2020.


International career

Wharton was first selected for the Wales national under-17 team for the
2011 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying round 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship (qualifying round) will be the first round of qualifications for the Final Tournament of 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, UEFA U-17 Championship 2011. The qualifying round will be ...
, starting two matches against
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and
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. Wharton was called up to the Wales under-21 team to play Moldova on 22 March 2013. On 9 September 2014, Wharton made his Wales under-21 debut in a 1–1 draw against Lithuania under-21s. In 2016, Wharton chose to switch allegiance to play for
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis (), officially the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis, is an island country and microstate consisting of the two islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis, both located in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands chain ...
, the country where his grandparents were born. He made his debut for the side on 13 November 2016 in a 2–0 defeat to Haiti.


Career statistics


Club


International

:''As of match played 14 October 2018. Saint Kitts and Nevis score listed first, score column indicates score after each Wharton goal.''


References


External links


Profile
at the Nuneaton Borough F.C. website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wharton, Theo 1994 births Living people Footballers from Cwmbran Welsh men's footballers Wales men's youth international footballers Wales men's under-21 international footballers Saint Kitts and Nevis men's footballers Saint Kitts and Nevis men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Cardiff City F.C. players Weston-super-Mare A.F.C. players York City F.C. players Tamworth F.C. players Nuneaton Borough F.C. players Barry Town United F.C. players National League (English football) players Welsh people of Saint Kitts and Nevis descent Cymru Premier players Hereford F.C. players Black British sportsmen