Harry Wilson (born 22 March 1997) is a Welsh professional

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who plays as a winger or

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for club

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and the Wales national team. In October 2013, Wilson became the youngest player to play for Wales, at the age of 16 years and 207 days, beating a record previously held by

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. He also became Liverpool's youngest international. Wilson was part of the Wales team that qualified for the

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in 2022 for the first time since 1958.

Club career

Liverpool

Born in

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, Wilson was schooled at Ysgol Dinas Brân in

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. He first signed to

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as a member of the U9s squad. At the age of 15 he became a full-time member of the Liverpool Academy squad. During the 2012–13 campaign, Wilson featured for the U18s and was a regular face in the U16 side. For the beginning of the next season, he was promoted to the U18s full-time. In 2014, Wilson was joint top scorer with fellow Liverpool youngster

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at the Ajax

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. In July 2014, Wilson signed his first professional contract with the club. He competed in the

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in which Liverpool reached the last 16, and scored an 88th-minute winner in a 3–2 home win over

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on 22 October 2014. On 11 July 2015, Wilson was named in Liverpool's 30-man squad for their pre-season tour of

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, Australia and

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. On 16 August he was crowned best forward of the 2015 PSV Otten Cup. On 26 August 2015, Wilson joined

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side

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on a youth

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deal for four months until 5 January 2016. He made his debut against

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as a 67th-minute substitute for David Fox in a 1–3 loss at

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on 12 September, and his first start in a goalless draw away to

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on 20 October. Wilson was recalled from his loan spell on 1 December. Harry Wilson

On 28 July 2016, Wilson signed a new contract with Liverpool, and was shortly named the under-23 captain. He made his first team debut for the club on 18 January 2017, in a 1–0 away win over

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in an

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third round replay, replacing

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in the 65th minute. Wilson was named Liverpool Academy Players' Player of the Year for the 2017–18 season.

Loan to Hull City

On 31 January 2018, Wilson signed a new deal with Liverpool and was loaned to

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until the end of the season. He made his debut coming off the bench in the 69th minute as a replacement for Fraizer Campbell in a 2–1 Championship defeat against

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on 3 February. He scored his first professional goal in his second appearance a week later in a 0–2 away win at

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. The following month, he scored two goals and recorded two assists to help Hull away from the relegation zone and won the club's Player of the Month award for March. He also won the

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PFA Player of the Month award for April 2018. He scored seven goals in 13 league appearances for Hull during his loan spell.

Loan to Derby County

On 10 July 2018, Wilson signed a new five-year contract at Liverpool. A week later, he joined Championship club

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on a season-long loan, linking up with fellow Wales players

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and

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. He made his debut for the club managed by

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on 3 August, starting as they began their season with a 2–1 win at

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. On 22 September, he scored his first Rams goal to equalise as they came from behind to win 3–1 at home to

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. Three days later, he did the same with a bending 30-yard free kick in the third round of the EFL Cup away to

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and scored in an 8–7 penalty shootout win after a 2–2 draw.

Loan to AFC Bournemouth

Wilson joined Premier League club

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on 6 August 2019 on loan for the 2019–20 season. On 17 August, he scored the first goal for Bournemouth on his début against

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in a 2–1 away win. On 25 August 2019, he scored a free kick from just outside the box against

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in a 3–1 loss at home. In March 2020, he was criticised for wearing a Liverpool coat while watching Bournemouth play them.

Loan to Cardiff City

On 16 October 2020, Wilson joined

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club

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on a season-long loan. He made his debut for the club on 18 October as a first half substitute in place of

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in a 1–0 victory over

, before scoring his first goal in a 1–1 draw with former club Bournemouth three days later. He scored his first professional hat trick in a 4–0 away win at Birmingham City on 1 May 2021.

Fulham

On 24 July 2021, Wilson joined Championship side

on an initial loan deal from Liverpool followed by a permanent transfer and a four-year contract. He scored on his Fulham debut in a 1–1 draw with

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on 8 August. Although he started the 2024–25 season making most of his appearances from the bench, he scored two stoppage-time goals after coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute in a 2–1 home win over Brentford on 4 November 2024. The first goal of his brace saw him awarded

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for November.

International career

Having represented Wales in the

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and at under-17 level and impressing manager Chris Coleman with his performances, in October 2013, Wilson was called up by the Wales national football team at the age of 16. An unused substitute in a 1–0 victory over

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on 11 October, Wilson made his debut four days later against

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, when he came on as a substitute for

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in the 87th minute. Upon making this appearance he became the youngest player to play for

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, beating the previous record holder

by 108 days. He also became Liverpool's youngest international at the age of 16 years and 207 days, beating the record previously held by

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who represented England for the first time in November 2012 at the age of 17 years and 342 days. He was praised by Coleman, who said: "Now he has had a little taste of it, that cements his future with Wales for the next 10 or 15 years"; the manager also spoke of England's interest in the player. Wilson's maternal grandfather Peter Edwards earned around £125,000 after placing a £50 bet with William Hill on his grandson becoming an international footballer, when he was aged just 18 months. In June 2015, Wilson again joined up with the senior Welsh squad for a post-season training camp in

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. On 20 March 2017, he replaced the injured

in the Wales squad for the

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against the

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. Wilson was included in Wales' squad for the

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in March 2018. On his first international start, against hosts

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, he scored his first goal in a 6–0 semi-final win. The game was also on his 21st birthday. On 16 October that year, Wales travelled to play the

in the

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without Bale and

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, and Wilson scored the only goal with a long-range free kick similar to his recent one for Derby against Manchester United; Wales manager

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, formerly of United, joked that "I thought about fining him after he scored at Old Trafford but I won't be fining him now". In May 2021 he was selected for the Wales squad for the delayed

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tournament. In November 2022 he was named in the Wales squad for the

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, in which he appeared in all three of Wales' games.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''As of match played 9 June 2025. Wales' score listed first, score column indicates score after each Wilson goal.''

Honours

Fulham *

: 2021–22 Wales *

runner-up:

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Individual *

PFA Player of the Month: April 2018 * EFL Championship Team of the Season: 2021–22 *

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: 2021–22 Championship *

: November 2024 * Liverpool Academy Player of the Season: 2017–18

References

External links

Profile
at the Fulham F.C. website
Profile
at the Liverpool F.C. website * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Harry 1997 births Living people Footballers from Wrexham Welsh men's footballers 21st-century Welsh sportsmen Men's association football wingers Liverpool F.C. players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Hull City A.F.C. players Derby County F.C. players AFC Bournemouth players Cardiff City F.C. players Fulham F.C. players English Football League players Premier League players Wales men's youth international footballers Wales men's under-21 international footballers Wales men's international footballers UEFA Euro 2020 players 2022 FIFA World Cup players