Wilson Kneeshaw

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Wilson Kneeshaw
Personal information
Full name Wilson Edgar James Kneeshaw[1]
Date of birth (1994-05-17) 17 May 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth Darlington, England
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Ashington
Youth career
2005–2014 Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 ACS Poli Timișoara 8 (0)
2015 Darlington 1883 1 (0)
2015–2016 Blyth Spartans 20 (8)
2016–2018 Sacramento Republic 54 (10)
2019 Darlington 11 (1)
2021–2022 Newcastle Independent 21 (24)
2022 Shildon[2] 12 (1)
2023– Ashington[3] 68 (15)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:29, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

Wilson Edgar James Kneeshaw (born 17 May 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Ashington.

Club career

Kneeshaw began his career in Middlesbrough's youth system before playing for ACS Poli Timișoara in Liga I, the Romanian top division.[4] He then appeared for Darlington 1883 and Blyth Spartans in English non-league football and for United Soccer League team Sacramento Republic.[5]

He joined National League North club Darlington in February 2019 on a short-term deal,[5] and made 11 appearances before a ruptured Achilles tendon put a premature end to his season.[6][7]

During the 2021–22 season, Kneeshaw featured for Northern Football Alliance side Newcastle Independent as they lifted the Division One league title.[8][9] A year later, in June 2022, he then moved to Northern Football League side Shildon.[10]

In August 2023, Kneeshaw joined Ashington.[11]

Personal life

Kneeshaw's brother Jackson featured on the British reality TV series Ibiza Weekender.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Professional retain list & free transfers: 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Shildon – Appearances – Wilson Kneeshaw – 2022–2023". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "Ashington – Appearances – Wilson Kneeshaw – 2023–2024". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
    "Ashington – Appearances – Wilson Kneeshaw – 2024–2025". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  4. ↑ Tallentire, Philip (28 February 2014). "Boro striker Wilson Kneeshaw signs for Romanian club ACS Poli Timișoara". Teesside Live. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  5. 1 2 Stoddart, Craig (8 February 2019). "Darlington sign striker Wilson Kneeshaw". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "W. Kneeshaw". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  7. ↑ Stoddart, Craig (18 July 2019). "'He'll be welcome to come and train with us'". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "Northern Football Alliance". Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  9. ↑ @nfalliance1890 (14 May 2022). "Finally after 2 interrupted seasons we have all 4 divisions fully finished. Congratulations go to Killingworth, Newcastle Independent, Stobswood Welfare & Blaydon Community who won the titles" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 May 2022 – via Twitter.
  10. ↑ Wilson Kneeshaw signs for Shildon, shildonafc.com, 10 June 2022
  11. ↑ Eagle eyed folk will have seen we have ..., facebook.com, 5 August 2023
  12. ↑ "5 things you DIDN'T KNOW about Jackson Kneeshaw - Weekender: Boat Party new boy!". realitytitbit.com. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2022.