Will Nightingale
William John Robert Nightingale (born 2 August 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League One club AFC Wimbledon.
Nightingale in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William John Robert Nightingale[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 2 August 1995||
Place of birth | Wandsworth, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | AFC Wimbledon | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2014 | AFC Wimbledon | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014– | AFC Wimbledon | 97 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:02, 23 January 2021 (UTC) |
Career
Nightingale was born in Wandsworth, Greater London.[4] He joined the AFC Wimbledon Academy at the age of nine, progressing through the ranks before making the step up to the first team at the age of 18.[5] His first association with the first team came as an unused substitute in a 2–0 home loss to Torquay United on 11 January 2014.[6] Nightingale was offered his first professional contract with AFC Wimbledon in May 2014.[7]
Nightingale made his first-team debut on 17 January 2015 at the age of 19, coming on as an 89th-minute substitute in a 3–1 home defeat to Carlisle United.[8] He was rewarded by being named in the starting line-up for the following match, a 2–1 home win against Accrington Stanley on 24 January 2015.[8] He was named as the man of the match and was commended by manager Neal Ardley for his performance.[9] He scored his first career goal on 7 April 2018 with a fourth-minute header in a 1–1 draw against Scunthorpe United.[10][11]
He was named the club's Player of the Season for the 2018/19 campaign,[12] which saw Wimbledon achieve survival despite being ten points adrift of safety in February.[13] On 22 May 2019, he signed a new contract with AFC Wimbledon of an undisclosed length.[14]
Career statistics
- As of match played 23 January 2021
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
AFC Wimbledon | 2013–14[15] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014–15[8] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
2015–16[16] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
2016–17[17] | League One | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
2017–18[18] | League One | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
2018–19[19] | League One | 39 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
2019–20[20] | League One | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
2020–21[21] | League One | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
Career total | 97 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 120 | 1 |
- Appearance in Football League Trophy
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
References
- "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018" (PDF). English Football League. p. 43. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- "Will Nightingale". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- "Will Nightingale". AFC Wimbleon. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- "Will Nightingale". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- "AFC Wimbledon player profiles: Will Nightingale". AFC Wimbledon. Archived from the original on 19 March 2015.
- "AFC W'bledon: Results/matches: 2014/15". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- "Four Dons earn pro deals". AFC Wimbledon. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- "Games played by Will Nightingale in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- Slavin, Chris (24 January 2015). "Will earns special praise". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- Slavin, Chris (7 April 2018). "Much-improved Dons display ends in frustration". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- "AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Scunthorpe United". BBC Sport. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- "Player of the Year Will quick to focus on completing survival bid". AFC Wimbledon. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/sport/afc-wimbledon-stay-up-on-goal-difference-thanks-to-goalless-draw-at-bradford/
- "Will commits his future to Wimbledon by signing new deal". AFC Wimbledon. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- "Games played by Will Nightingale in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- "Games played by Will Nightingale in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- "Games played by Will Nightingale in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- "Games played by Will Nightingale in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- "Games played by Will Nightingale in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- "Games played by Will Nightingale in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- "Games played by Will Nightingale in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2020.