Ben Wilkinson

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Ben Wilkinson
Personal information
Full name Ben Wilkinson
Date of birth 4 February 1991 (1991-02-04) (age 17)
Place of birth    Reading, England
Playing position Goalkeeper/Midfielder
Club information
Current club Hull City
Number 17
Youth clubs
Sheffield United
Derby County
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2006–
2008
2008		 Hull City
→Gretna (loan)
PCL (loan)		 0 (0)
5 (0)
1 (0)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 23:41, 21 March 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Ben Wilkinson (born 04 February 1991 in Reading, England) is an English footballer, who currently plays for Hull City. He formerly played with Sheffield United and Derby County.

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[edit] Career

He played with the youth teams of Sheffield Wednesday , Sheffield United, Derby County and most recently for PCL. He signed a two year professional contract with Hull City in the summer of 2006 and in 2008 was made a temporary loan signing for the up and coming 6 a side team PCL, which features the former chelsea star Adam Page. He went on trial with York City in January 2007,[1] before later joining Gretna in the Scottish Premier League on loan until the end of the 2007–08 season.[2] He made his debut in a 2–0 defeat against Heart of Midlothian on 9 February 2008.[3]

[edit] Personal life

He is the son of former player and manager Howard Wilkinson.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ "A City family affair for Ben and Howard", The Press, 2008-01-24. Retrieved on 2008-03-21. 
  2. ^ "Gretna lose Caig, add Wilkinson", BBC Sport, 2008-01-31. Retrieved on 2008-03-21. 
  3. ^ "Hearts 2-0 Gretna", BBC Sport, 2008-02-09. Retrieved on 2008-03-21. 

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