About James Wilson (footballer, born 1995)
James Antony Wilson (born 1 December 1995) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward. He began his career with Manchester United. He was at the club's Academy for ten years before he signed his first professional contract at the age of 17. He has also represented England at the under-16, under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels. He scored two goals on his Premier League debut in May 2014 and played 17 first-team games during the 2014–15 campaign, scoring another two goals. He spent most of the 2015–16 season on loan at Brighton & Hove Albion, scoring five goals in 25 Championship games. Wilson started the 2016–17 season on loan at Derby County but returned to Old Trafford after suffering a serious knee injury in October. He spent the second half of the 2017–18 season on loan at Sheffield United and joined Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen on loan for the start of the 2018–19 season. He joined Aberdeen permanently in July 2019 and then returned to England to sign with League Two side Salford City in January 2020, where he would gain an EFL Trophy winner's medal. He joined Port Vale after being released from Salford at the end of the 2020–21 campaign. He helped the club to win promotion out of League Two via the play-offs in 2022. He joined Northampton Town for the 2024–25 season.
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