Rhoys Wiggins

Rhoys Wiggins

Training with Charlton Athletic in 2014
Personal information
Full name Rhoys Barrie Wiggins
Date of birth (1987-11-04) 4 November 1987
Place of birth Uxbridge, England[1]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position Left-back
Club information
Current team
Number 12
Youth career
Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Crystal Palace 1 (0)
2008–2009 → Bournemouth (loan) 13 (0)
2009–2010 Norwich City 0 (0)
2010 → Bournemouth (loan) 19 (0)
2010–2011 Bournemouth 35 (2)
2011–2015 Charlton Athletic 123 (1)
2015–2016 Sheffield Wednesday 6 (0)
2016– Bournemouth 0 (0)
2016– → Birmingham City (loan) 2 (0)
National team
2004 Wales U17 1 (0)
2005–2006 Wales U19 6 (0)
2006–2008 Wales U21 10 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:08, 31 October 2016 (UTC).


Rhoys Barrie Wiggins (born 4 November 1987) is a footballer who plays as a left back for Birmingham City on loan from A.F.C. Bournemouth.

Wiggins began his career at Crystal Palace, from where he had his first spell on loan to Bournemouth. After just one first-team appearance for Palace, he signed for Norwich City, but soon found himself again on loan at Bournemouth, for whom he signed a permanent contract in 2010. A season later, he joined Charlton Athletic, where he spent four years of regular first-team football. After a brief spell with Sheffield Wednesday, he returned to Bournemouth, by then in the Premier League, in January 2016, but did not play, and signed on loan at Birmingham City the following August.

Wiggins has represented Wales in international football from under-17 to under-21 level.

Playing career

Wiggins came through the academy at Crystal Palace, playing regularly for their reserve side. However, tragedy struck in the pre-season of 2006, when he ruptured knee ligaments during a friendly against feeder academy Crystal Palace Baltimore, part of the Eagles' tour of the USA. He was sidelined for the rest of that season, and several recurrences of that injury kept him out of the following season as well. However Neil Warnock decided to offer him a new contract, seen by many as his final chance at Palace.

Impressive performances in Wales U21's 2009 European Under-21 Championship qualification play-off defeat to England led to Wiggins being given his first start for the Eagles' first team shortly afterwards.

However, this one appearance for Palace was not added to, and he ended the season on loan at Bournemouth. With his contract at Palace expired, Wiggins was offered to choice between staying at Palace or moving on, and he opted to sign for Norwich City. After failing to make an appearance for Norwich, on 22 January 2010 he resigned for Bournemouth on a months loan and on 24 February 2010 it was extended for a second month.[2]

Wiggins signed a permanent contract with Bournemouth at the start of the 2010/11 season. He then registered the first goal of his career in a 3–0 home win against Dagenham and Redbridge. He quickly followed up this goal with a long range free kick in a 2–1 defeat away to Oldham a week later. This impressive form saw him receive a first Wales national team call-up from manager Brian Flynn. Wiggins wasn't included in the matchday squad.

On 30 June 2011 Wiggins signed a three-year contract at Charlton Athletic.[3] On 17 September 2011, he scored his first goal for the club in the away win against Rochdale. He cemented the left-back berth ahead of Cedric Evina. In April 2012, Wiggins was selected in the League One PFA Team of the Year.

On 30 January 2014, Wiggins signed a new four and a half year deal, securing his future to Charlton until 2018.[4]

On 5 August 2015, he completed a transfer to Sheffield Wednesday for an undisclosed fee.[5] Wiggins made his Owls debut in Wednesday's 4-1 League Cup win over Mansfield Town at Hillsborough on 11 August 2015.

On 30 January 2016, Bournemouth re-signed Wiggins, for a fourth time, who had played just nine times for Sheffield Wednesday.[6]

Wiggins signed for Championship club Birmingham City on 31 August, on loan until 2 January 2017.[7] He was carrying a hamstring injury when he arrived at the club,[8] and did not make his debut until 1 October, as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 win against Blackburn Rovers.[9] With regular left-back Jonathan Grounds suspended, Wiggins made his first start in the Second City derby against Aston Villa on 30 October. After what manager Gary Rowett dubbed an "absolutely brilliant" performance, he was stretchered off in stoppage time with what appeared to be a serious knee injury.[10]

International career

Whilst at Crystal Palace Wiggins regularly turned out for the Wales U-21 team. His appearances for the Welsh U-21s also led to a call-up to the Welsh national squad for a friendly against Trinidad and Tobago in May 2006,[11] however he remained on the bench.[12] In October 2014, eight years on from his last call up, he was called into the Wales senior squad for the Euro 2016 qualifying matches versus Bosnia-Herzegovina and Cyprus.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 October 2016
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crystal Palace 2008–09[14] Championship 100000—10
Bournemouth (loan) 2008–09[14] League Two 130———130
Norwich City 2009–10[15] League One 0010002[lower-alpha 1]030
Bournemouth (loan) 2009–10[15] League Two 190———190
Bournemouth 2010–11[16] League One 35220102[lower-alpha 2]0402
Total 542201020592
Charlton Athletic 2011–12[17] League One 4512000—471
2012–13[18] Championship 2000000—200
2013–14[19] Championship 3802000—400
2014–15[20] Championship 2100000—210
Total 12414000—1281
Sheffield Wednesday 2015–16[21] Championship 600030—90
Bournemouth 2015–16[21] Premier League 0000——00
2016–17[22] Premier League 000000—00
Total 000000—00
Birmingham City 2016–17[22] Championship 2000——20
Career total 20037040402153
  1. ↑ Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in Football League play-offs

References

  1. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 451. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  2. ↑ "Double Swoop for City". Norwich City F.C. 24 July 2009. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Double deal sealed". Charlton Athletic. 30 June 2011. Archived from the original on 5 August 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Rhoys Wiggins signs new contract". Charlton Athletic. 2014-01-30.
  5. ↑ "Rhoys Wiggins checks in at Hillsborough". Sheffield Wednesday. 2015-08-05.
  6. ↑ "Rhoys Wiggins joins Bournemouth from Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "Blues bring in AFC Bournemouth defender Rhoys Wiggins". Birmingham City F.C. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  8. ↑ Dick, Brian (9 September 2016). "Birmingham City loan man Rhoys Wiggins needs time to reduce injury risk". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  9. ↑ Dick, Brian (1 October 2016). "Birmingham City analysis: Rise of Ryan; Cotterill cross roads; Still learning; Bragging rights". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  10. ↑ Dick, Brian (30 October 2016). "Birmingham City: Gary Rowett on the extent of "brilliant" Rhoys Wiggins' injury". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  11. ↑ "Wales U21 5-1 Estonia U21". BBC. 24 May 2006. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Wales 2-1 Trinidad & Tobago". BBC. 27 May 2006. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "Euro 2016: Wales' Joe Allen & Aaron Ramsey miss qualifiers". BBC. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  14. 1 2 "Games played by Rhoys Wiggins in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  15. 1 2 "Games played by Rhoys Wiggins in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Rhoys Wiggins in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Rhoys Wiggins in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Rhoys Wiggins in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Rhoys Wiggins in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Rhoys Wiggins in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  21. 1 2 "Games played by Rhoys Wiggins in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  22. 1 2 "Games played by Rhoys Wiggins in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
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