Wilke in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1991-06-20) 20 June 1991 (age 33) | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1996–2003 | FV Karlstadt | ||
2003–2005 | FC Schweinfurt 05 | ||
2005–2007 | Würzburger FV | ||
2007–2010 | JFG Kreis Karlstadt | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2011 | FV Karlstadt | 1 | (2) |
2011–2013 | FT Schweinfurt | 58 | (21) |
2013–2015 | TSV Karlburg | 60 | (12) |
2015 | TSV Aubstadt | 9 | (0) |
2016–2017 | TSV Abtswind | 27 | (10) |
2017 | Med City FC | 14 | (3) |
2017–2018 | Shaw University Bears | 28 | (31) |
2018 | Palm Beach United | 12 | (2) |
2018–2019 | Para Hills Knights | 14 | (5) |
2019 | Hamilton Wanderers | 7 | (1) |
2020 | Para Hills Knights | 3 | (0) |
2020–2021 | FC Memmingen | 14 | (0) |
2022 | Alta IF | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:50, 13 September 2022 (UTC) |
Thilo Wilke (born 20 June 1991) is a German professional footballer who most recently played as a midfielder for Norwegian club Alta IF.
Career
Wilke began playing football at age 5, and in his youth played for 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 and Würzburger FV.
Wilke started his club career playing for FV Karlstadt, and in 2011 transferred to FT Schweinfurt for two seasons. From 2013 to 2015, he played for TSV Karlburg. In 2015, he then signed for TSV Aubstadt in the 5th division. Wilke then signed for TSV Abtswind.
Wilke continued his career abroad in America's college system, joining NCAA Division II NCAA soccer team, Shaw University in the United States. In the 2018 season, Wilke scored 17 goals and 4 assists. His statistics earned a national ranking in the division with 1.21 goals per game. During the 2018 season, Wilke was selected for Men’s Soccer First Team All-Atlantic Region. He was also chosen for the first all-state team by the North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association (NCCSIA). During his collegiate career in the United States, Wilke also played for two NPSL teams: Med City FC in the 2017 season, and Palm Beach United in the 2018 season.
In 2019, Wilke signed for semi-professional clubs Adelaide Raiders and later for the Para Hills Knights in the National Premier League in Adelaide, Australia.
On 26 September 2019, Para Hills Knights SC confirmed, that Wilke had been appointed technical director for the club's U15-U17 teams. In October, he signed for Hamilton Wanderers in the ISPS Handa Premiership, which was at this time the 1st tier in New Zealand Football. During his time with the Wanderers, he scored one goal, was part of the round 5 team of the week, and started six out of the seven games until the December break. He then returned to his former club, Para Hills Knights SC, for the 2020 season.
In July 2020, Wilke signed for the German fourth-tier club FC Memmingen. Because Corona pandemic regulations stopped the Regionalliga Bayern season in November 2020, he only played two league games.
Other
In Germany, Wilke has attracted media attention for taking his football career international. In addition to journalist interviews and newspaper articles following Wilke's career, Bayerisches Fernsehen aired a television story about him and the Bayerischer Rundfunk interviewed him twice for a Radio Show.
References
- Thilo Wilke at WorldFootball.net
- "Transfer-Übersicht: Beetz-Rückkehr zum VfL – Kamm zum FCE".
- "NCCSIA Announces 2018 College Division All-State Men's Soccer Teams – North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association". www.nccsia.org. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- "Thilo Wilke Playing Career".
- "WILKE SELECTED FIRST TEAM ALL-ATLANTIC REGION". Shaw. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- Ruff, Pat. "A winner of a night for Med City". PostBulletin.com. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- "Thilo Wilke: Tore en masse und tausende Zuschauer | Foto: Ken Klotzbach". main-echo.de. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ Leisgang, Sebastian (30 August 2019). ""Ich will überleben können" | Foto: Adam Butler". main-echo.de. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- We are pleased to announce our 2020... - Para Hills Knights ..., facebook.com, 26 September 2019
- "KICKER: Der FC Memmingen legt trotz Bedenken wieder los". FC Memmingen.
- "Wilke: "In Memmingen ist das Gesamtpaket das beste"".
External links
- Thilo Wilke at Soccerway
- Living people
- 1991 births
- German men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Regionalliga players
- New Zealand Football Championship players
- Norwegian Second Division players
- 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 players
- TSV Aubstadt players
- FC Memmingen players
- Alta IF players
- German expatriate men's footballers
- German expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- German expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia
- German expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand
- Expatriate men's association footballers in New Zealand
- German expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- 21st-century German sportsmen