Dalton Wilkins (born 15 April 1999) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Danish Superliga club Sønderjyske.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dalton James Wilkins[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sønderjyske | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Team Wellington | |||
| Auckland City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Auckland City | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Eastern Suburbs | 19 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Helsingør | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Kolding (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Kolding | 56 | (4) |
| 2024– | Sønderjyske | 25 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Kolding (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | New Zealand | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 March 2022 | |||
Club career
editWilkins began his career in New Zealand with Auckland City and Eastern Suburbs. In 2019, he moved to Denmark with Helsingør, and then a short loan with Kolding IF in 2019.[2] He transferred permanently to Kolding on 25 January 2022.[3]
On 11 January 2024, Sønderjyske announced the signing of Wilkins on a contract until June 2027.[4][5] On 30 August 2025, Wilkins returned to Kolding IF, joining the club on a one-year loan deal.[6] In mid-January 2026, Wilkins suddenly appeared at Sønderjyske’s training camp in Spain, leading to the assumption that the loan agreement with Kolding had been terminated. [7]
International career
editWilkins debuted with the New Zealand national team in a 3–1 friendly loss to Jordan on 28 January 2022.[8]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | Cup | Others | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Auckland City | 2017–18 | NZ Premiership | 1 | 0 | — | 5[a] | 3 | 6 | 3 | |
| Eastern Suburbs | 2018–19 | NZ Premiership | 17 | 1 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
- ↑ Four appearances, two goala in OFC Champions League; one appearance, one goal in New Zealand Football Championship play-offs
- ↑ Appearances in New Zealand Football Championship play-offs
References
edit- ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ↑ "All Whites centreback Nando Pijnaker moves to Danish club from Portugal". Stuff. 31 August 2021.
- ↑ Nielsen, Rasmus (25 January 2022). "Dalton Wilkins udtaget til det Newzealandske landshold". Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ↑ "Sønderjyske Fodbold henter Dalton Wilkins i Kolding IF" [Sønderjyske Fodbold signs Dalton Wilkins from Kolding IF] (in Danish). Sønderjyske Fodbold. 11 January 2024.
- ↑ Grønborg, Matias (11 January 2024). "Sønderjyske shopper hos Kolding: Henter back". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ↑ DALTON WILKINS VENDER TILBAGE TIL KOLDING, kolding-if.dk, 30 August 2025
- ↑ Lejeaftale afbrudt: Back vender retur til Sønderjyske, bold.dk, 15 January 2026
- ↑ "Jordan vs. New Zealand – 28 January 2022". Soccerway.
External links
edit- Dalton Wilkins at Soccerway
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