Andre Wisdom

Wisdom was born to Jamaican parents in Leeds, West Yorkshire, and grew up in the suburb of Chapeltown.{{cite news |url=http://www.thenational.ae/sport/football/andre-wisdom-proving-to-be-an-apt-pupil-for-anfield |title=Andre Wisdom proving to be an apt pupil for Anfield |work=The National |location=UAE |first=Richard |last=Jolly |date=17 October 2012 |access-date=11 March 2013}}
{{cite news |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/olympics/road-to-rio-usain-bolt-s-new-buddy-is-making-a-splash-for-jamaica-1-7771590 |title=Road to Rio: Usain Bolt's new buddy is making a splash for Jamaica |first=Lee |last=Sobot |newspaper=The Yorkshire Post |location=Leeds |date=4 March 2016 |access-date=22 February 2020}} He studied at Abbey Grange Church of England Academy.{{Cite web|title=Video: Goal machine boy hits the net 106 times|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/video-goal-machine-boy-hits-net-106-times-1853930|access-date=30 June 2020|website=www.yorkshirepost.co.uk|date=26 October 2013 |language=en}} In his youth, he excelled in the junior teams of Bradford City and regularly played a year above his age group up to the under-15s.{{cite web |title=Bradford Starlet Joins Liverpool |url=http://www.bradford.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=97837 |publisher=Vital Bradford City |access-date=20 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130319192631/http://www.bradford.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=97837 |archive-date=19 March 2013 |url-status=dead }} He signed for Liverpool as a 14-year-old in January 2008 for what his Bradford youth-team manager Peter Horne implied was an unprecedented fee for a League Two youngster.{{cite web |title=Andre Wisdom |url=http://www.thefa.com/England/All-Teams/Players/W/Andre-Wisdom |publisher=The Football Association |access-date=20 September 2012}}

File:Andre Wisdom 2012.jpg in 2012]]

Wisdom progressed through the youth teams at Liverpool before featuring for the club's reserve team. In September 2010, manager Roy Hodgson called up Wisdom to his first-team squad for the League Cup match against League Two team Northampton Town.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/9010076.stm |title=Liverpool 2–2 Northampton |website=BBC Sport |date=22 September 2010 |access-date=22 September 2012}} He was rewarded for his progress with an extension to his contract by newly appointed manager Kenny Dalglish in the summer of 2011.{{cite news |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-fc/liverpool-fc-news/2011/07/08/teenager-andre-wisdom-signs-liverpool-fc-contract-extension-100252-29016276/ |title=Teenager Andre Wisdom signs Liverpool FC contract extension |work=Liverpool Echo |date=8 July 2011 |access-date=22 September 2012}}

The appointment of Brendan Rodgers in June 2012 would be Wisdom's fourth manager during his time at Anfield and would present him with a fresh opportunity to stake a claim in the first team.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18294032 |title=Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers to 'fight for his life' |website=BBC Sport |date=1 June 2012 |access-date=29 October 2012}} In September, Wisdom would travel with several other Liverpool youngsters to Switzerland for their UEFA Europa League group tie versus Young Boys. He was named in the starting line-up and scored on his debut as Liverpool won 5–3.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19582539 |title=Young Boys 3–5 Liverpool |first=Mandeep |last=Sanghera |website=BBC Sport |date=20 September 2010 |access-date=22 September 2012}} His impressive performance in Europe would lead to further opportunities for him in the first team in the following weeks; starting in the 2–1 victory over West Bromwich Albion in the League Cup on 26 September and making his Premier League debut from the start three days later in the 5–2 win away to Norwich City.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19645199 |title=West Brom 1–2 Liverpool |first=Mandeep |last=Sanghera |website=BBC Sport |date=26 September 2010 |access-date=26 October 2012}}{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19684133 |title=Norwich 2–5 Liverpool |first=Mandeep |last=Sanghera |website=BBC Sport |date=29 September 2010 |access-date=26 October 2012}} He retained his place in the first team for the following month, making his first appearance at Anfield in a goalless draw with Stoke City in doing so.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19776345 |title=Liverpool 0–0 Stoke |first=Mandeep |last=Sanghera |website=BBC Sport |date=7 October 2010 |access-date=26 October 2012}} He was handed his first taste of a Merseyside derby for the 2–2 draw at Everton on 28 October 2012.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/oct/28/everton-liverpool-premier-league-match-report |title=Luis Suarez denied as Everton battle back to draw with Liverpool |author=Andy Hunter |work=The Guardian |date=29 October 2012 |access-date=6 June 2021}}

On 9 January 2013, Wisdom signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool.{{cite news|url=http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/wisdom-signs-new-reds-deal|title=Wisdom signs new Reds deal|date=9 January 2013|access-date=9 January 2013|publisher=Liverpool F.C. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130111223839/http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/wisdom-signs-new-reds-deal|archive-date=11 January 2013}}

On 22 October 2013, Wisdom signed a season-long loan at Championship club Derby County in order to progress his development.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/24727260.amp |title=Andre Wisdom: Liverpool loanee happy with Derby County move |website=BBC Sport |date=29 October 2013 |access-date=6 June 2021}} He went straight into Derby's back four and made his debut in the 1–1 home draw against Birmingham City on 26 October.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/24590301|title=Derby County 1-1 Birmingham City|work=BBC Sport}} An ever-present in the team,

he left the club in May 2014 after playing at Wembley against QPR in the Championship play-off final, which Derby lost by the only goal of the game.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27452294|title=Derby County 0-1 Queens Park Rangers|work=BBC Sport}}

File:Chelsea 2 West Brom 0 The Blues go marching on (15672815160).jpg in 2014]]

On 22 July 2014, Wisdom joined West Bromwich Albion on a season-long loan and was assigned the number 2 shirt.{{cite web|title=Albion sign Wisdom on season-long loan|url=http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/albion-sign-wisdom-on-season-long-loan-1773472.aspx|website=WBA.co.uk/|publisher=West Bromwich Albion F.C.|access-date=22 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140722093611/http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/albion-sign-wisdom-on-season-long-loan-1773472.aspx|archive-date=22 July 2014}} Having played 22 games under manager Alan Irvine, after a 0–3 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on 31 January 2015, he fell out of favour with new manager Tony Pulis and lost his starting place.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30963472|title=West Brom 0–3 Tottenham Hotspur|first=Tim |last=Oscroft |work=BBC Sport}}

Having signed a new four-year contract with Liverpool ahead of the 2015–16 season on 26 May 2015,{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/11631330/Liverpool-hand-Kolo-Toure-one-year-contract-extension.html|title=Liverpool hand Kolo Toure one-year contract extension|date=26 May 2015|website=The Telegraph}} Wisdom joined Premier League newcomers Norwich City on a season-long loan on 29 July 2015.{{Cite news |title=Wisdom heads to Norwich on loan |url=http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/189821-wisdom-heads-to-norwich-on-loan |publisher=Liverpool F.C. |date=29 July 2015}}

On 31 August 2016, he joined reigning Austrian Bundesliga champions Red Bull Salzburg on a season-long loan.{{cite web|last1=Pearce|first1=James|title=Andre Wisdom completes loan move to Red Bull Salzburg|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/andre-wisdom-completes-loan-move-11826069|publisher=Liverpool Echo|date=31 August 2016}}

On 3 July 2017, Wisdom joined Derby County on a permanent basis.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40428672 |title=Andre Wisdom: Derby County seal deal for Liverpool defender |date=3 July 2017 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=23 September 2021}} He scored his first goal for Derby, and his first professional goal since his Liverpool debut in 2012, in a 4–2 FA Cup win over Northampton Town on 4 February 2020.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51356809 |title=Derby County 4-2 Northampton Town |date=4 February 2020 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=23 September 2021}} He scored his first ever league goal on 16 February 2021 to secure Derby's last-minute win away to Wycombe Wanderers in the Championship.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55990625 |title=Wycombe Wanderers 1-2 Derby County |date=16 February 2021 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=23 September 2021}} His contract expired at the end of the season, and although he trained with the financially struggling club ahead of the 2021–22 season, he did not re-sign.{{cite news |url=https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/derby-county-contracts-transfer-embargo-5535967 |title=Uncertainty remains over Derby County's out-of-contract quartet |first=Steve |last=Nicholson |newspaper=Derby Telegraph |date=16 June 2021 |access-date=23 September 2021}}{{cite news |url=https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/derby-county-wisdom-given-duncan-5713819 |title=Andre Wisdom, Shay Given, Bobby Duncan updates from Derby County boss Wayne Rooney |first=Steve |last=Nicholson |newspaper=Derby Telegraph |date=29 July 2021 |access-date=23 September 2021}}

After his release by Derby County, Wisdom trialled with Portsmouth, Birmingham City, Sheffield United and Polish club Warta Poznań.{{cite news |last1=Curtis |first1=Leigh |title=Andre Wisdom 'wasn't the same' after being stabbed during Derby County spell |url=https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/derby-county-andre-wisdom-stabbing-8409356 |access-date=9 July 2023 |work=Derbyshire Live |date=3 May 2023}}{{cite web |title=PKO Ekstraklasa. Andre Wisdom na testach w Warcie Poznań |url=https://sport.tvp.pl/71063697/andre-wisdom-moze-trafic-do-warty-poznan-w-przeszlosci-gral-w-liverpoolu |trans-title= PKO Ekstraklasa. Andre Wisdom trialling at Warta Poznań |website=sport.tvp.pl |access-date=18 September 2023 |language=pl |date=5 July 2023}}

On 22 September 2023, Wisdom signed for National League North club Warrington Town.{{cite news |url=https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sport/latest_sport/23804905.ex-liverpool-defender-andre-wisdom-joins-warrington-town/ |title=Ex-Liverpool defender Andre Wisdom joins Warrington Town |first=Matt |last=Turner |newspaper=Warrington Guardian |date=22 September 2023 |access-date=23 September 2023}} He made his debut the following day when playing the entirety of Warrington's 1–0 home win over King's Lynn Town.{{cite news |url=https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sport/23809389.warrington-town-1-kings-lynn-town-0-match-report/ |title=Warrington Town 1 King's Lynn Town 0, match report |first=Matt |last=Turner |newspaper=Warrington Guardian |date=23 September 2023 |access-date=23 September 2023}}

On 21 August 2024, Wisdom signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Derry City until the end of their season in November.{{Cite web|url=https://www.derrycityfc.net/2024/08/city-add-wisdom-for-run-in/|title=City add Wisdom for run-in|date=21 August 2024}} He made a total of 12 appearances for the club, the last of those coming on 10 November 2024, in the 2024 FAI Cup final, which his side lost 2–0 to Drogheda United at the Aviva Stadium.https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2024/1110/1480128-drogheda-outsmart-derry-to-land-second-fai-cup/

Wisdom was called up to the England Under-16 squad for the Victory Shield tournament in the autumn of 2008. He started in the away fixture to Wales in a 1–0 victory at Stebonheath Park on 31 October.{{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/England/Mens-u16s/news/2009/u16vwales_match_report?c=12 |title=Afobe Wins it for Lions |publisher=The Football Association |access-date=4 November 2012}} He featured again in the tournament a month later as a substitute in the 2–0 victory over Scotland at Sincil Bank as England finished top of the group and took the 2008 Victory Shield title.{{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/England/Mens-u16s/news/2009/u16vscotland_match_report?c=1 |title=Lions Win Victory Shield |publisher=The Football Association |access-date=4 November 2012}}

The following year, Wisdom was called up to John Peacock's England Under-17 squads for their 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship campaign. England breezed through the qualifying and elite rounds to qualify for the Championship in Liechtenstein. He was selected for the final squad along with fellow Liverpool teammate and captain Conor Coady.{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/under17/season=2012/teams/index.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105063314/http://www.uefa.com/under17/season=2012/teams/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 January 2013 |title=UEFA Under-17 |publisher=UEFA |access-date=4 November 2012}} He was an ever-present as England maintained their 100% record through to the knock-out round with victories over Czech Republic, Greece and Turkey in the group stage.{{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/England/mens-u17s/News/match-centre/2010/England%20v%20Czech%20Republic |title=Young Lions Make Winning Start |publisher=The Football Association |access-date=4 November 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/England/mens-u17s/News/match-centre/2010/Greece%20v%20England |title=Barkley Banks Semi Spot |publisher=The Football Association |access-date=4 November 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/England/mens-u17s/News/match-centre/2010/Turkey%20v%20England |title=Lions claim third group win |publisher=The Football Association |access-date=4 November 2012}} England defeated France 2–1 in the semi-final with both goals coming from Ipswich Town striker Connor Wickham as they booked their place in the final for the second time in four years.{{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/England/mens-u17s/News/match-centre/2010/EnglandvFrance |title=Wickham Brace Sends England into Final |publisher=The Football Association |access-date=4 November 2012}} Wisdom started the final versus Spain and equalised for England on the half-an-hour mark with a header from a corner after initially going a goal down. Wickham put England ahead twelve-minutes later and the score remain unchanged as the Lions won the tournament for the first ever time.{{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/England/mens-u17s/News/match-centre/2010/EnglandvSpain |title=Kings of Europe |publisher=The Football Association |access-date=4 November 2012}}

Wisdom would be one of many of the side's youngsters that would provide hope for the nation's future with the senior side crashing out of the World Cup in South Africa four weeks later after a humiliating 4–1 defeat to rivals Germany in the last-sixteen.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2011/aug/10/england-capello-cleverley-wilshere-jones |title=England's youth offers bright horizon after series of false dawns |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=4 November 2012 |location=London |first=Richard |last=Williams |date=10 August 2011}}

After tournament success with the under-16s and 17s, Wisdom continued to progress through the national ranks and joined up with Noel Blake's Under-19 squad during the 2010–11 season. He made his debut versus Slovakia in October and went on to make ten appearances for the side over the following two years. He failed to add to his success at younger age groups after the side failed to qualify for the 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Championship tournament and Wisdom missed out on the final squad that reached the semi-finals of the 2012 tournament.{{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/England/mens-u19s/Results |title=England Under-19 Results |publisher=The Football Association |access-date=4 November 2012}}

Wisdom was named in a 27-man England Under-21 squad by manager Stuart Pearce in September 2011 for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match versus Azerbaijan Under-21s and the friendly match versus Israel Under-21s.{{cite web |url=http://www.talksport.co.uk/sports-news/football/euro-2012/england/1018/71/england-name-under-21s-squad |title=England name Under-21s squad |date=24 August 2011 |publisher=Talksport |access-date=4 November 2012 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He made his debut at right back against Israel in a 4–1 victory, despite failing to have featured for Liverpool at a senior level.{{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/England/mens-u21s/Results |title=England Under-21 Results |publisher=The Football Association |access-date=4 November 2012}} He returned to the squad a year later for the crucial Play-off games versus Serbia but withdrew after sustaining a shoulder injury.{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2557/news/2012/10/11/3442932/wisdom-and-powell-out-of-england-under-21s-play-off-with?source=breakingnews |title=Wisdom and Powell out of England Under-21s play-off with Serbia |publisher=Talksport|access-date=4 November 2012}} Wisdom was appointed as captain of the England U21 side in 2013, however in his first game in the role, a qualifier against Finland, he was sent off the pitch with a straight red card after kicking an opponent intentionally.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGDusbmCoew|title=U21 Finland-England 1–1 (1–0) goals 9.9.13 Tampere Finland UEFA Euro Qualification|last=Styntty|date=9 September 2013|via=YouTube}} After the completion of a four-match suspension, Wisdom did not return to the squad.{{cite web|title=England U21s' Andre Wisdom signs for West Brom on loan|url=http://www.thefa.com/news/england/under-21/2014/jul/andre-wisdom-set-for-wba-loan-210714 |publisher=The Football Association |access-date=22 July 2014}}

In June 2020, Wisdom was taken to hospital after being stabbed in an "unprovoked assault and robbery" while visiting relatives in Toxteth, Liverpool.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53228368|title=Andre Wisdom: Derby County defender in hospital after being stabbed|date=29 June 2020|website=BBC Sport}}

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Red Bull Salzburg

• Austrian Football Bundesliga: 2016–17{{cite news|url=https://www.redbullsalzburg.at/en/fc-red-bull-salzburg/news/saison_2016_17/that-was-the-2016-17-austrian-bundesliga-season.html |title=FC Red Bull Salzburg - That was the 2016/17 Austrian Bundesliga season! |publisher=FC Red Bull Salzburg |date=5 June 2017 |access-date=6 June 2021}}
• Austrian Cup: 2016–17{{cite news|url=https://www.oefb.at/cup/Spiel/2030579/?SK-Rapid-Wien-vs-FC-Red-Bull-Salzburg |title=SK Rapid Wien - FC Red Bull Salzburg |publisher=oefb.at |date=1 June 2017 |access-date=6 June 2021}}

England U16

• Victory Shield: 2008{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/team/first-team/player/47-andre-wisdom |title=Andre Wisdom |publisher=Liverpool F.C |access-date=22 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205015312/http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/team/first-team/player/47-andre-wisdom |archive-date=5 December 2010}}

England U17

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2010

Individual

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2010{{cite news|url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/TechnicalReport/competitions/Under19/01/65/10/43/1651043_DOWNLOAD.pdf |title=2010 UEFA European Under-17 & Under-19 Championships technical reports - Page 37 of 97 |publisher=UEFA |access-date=6 June 2021}}

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20141010041329/http://www.thefa.com/England/All-Teams/Players/W/Andre-Wisdom Profile] at the Football Association website

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