Jay Wheeldon

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| fullname = Jonathan Wheeldon

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|8|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = Plymouth, England

| height = 1.85 m

| position = Defender

| currentclub =

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| youthyears1=

| youthclubs1= Swindon Town

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = Exeter City

| youthyears3 =

| youthclubs3 = Plymouth Argyle

| years1 = 2006–2007

| clubs1 = Torquay United

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2008–2011

| clubs2 = Montegnée

| caps2 = 84

| goals2 = 8

| years3 = 2011–2013

| clubs3 = Hungerford Town

| caps3 = 33

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2015–2018

| clubs4 = Calgary Foothills

| caps4 = 40

| goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2019–2020

| clubs5 = Cavalry FC

| caps5 = 32

| goals5 = 0

| totalcaps = 179

| totalgoals = 13

| manageryears1 = 2021–2023

| managerclubs1 = Calgary Foothills

| manageryears2 = 2024-

| managerclubs2 = Cavalry FC (assistant)

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Jonathan "Jay" Wheeldon (born 28 August 1988) is an English football coach and former player who serves as assistant coach of Cavalry FC.

Career

=Early career=

After spending many of his youth years with English academies Exeter City and Plymouth Argyle, Wheeldon signed his first professional contract with Torquay United in League Two. Wheeldon would go on to spend some time in Belgium with Montegnée before returning home to play for non-league club Hungerford Town.

=Calgary Foothills=

From 2015 to 2018 Wheeldon played under his brother, Tommy Wheeldon Jr. with Calgary Foothills. In 2018 the club captured the PDL Championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.totalsoccerproject.com/2018/08/calgary-foothills-fc-win-2018-pdl-championship/|title=Calgary Foothills FC win 2018 PDL championship|first=Stuart|last=Gradon|date=4 August 2018|access-date=6 May 2019|archive-date=11 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511104516/http://www.totalsoccerproject.com/2018/08/calgary-foothills-fc-win-2018-pdl-championship/|url-status=dead}}

=Cavalry FC=

Wheeldon signed with Cavalry FC on 13 March 2019.{{cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/article/cavalry-fc-signs-jay-wheeldon-head-coach-tommy-wheeldon-jr-s-brother|date=13 March 2019|title=Cavalry FC signs defender Jay Wheeldon}} He made his debut in their inaugural game against York9 on 4 May. Wheeldon went on to set an 18 match unbeaten streak in the first season which was the record for any player across the division. Wheeldon re-signed with Cavalry for the 2020 season on 29 January 2020.{{cite web|url=https://cavalryfc.canpl.ca/article/nico-pasquotti-can-and-jay-wheeldon-can-return-for-2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129220605/https://cavalryfc.canpl.ca/article/nico-pasquotti-can-and-jay-wheeldon-can-return-for-2020|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 January 2020|title=Nico Pasquotti (CAN) and Jay Wheeldon (CAN) return for 2020|date=January 29, 2020}} On 26 January 2021, Cavalry announced that Wheeldon had left the club in order to pursue a career in coaching.{{cite web |first1=Marty |last1=Thompson |title=Dominick Zator, Jay Wheeldon highlight list of Cavalry FC departures |url=https://canpl.ca/article/dominick-zator-jay-wheeldon-highlight-list-of-cavalry-fc-departures |publisher=Canadian Premier League |access-date=26 January 2021 |date=26 January 2021}}

Coaching career

Wheeldon began coaching in Calgary 2012 serving as technical director of Calgary Northside SC.{{cite web |title=Jonathan "Jay" Wheeldon profile |url=http://calgaryfoothillssoccer.com/default.asp?id=jonathan-jay-wheeldon---skills-coach&l=1 |publisher=Calgary Foothills FC |access-date=26 January 2021}} In 2013, Wheeldon became manager of the Calgary Foothills Skills Academy, a role he retained after returning to professional football in 2019. By 2021, Wheeldon had completed his Canada Soccer A License, and had previously obtained a UEFA B License moved into the role of technical Director with Calgary Foothills along with becoming head coach of the Calgary Foothills U23 team in June 2021. Wheeldon went on to win the first League1 Alberta season in 2023, before being named assistant coach and technical director with Cavalry FC.

Coaching statistics

The following statistics are for club teams only (playoff and cup matches are included).

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align=left\|Calgary Foothills \|{{Flagu\|CAN}} \|League1 Alberta \|colspan=2\|2023 {{WDL\|9\|7\|2\|0\|for=23\|against=5\|diff=yes}}

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