1. Andre Alexander Shaquille Wisdom was born on 9 May 1993 and is an English professional footballer who plays as a right back or centre back.
25 Facts About Andre Wisdom
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Andre Wisdom made his debut for the club in 2012 before enjoying loan spells with Derby County, West Bromwich Albion, Norwich City, and Red Bull Salzburg.
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Andre Wisdom left Liverpool in 2017 to spend four seasons with Derby County.
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Andre Wisdom has played for and captained the England youth teams at various levels, and was part of the squad which won the UEFA European Under-17 Championship in 2010.
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Andre Wisdom was born to Jamaican parents in Leeds, West Yorkshire, and grew up in the suburb of Chapeltown.
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Andre Wisdom studied at Abbey Grange Church of England Academy.
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Andre Wisdom 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.
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Andre Wisdom progressed through the youth teams at Liverpool before featuring for the club's reserve team.
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Andre Wisdom was rewarded for his progress with an extension to his contract by newly appointed manager Kenny Dalglish in the summer of 2011.
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Andre Wisdom 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.
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On 9 January 2013, Andre Wisdom signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool.
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On 22 October 2013, Andre Wisdom signed a season-long loan at Championship club Derby County in order to progress his development.
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On 22 July 2014, Andre Wisdom joined West Bromwich Albion on a season-long loan and was assigned the number 2 shirt.
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On 3 July 2017, Andre Wisdom joined Derby County on a permanent basis.
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Andre Wisdom scored his first ever league goal on 16 February 2021 to secure Derby's last-minute win away to Wycombe Wanderers in the Championship.
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On 22 September 2023, Andre Wisdom signed for National League North club Warrington Town.
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On 21 August 2024, Andre Wisdom signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Derry City until the end of their season in November.
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Andre Wisdom was called up to the England Under-16 squad for the Victory Shield tournament in the autumn of 2008.
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Andre Wisdom was selected for the final squad along with fellow Liverpool teammate and captain Conor Coady.
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Andre 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.
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Andre Wisdom 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.
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Andre 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.
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Andre Wisdom returned to the squad a year later for the crucial Play-off games versus Serbia but withdrew after sustaining a shoulder injury.
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Andre 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.
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In June 2020, Andre Wisdom was taken to hospital after being stabbed in an "unprovoked assault and robbery" while visiting relatives in Toxteth, Liverpool.