Will Vaulks

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Will Vaulks (born 13 September 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championship club Rotherham United.

Will Vaulks
Personal information
Full name William Robert Vaulks[1]
Date of birth (1993-09-13) 13 September 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Wirral, England
Position(s) Central midfielder, Right back
Team information
Current team
Rotherham United
Number 4
Youth career
Tranmere Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Tranmere Rovers 0 (0)
2012–2013Workington (loan) 19 (1)
2013–2016 Falkirk 108 (10)
2016– Rotherham United 86 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:32, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Wirral, Vaulks kicked off his career with League One club Tranmere Rovers and was loaned out to Workington for the 2012–13 season. On February 2013, following a clause in his contract, he signed for Scottish Championship side Falkirk.[2] In the following January, he was called to a trial by English Championship club Blackburn Rovers.[3]

Due to his good performances for Falkirk, he was named in the PFA Scotland Team of the Year for the Scottish Championship in 2013–14.[4] On 10 May 2014, he extended his contract with Falkirk until the end of May 2017.[5]

On 22 July 2016 Vaulks signed for Rotherham United.[6] He scored on his Rotherham debut in a 2-2 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers on 6 August 2016.[7]

He is a supporter of Newcastle United.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 May 2018[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tranmere Rovers 2012–13 League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Workington (loan) 2012–13 Conference North 19 1 1 0 20 1
Falkirk 2012–13 Scottish First Division 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2013–14 Scottish Championship 33 1 1 0 3 0 7[a] 0 44 1
2014–15 34 3 5 0 3 0 3[b] 1 45 4
2015–16 35 6 2 1 3 0 5[a] 0 45 7
2016–17 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
Rotherham United 2016–17 Championship 40 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 42 1
2017–18 League One 44 5 1 1 2 0 5[c] 2 52 7
Total 84 6 2 1 3 0 5 2 94 8
Career Total 211 16 11 2 13 1 20 3 255 21
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup and Play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
  3. ^ 2 appearances in the 2017–18 EFL Trophy. 3 appearances in 2017–18 EFL League One play-offs

Honours

Falkirk

Rotherham United

Individual

References

  1. ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2012 and 31/08/2012" (pdf). TheFA.com. August 2012.
  2. ^ "Rover Flow: Former Tranmere centre-back Will Vaulks joins Falkirk for the rest of the season". Liverpoolecho. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Blackburn Rovers take ex-Tranmere defender Will Vaulks on trial fromFalkirk". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  4. ^ "PFA Scotland name their SPFL Teams of the Year". Scotzine. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Falkirk: Will Vaulks extends contract with the Bairns". BBC. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Will Vaulks: Rotherham United sign Falkirk midfielder". BBC Sport. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Rotherham 2-2 Wolves". BBC Sport. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Player set to fulfil dream of playing at St James Park on Saturday". The Mag. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  10. ^ http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/871634/Rotherham-United-Will-Vaulks-Jonjo-Shelvey-Dumbarton-Steven-Gerrard-EFL
  11. ^ Scott, Ged (27 May 2018). "Rotherham United 2–1 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  12. ^ https://www.themillers.co.uk/news/2017/april/read--ward-scoops-double-award-at-201617-season-dinner/