Marcus Antony Wyllie (born 16 July 1999) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for club Gillingham.

Career

Early career

Born in Cyprus, Wyllie began his career in Cyprus with

APOEL APOEL FC (; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") is a Cypriot professio ...

, moving to England at the age of 17. Upon returning to England, Wyllie played non-league football with Chesham United Reserves, Risborough Rangers,

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and

Enfield Town Enfield is a large town in north London, England, north of Charing Cross. It had a population of 333,587 in 2021. It includes the areas of Botany Bay, Brimsdown, Bulls Cross, Bullsmoor, Bush Hill Park, Clay Hill, Crews Hill, Enfield Hig ...

Gillingham

Wyllie signed for Gillingham for an undisclosed fee in July 2024, his first full-time professional contract. Prior to turning professional with Gillingham, he worked in a Special Education school. Gillingham manager Mark Bonner said he was looking forward to working with Wyllie. Wyllie made his professional debut on 13 August 2024 as a 66th minute substitute in a 3–1 away defeat to

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in the

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of the

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. He scored his first goal for the team in a 3–1 defeat to Crystal Palace under-21s in the

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. On 14 March 2025, Wyllie joined

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side

Dagenham & Redbridge Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club (), often known simply as Dagenham and abbreviated when written to Dag & Red, is a professional association football club based in Dagenham, Greater London, England that play in the , the sixth level of the En ...

on loan for the remainder of the season. He made his debut for the side as a 69th minute substitute in a 1–3 league loss to Tamworth the following day.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wyllie, Marcus 1999 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football forwards APOEL FC players Chesham United F.C. players Risborough Rangers F.C. players Berkhamsted F.C. players Enfield Town F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players Spartan South Midlands Football League players Southern Football League players Isthmian League players English Football League players English expatriate men's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus 21st-century English sportsmen