Stuart Wise (born 4 April 1984) is an English former

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who plays for

Stokesley Stokesley is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It lies within the Historic counties of England, historic county boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire, on the River Leven, North Yorkshire, River Leven. An Wards and ...

as a defender and a striker. He started his career with

York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system, as of the 2024–25 seas ...

, making his

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debut in 2002. He played 35 games for York before leaving in 2004 to continue his career as a

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. In 2023, he began coaching young players in his own academy W2 Football Academy.

Career

Born in

Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ), colloquially known as Boro, is a port town in the Borough of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. Lying to the south of the River Tees, Middlesbrough forms part of the Teesside Built up area, built-up area and the Tees Va ...

, Wise began his career with the

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after signing as a schoolboy. He made his

debut as a substitute in a 2–1 defeat to

Luton Town Luton Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club from Luton, Bedfordshire, England. The club currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. Nicknamed "The Hatters", L ...

on 23 February 2002 and impressed manager Terry Dolan. He signed a professional contract with York in May 2003. He was substituted in a 1–0 victory over

Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town Association Football Club is a professional association football club based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. They compete in , the third tier of English football league system, English football. Huddersfield Town we ...

in August after suffering a knee injury. He made his return in a 2–1 defeat to

Rochdale Rochdale ( ) is a town in Greater Manchester, England, and the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale. In the United Kingdom 2021 Census, 2021 Census, the town had a population of 111,261, compared to 223,773 for the wid ...

, before being sent off following a fracas with Paul Connor. He scored after five minutes against

Leyton Orient Leyton Orient Football Club, commonly referred to as Orient, is a professional association football club based in Leyton, Waltham Forest, London, England. The team compete in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. ...

in May 2004, which finished as a 2–1 defeat, a result that confirmed York's relegation to the

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. He was told to lose weight to win a new contract at the end of the 2003–04 season, although he decided to leave the club and enroll on a machinery qualification and play as a

. He made 35 appearances for York in all competitions. Wise later played

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with West Auckland Town and

Gateshead Gateshead () is a town in the Gateshead Metropolitan Borough of Tyne and Wear, England. It is on the River Tyne's southern bank. The town's attractions include the twenty metre tall Angel of the North sculpture on the town's southern outskirts, ...

. He plays for Northern League Division Two team

as of 2010. In July 2023, Wise and David Wheater set up W2 Football Academy for boys and girls aged 5 to 11 with the duo coaching them.

Style of play

Wise is a pacy player who started his career as a

central defender In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...

, before playing as a striker.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wise, Stuart 1984 births Living people Footballers from Middlesbrough English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football forwards Men's association football utility players York City F.C. players West Auckland Town F.C. players Gateshead F.C. players Stokesley Sports Club F.C. players English Football League players Northern Premier League players Northern Football League players 21st-century English sportsmen