EWAN WILSON can't believe he's gone from getting hammered by Arthurlie to a League Cup semi-final at Hampden with Motherwell in just five months.
The full-back is in Kazakhstan for Scotland Under-21's final group game, where they need to collect three points and pray that Hungary can win in Belgium to secure Euro 2025 play-off spot.
But the fact Wilson is even with the young Scots is part of a remarkable quickfire journey that has taken him from the sixth tier of Scottish football on loan at Beith to a semi-final with Rangers after fearing he would be lost to the game.
Wilson was sent to the West of Scotland Premier Division side after a frustrating loan spell at Stirling turned sour.
By his own admission the left-back wasn't in a good place and had weight issues when he was sent to the Ayrshire school of tough knocks.
The 19-year-old's final game saw Beith losing 5-0 to Arthurlie at Barrhead's Dunterlie Park in May and he is now established as one of the best young players in the Premiership.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة October 15, 2024 من Daily Record.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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