Even if you are a football fan, you might not be much familiar with Billy Wingrove. Yet, there’s every reason you may have heard about this Football freestyler during one of the chats with your football fanatic pals. Blessed with some unrivaled talent and a magical foot, Billy Wingrove is also a part of the famous football freestyle Youtube channel F2Freestylers that involves his friend and fellow freestyler, Jeremy Lynch.
Wingrove carried the football in his DNA, with Billy Wingrove’s father Alan briefly playing with the famous English club, Tottenham Hotspur. His cousin was also one of the professional footballers, who played for Arsenal. Furthermore, this club signed Wingrove as a professional “Football Freestyler”.
He began performing freestyle football in a young age to earn money, and also showcased this talent in various coachings in the community programs, and on the field during halftime and pre-match entertainment for a list of Premier League games.
Freestyling Football Duo F2Freestylers
Born William Jonathan Wingrove, going by the pseudonym Billy Wingrove, the footballer manages the famous F2Freestylers YouTube channel with his friend and partner, Jeremy. The duo has over 13.6 million followers on their Youtube channel and frequently collaborate with world-famous athletes like Lionel Messi, Eden Hazard, Neymar, and Luis Suarez.
Recently, Wingrove has collaborated with NFL sensation Odell Beckham Jr. In most of their videos, you can see him doing random football pranks and challenges. Besides, the duo have recreated some of the best goals scored ever in the history of world football.
It’s not just about Youtube, F2 Freestylers duo have also played traditional soccer at famous stadiums like Old Trafford, White hart lane, and even Stamford Bridge.
Additionally, they have appeared at highly celebrated football events to showcase football skills and their impeccable talent, including the Ballon d’Or awards. On the other hand, the duo have also joined hands with the various Soccer Aid charity football events over the past few years.
F2Freestylers duo have got some big names like Nike, Adidas, Coca-Cola, O2, Barclaycard, and Disney in their endorsement list.
Billy Wingrove and Jeremy lynch
Billy Wingrove joined hands with Lynch to kickstart their dream project F2Freestylers – ultimate soccer skills channel on Youtube in 2011. Before that, Wingrove used to serve as a freestyle football player for various community coaching programs with Tottenham Hotspur.
The British duo and amateur footballers, Billy Wingrove and Jeremy Lynch, entertain their fans and footballing family with some handy football tips and tricks on their You Tube channel. They are now counted amongst some of the best Youtube freestyle footballers out there. Seeing that, one can easily guess about unparalleled skills and talent possessed by both the stars.
The former amateur footballers, Billy and Jeremy also volunteered for the banking firm Santander UK in their quest to help the underprivileged school kids that got marred by the recent pandemic crisis. During the campaign, they promoted literacy and enhanced physical activity for these students. They also intend to establish soccer schools for underprivileged kids in future.
Tottenham & Footballing Career
Wingrove is already a semi-professional soccer player who has represented a number of professional football clubs in traditional football, where he showcased his freestyle skills at forward and midfielder positions. At the age of twelve, he played for Tottenham Hotspur F.C. on a trial basis for six weeks.
At the time, the administration of this premier league club quoted him as too small and weak to play football and Billy Wingrove -Tottenham affair ended before even getting a head start. This freestyle football player then began his career as a young player for Enfield Town F.C., then a semi-professional with Ware F.C.
By nineteen, he was earning significantly more money as a freestyle footballer at many high profile footballing events than as a semi-pro. As a result, he chose to become a full time football freestyler. Interestingly, Billy Wingrove became the first professional freestyle footballer for Tottenham, playing at commercial, charitable, and corporate events for the club.
Billy Wingrove – Age, Height, Wiki & Quick Facts
On December 17, 1982, Billy Wingrove was born in London, United Kingdom. As of now, Billy Wingrove’s age is 39 years. His father has played for Tottenham Hotspur club, while his cousin is a former Arsenal squad player. He has even remarked on Twitter that his father comes as the most significant source of inspiration for him. Billy Wingrove’s height is around 5ft 6 inches and he is further blessed with an athletic built.
He began to learn more freestyle football techniques as he grew up and further went on to join a particular group of Freestyle soccer players in London. After gaining some considerable improvement in his freestyling skills, he chose to participate in the Nike freestyle competition held in London’s Earls Court district, where he placed in the semi-finals out of 6,000 competitors.
In 2003, Billy Wingrove started showcasing his freestyle professional soccer tricks professionally on famous Television channels like Sky Sports, BBC, and Nickelodeon. Besides, he has some short spells of association with famous football clubs like Enfield (from 2002 till 2004), Ware (from 2004 till 2009), Chestnut Corinthians (from 2009 till 2010), Hoddesdon Town (from 2010 till 2014), Broxbourne Borough (from 2014 till 2015) and Aylesbury United (2015 onwards) where he played only in the Domestic League.
Real Name | William Jonathan Wingrove |
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Popular Name | Billy Wingrove |
Date of Birth | December 17, 1982 |
Age | 39 years ( as of 2021) |
Weight | 78 kg |
Height | 5’6″ |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Nickname | Billy |
Occupation | Football Freestyler, Youtuber, Social media influencer |
Hair color | Black |
Eye color | Black |
Billy Wingrove – Family
Not many details are available regarding Billy Wingrove’s parents. Still, it’s a confirmed fact that he belongs to an affluent family based in London, United Kingdom. Billy Wingrove’s father played professional soccer for Tottenham Hotspur and his cousin featured for Arsenal team in several matches. He lost his father in November 2016, and in his memory, he even got a tattoo on his body.
Billy married Katie on 12 June 2005 and the duo have three lovely kids named Amelie, Roman, and Dustie. Furthermore, Billy Wingrove’s son Roman is an aspiring footballer and he is currently featuring in the various local junior football tournaments.
Billy Wingrove – Tiktok, Instagram, Twitter, & Youtube Stats
Billy isn’t much active individually on Tiktok. And most of his freestyle videos comes along with his F2Freestylers (Ultimate Soccer Skills Channel) partner Jeremy on their official Tiktok account. Besides, his mammoth 973k Instagram followers list speaks volumes about his popularity as a social media influencer.
His Youtube channel named “The Wingrove family” currently has more than 371k subscribers. In most of his videos, you can see this former professional footballer, Billy, teaching some impeccable football tricks to his fans around the globe. Besides, he also posts regarding his daily life and random trips to some famous tourist spots globally.
Furthermore, his F2Freestylers – Ultimate Soccer Skills Youtube Channel got over 13.6 million subscribers. Here, you can see him performing some tricky football challenges along with his friend and F2Freestylers’ other half, Jeremy Lynch. He is also present on famous social media platform, twitter and has got more than 99.3k followers there.
Billy Wingrove – TV Shows and Movies
Wingrove has also featured in some famous TV shows and documentaries over the past few years. His show ‘F2 Kicks off’ along with partner Jeremy released in 2014. The TV series got rave reviews from both fans and critics across the globe.
Who is Billy Wingrove’s Girlfriend?
Like most of the social media celebrities, Billy Wingrove also prefers to keep his personal and love life private. As of now, he is not dating anyone and is happily married to Katie Wingrove. The couple also has three adorable kids named Amelie, Roman, and Dustie.
Few Unknown Facts about Billy Wingrove
- In several TV commercials, Wingrove has acted as a body double for famous football icons like Lionel Messi, Fernando Torres, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and Alessandro Del Piero.
- He also appeared in TV commercials for O2, Disney, Sky Sports, Barclaycard, and others and a Coca-Cola ad campaign starring Wayne Rooney in mid-2000.
- The F2 duo have also launched their merchandise line with the brand name ‘Rascal’, which features the most comfortable and customized sportswear.
- They have also established their own football management agency, F2 Talent.
- On his Sony Europe Tour in 2012, Billy showcased his freestyling skills for film professionals at the ‘Power of Images’ event in Central London.
- This globally recognized footballer has worked as a football coach. He also coordinated sessions of academy photographs for the Nike sports brand and the Pro Evolution Soccer videogame franchise.
- He serves as a skills coach for the David Beckham Academy, where he trains kids on some handy football techniques.
- Billy also trains children in South Africa about his freestyle tricks in preparation for soccer school. He plays for the Academy’s events and takes part in their UK tours.
- Wingrove is also A.C. Milan professional football club’s global representative. He instructs local kids who come over to the fan parks as well as those who attend the Milan Junior Camp Soccer schools.
- He has been named Sport England’s ‘Sporting Champion’ for his inspirational work in sports, instructing youngsters on projects all around the United Kingdom and motivating and encouraging them to practise, learn, and stay dedicated to achieving their goals.
- Billy is the skills ambassador for the Grassroots football live show, at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre.
- He is the first freestyler to have three Guinness World Records under his name.
- Children enrolled in the ‘Billy Wingrove Soccer Academy’ at the London Soccerdome are taught freestyle footballer tactics and ball-handling by Billy himself.
Billy Wingrove – Net Worth Estimates
Billy is one of the richest football freestylers in the world. Discussing his net worth in 2020, it reached to a huge figure of $1.5 Million. His current net worth as of 2021 is estimated to be more than $2 Million.
Billy Wingrove’s house is located right in the heart of London. Besides, Billy Wingrove’s car collection includes several high-end cars like BMW, Mercedes, and Volvo.
His income sources can be divided into the following segments on per annum estimates:
- Youtube ($70k-$125k)
- Instagram ($60k-$250k)
- Sponsored content ($200k-$500k)
- Endorsements ($250k-$600k)
What is He Doing Now?
As of now, Billy Wingrove is doing what he does best – entertaining his fans with some crazy football freestyling challenges and tricks. Besides, he indulges in some charitable community coaching programs for Tottenham hotspurs. And here, he also trains local kids with some handy football techniques and skills.