{"id":33630,"date":"2025-11-26T12:00:31","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T12:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gateshead-fc.com\/?p=33630"},"modified":"2025-11-26T11:52:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T11:52:35","slug":"aidan-elliott-wheeler-joins-gateshead-on-loan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gateshead-fc.com\/aidan-elliott-wheeler-joins-gateshead-on-loan\/","title":{"rendered":"Aidan Elliott-Wheeler joins Gateshead on loan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Gateshead FC is delighted to confirm the loan signing of Oxford United defender Aidan Elliott-Wheeler.<\/h1>\n<p>The wing-back joins The Heed from the EFL Championship side on temporary terms until January 4, 2026, having spent the 2024\/25 season on loan in the Enterprise National League North and South with Oxford City and Salisbury, racking up a combined 27 league appearances.<\/p>\n<p>Captain of Oxford United&#8217;s under-21 side, Elliott-Wheeler made his senior debut for The U&#8217;s in September 2023 at the age of 17 and has also spent time on loan with Banbury United and Hemel Hempstead Town in recent seasons.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy alignnone size-medium wp-image-33637\" src=\"https:\/\/gateshead-fc.com\/wp-content\/themes\/gateshead-fc\/assets\/images\/loading.png\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gateshead-fc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3O5A0024-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-33637\" src=\"https:\/\/gateshead-fc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3O5A0024-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I want to prove to myself and to other people that I&#8217;m not a step two player,&#8221; <\/em>said Elliott-Wheeler.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I want to come here and prove to the gaffer, and to anyone that&#8217;s had doubts, that I can play this level and stand out as well.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I want to be a bit of a leader at the back &#8211; I don&#8217;t want [the lads] to see myself as a young lad who is quiet, and I think I&#8217;ll be able to show that in the coming weeks.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;I want to prove I can play this level&quot; \ud83d\ude24 | Aidan Elliott-Wheeler joins Gateshead | INTERVIEW\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dH6QXjz_OI0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to Gateshead, Aidan!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gateshead FC is delighted to confirm the loan signing of Oxford United defender Aidan Elliott-Wheeler. 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