Curtis Tilt

Curtis Anthony Tilt (born 4 August 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Wigan Athletic, on loan from Rotherham United. Born in England, he represented Jamaica at international level.

Club Career

Born in Walsall, Tilt was working in a quarry and had largely stopped playing football when he was spotted by Gornal Athletic playing in a tournament organised by Sporting Khalsa. After one season with Gornal he left to join Tipton Town in the summer of 2013, but then moved on again to Halesowen Town in September of the same year. After two seasons with Halesowen, Tilt moved on to Hednesford Town in 2015, before signing for Wrexham in June 2016, and moving on loan to Forest Green Rovers in March 2017. He signed for Blackpool in June 2017.

Tilt signed for Rotherham United on 31 January 2020 for an undisclosed fee.

In October 2020 he moved on loan to Wigan Athletic. On 30 January 2021, Tilt rejoined Wigan Athletic on loan for the remainder of the 2020-21 season. He scored his first goal for Wigan in a 3-2 loss to AFC Wimbledon on 6 February 2021.

He re-joined Wigan Athletic on loan on 31 August 2021.