David Wheeler
Football
David Wheeler is a professional football player.
Yes, &, he is also a passionate environmentalist.
Football came first. He started out at Brighton ’s academy in his hometown, continued playing in non-league while studying sports science at Brunel University and wound up at Wycombe via stints with Exeter City and QPR.
Wheeler has been at Wycombe since July 2019. He has made 158 appearances for the club.
The interest in sustainability came later. He had his interest piqued by documentaries like Cowspiracy, What the Health and Before the Flood and, after researching more, decided to use his platform to try and help make a difference.
That process has seen Wheeler become an ambassador for sustainability movements in football Planet League and Football for Future. His efforts have helped make a measurable impact.
Planet League has brought 77 professional football clubs together for the Planet League Cup, which pits football fans against each other in a competition to go green. Three weeks into their five-week competition and over 30,000 actions have been completed, with League Two club Northampton Town leading the way at the top of the Planet League Cup, ahead of Premier League giants Manchester United and West Ham.
Already the challenges have already seen 111,492kg of CO2 saved, 5,624 hours of screentime reduced and 61,728 litres of hot water saved.
“I know personally that if we started to be sponsored by a fossil fuel company or a petrochemicals company, I would say I’m not going to play with that on my shirt,” he tells Mirror Football . “That’s the level that I’m passionate about and believe it in. I don’t think it would be responsible to do that.”
Skilled in Football, Teamwork, Leadership, and Sports Psychology.
David has Media, Marketing, and Communications experience with a BSc in Sports Science and an MSc in Sport Psychology from Brunel University London.
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