Samuel Wilson (footballer)
Samuel Israel Wilson Rostrán (born April 9, 1983) is a Nicaraguan footballer who plays for UNAN Managua in the Nicaraguan Primera División.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Samuel Israel Wilson Rostrán | ||
Date of birth | April 9, 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Chinandega, Nicaragua | ||
Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | UNAN Managua | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2003 | Chinandega | (13) | |
2003–2004 | Walter Ferretti | (1) | |
2005–2006 | Scorpión | (10) | |
2006–2007 | Real Estelí | ||
2007 | Atlético Olanchano | 4 | (0) |
2008–2017 | Real Estelí | ||
2017– | UNAN Managua | 3 | (0) |
National team | |||
2001–2013 | Nicaragua | 29 | (4) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 August 2017 |
Club career
Samuel Wilson was born in Chinandega Nicaragua, he is an Afro-Nicaraguan. He started his career at local team Chinandega[1] and played for Walter Ferretti and Scorpión and had a short spell abroad with Atlético Olanchano in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras.[2] He has been with Estelí since the 2006–07 season.
On 12 January 2014, Wilson scored his 100th goal in a league game against his first club, Chinandega.[3]
International career
Wilson made his debut for Nicaragua in a May 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup match against El Salvador and has, as of December 2013, earned a total of 29 caps, scoring 4 goals. He has represented his country in 6 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[4] and played at the 2001,[5] 2007,[6] 2009,[7] 2011[8] and 2013 UNCAF Nations Cups[9] as well as at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[10]
He scored a brace as Nicaragua defeated Guatemala to take fifth place in the UNCAF Nations Cup 2009.[11]
International goals
- Scores and results list Nicaragua's goal tally first.
N. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 10 February 2007 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup | |
2. | 15 February 2007 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | 1–3 | 1–9 | 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup | |
3. | 29 January 2009 | Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup | |
4. | 2–0 |
References
- En busca de su gol 100 – El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
- Jarquín Soto, Francisco (2007-08-14). "Frustrante: Debut de Wilson en Honduras". La Prensa. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
- Samuel llega a 100 goles – El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
- Samuel Wilson – FIFA competition record
- UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2001 – Details – RSSSF
- UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007 – Details – RSSSF
- UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 – Details – RSSSF
- Copa Centroamericana 2011 (UNCAF Nations Cup) – RSSSF
- HISTÓRICA VICTORIA DE BELICE 2–1 A NICARAGUA – UNCAF (in Spanish)
- CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 – Full Details – RSSSF
- "Nicaragua shocks Guatemala 2–0 to claim last berth in CONCACAF Gold Cup". CONCACAF. 2009-01-29. Archived from the original on 2009-02-02. Retrieved 2009-01-29.