Samuel Wilson (footballer)

Samuel Wilson
Personal information
Full name Samuel Israel Wilson Rostrán
Date of birth (1983-04-09) April 9, 1983
Place of birth Chinandega, Nicaragua
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Real Estelí
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2003 Chinandega (13)
2003–2004 Walter Ferretti (1)
2005–2006 Scorpión (10)
2006– Real Estelí (76)
2007 Atlético Olanchano 4 (0)
National team‡
2001– Nicaragua 29 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 January 2014.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 January 2014

Samuel Israel Wilson Rostrán (born on April 9, 1983) is a Nicaraguan footballer who plays for Real Estelí in the Primera División de Nicaragua.

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
1. 10 February 2007 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador  El Salvador 1–1 1–2 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup
2. 15 February 2007 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador  Honduras 1–3 1–9 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup
3. 29 January 2009 Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras  Guatemala 1–0 2–0 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup
4. 2–0

References

  1. ↑ En busca de su gol 100 – El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ Jarquín Soto, Francisco (2007-08-14). "Frustrante: Debut de Wilson en Honduras". La Prensa. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
  3. ↑ Samuel llega a 100 goles – El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ Samuel Wilson – FIFA competition record
  5. ↑ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2001 – Details – RSSSF
  6. ↑ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007 – Details – RSSSF
  7. ↑ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 – Details – RSSSF
  8. ↑ Copa Centroamericana 2011 (UNCAF Nations Cup) – RSSSF
  9. ↑ HISTÓRICA VICTORIA DE BELICE 2–1 A NICARAGUA – UNCAF (in Spanish)
  10. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 – Full Details – RSSSF
  11. ↑ "Nicaragua shocks Guatemala 2–0 to claim last berth in CONCACAF Gold Cup". CONCACAF. 2009-01-29. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
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