Samuel Wilson (footballer)

Samuel Wilson

Personal information
Full name	Samuel Israel Wilson Rostrán
Date of birth	(1983-04-09) April 9, 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Chinandega, Nicaragua
Position(s)	Striker
Team 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		(22)
2007	Atlético Olanchano	4	(0)
2008–2017	Real Estelí		(90)
2017–2018	UNAN Managua	28	(3)
2018–2019	Walter Ferretti	29	(0)
2019–2020	Juventus F.C.	10	(0)
International career
2001–2013	Nicaragua	29	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 August 2017

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Wilson and the second or maternal family name is Rostrán.

Samuel Israel Wilson Rostrán (born April 9, 1983) is a Nicaraguan footballer who plays for UNAN Managua in the Nicaraguan Primera División.

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 (archived)
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. Archived from the original on 2009-02-02. Retrieved 2009-01-29.

External links

• Samuel Wilson at National-Football-Teams.com
• Samuel Wilson at Soccerway