Roan Wilson | |
Fullname: | Roan Roberto Wilson Gordon[1] |
Birth Date: | 1 May 2002 |
Birth Place: | Limón, Costa Rica |
Height: | 1.84 m |
Position: | Midfielder |
Currentclub: | Chaves (on loan from Gil Vicente) |
Clubnumber: | 14 |
Years1: | 2017–2021 |
Clubs1: | Limón |
Caps1: | 48 |
Goals1: | 2 |
Years2: | 2021–2022 |
Clubs2: | Municipal Grecia |
Caps2: | 45 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Years3: | 2023– |
Clubs3: | Gil Vicente |
Caps3: | 14 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Years4: | 2024– |
Clubs4: | → Chaves (loan) |
Caps4: | 6 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
Nationalteam1: | Costa Rica U17 |
Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2022– |
Nationalteam2: | Costa Rica |
Nationalcaps2: | 8 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 00:14, 29 May 2024 (UTC) |
Nationalteam-Update: | 00:14, 11 October 2023 (UTC) |
Roan Roberto Wilson Gordon (born 1 May 2002) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Portuguese club Chaves on loan from Gil Vicente, and the Costa Rica national team.
Wilson began at his hometown club Limón. At 13 he bet his coach a car that he would make it to the professional level.[2] He became one of the young players to earn the most playing minutes at the club.[3] However after financial mismanagement and relegation the club was unable to function at the same level.[4] [5]
Wilson was able to join Municipal Grecia on a free transfer in 2021. After a period of time to acclimate, such was Wilson’s form that he garnered interest from abroad, and a bid for his services from an unnamed Polish club was turned down in March 2022.[6]
In January 2023 Wilson signed for Portuguese club Gil Vicente F.C. on a free transfer.[7]
Born in Costa Rica, Wilson is of Jamaican descent.[8] He was called up to the Costa Rica national team for the crucial 2022 FIFA World Cup intercontinental qualifying eliminator match against New Zealand in May 2022, which Costa Rica ultimately won 1–0.[9] He made his senior debut on 3 June 2022 in a match against Panama.[10] He was called up to the final 26-man Costa Rica squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[11] At the tournament, he played for a few minutes by entering as a substitute against Germany.[12]