Armaan Wilson

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Armaan Wilson
Armaan Wilson, 2023 HFX Wanderers FC.jpg
Wilson in 2023
Personal information
Full name Armaan Mark Wilson [1]
Date of birth (2002-05-29) May 29, 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Kleinburg, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
SJK Seinäjoki
Youth career
Vaughan Azzurri
Woodbridge Strikers
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2022 Providence Friars 44 (2)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022 Woodbridge Strikers 7 (0)
2023 HFX Wanderers 11 (1)
2024–2025 KTP 29 (4)
2025– SJK 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2025

Armaan Mark Wilson (born May 29, 2002) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Finnish Veikkausliiga club SJK.

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Early life

Wilson played youth soccer with the Woodbridge Strikers, winning the Canadian National Championship in 2015 and the U17 Ontario Cup in 2019, where he was named MVP of the finals. [2] [3]

College career

In 2020, he began attending Providence College, where he played for the men's soccer team. [2] [4] He made his collegiate debut on February 20, 2021 (as the fall 2020 season was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic against the Rhode Island Rams. [2] He scored his first collegiate goal on November 18, 2021, against the Marist Red Foxes in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. [5]

Club career

In 2022, Wilson played with the Woodbridge Strikers in League1 Ontario. [6]

In February 2023, he signed his first professional contract with HFX Wanderers FC of the Canadian Premier League. [7] [8] He made his professional debut on May 6, 2023, in a substitute appearance against Valour FC. [9] On September 8, 2023, he made his first start and also scored his first professional goal in a 1-1 draw with Pacific FC, [10] being named to the CPL Team of the Week afterwards. [11]

In March 2024, he signed with KTP in the Finnish second tier Ykkösliiga. [12] [13] At the end of the season, they won the Ykkösliiga title and secured the promotion to top-tier Veikkausliiga.

In July 2025, Wilson signed with Finnish first tier Veikkausliiga side SJK Seinäjoki until 2027, for an undisclosed fee. [14]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of Toronto FC II player Shafique Wilson. [2]

Career statistics

As of 1 July 2025 [15]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Woodbridge Strikers 2022 League1 Ontario 7070
HFX Wanderers FC 2023 Canadian Premier League 11100111
KTP 2024 Ykkösliiga 2022000222
2025 Veikkausliiga 92215 [b] 0163
Total2944150385
SJK Seinäjoki 2025Veikkausliiga000000
Career total4754150566
  1. Includes Suomen Cup
  2. Includes Finnish League Cup

Honours

KTP

References

  1. "Armaan Wilson Finland profile". Football Association of Finland .
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Armaan Wilson Providence profile". Providence Friars .
  3. "Two second half goals send Woodbridge SC on to U-17 nationals". Ontario Soccer Association . August 29, 2019.
  4. "Men's Soccer Releases Team Captains and Incoming Players For Spring 2021 Season". Providence Friars . January 27, 2021.
  5. "Men's Soccer Defeats Marist In NCAA Tournament First Round, 2-0". Providence Friars . November 18, 2021.
  6. "Armaan Wilson 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario .
  7. "'Ready to take this next big step': Wanderers sign Canadian U-21 Armaan Wilson". HFX Wanderers FC . February 22, 2023.
  8. Jacques, John (February 22, 2023). "Wanderers Add Canadian Midfielder Armaan Wilson". Northern Tribune.
  9. "Stories of the Match: Wanderers play to scoreless draw at Valour FC". HFX Wanderers FC . May 7, 2023.
  10. O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (September 9, 2023). "Match Analysis: Heavily-rotated Wanderers bag away point in hard-fought draw with Pacific". Canadian Premier League .
  11. "Wanderers Henry, Ferrazzo and Wilson named to CPL Team of the Week". Canadian Premier League . September 11, 2023.
  12. Kalin, Lassi (March 28, 2024). "Kanadalainen Armaan Wilson KTP:hen – "Iso, nopea ja vahva", kuvaa Ikävalko tulijaa" [Canadian Armaan Wilson to KTP - "Big, fast and strong", describes the Ikävalko newcomer]. Kymen Sanomat (in Finnish).
  13. Kopakkala, Timo (March 28, 2024). "KTP löysi Kanadasta haluamansa pelaajan - "Iso, nopea ja vahva"" [KTP found the player they wanted in Canada - "Big, fast and strong"]. KTP (in Finnish).
  14. "SJK teki hankinnan keskikentälle – Armaan Wilson siirtyy KTP:stä Seinäjoelle" [SJK made a midfield acquisition - Armaan Wilson moves from KTP to Seinäjoki]. Ilkka-Pohjalainen (in Finnish). July 3, 2025.
  15. Armaan Wilson at Soccerway