Nelson Bonilla

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Nelson Bonilla
Personal information
Full name Nelson David Bonilla Rivera
Date of birth (1990-09-11) 11 September 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth San Salvador, El Salvador
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Sukhothai
Number 9
Youth career
–2009 Nejapa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2014 Alianza 77 (20)
2014–2015 Viitorul Constanța 25 (7)
2015–2016 Zira 29 (14)
2016–2017 Nacional 14 (2)
2017 → Gaziantep BB (Loan) 3 (0)
2017 Oliveirense 6 (2)
2018 Sukhothai 33 (25)
2019–2021 Bangkok United 20 (16)
2020–2021 → Port (loan) 20 (6)
2021–2022 Port 21 (6)
2022–2023 Alianza 7 (2)
2023 Chiangrai United 12 (4)
2023–2024 Sukhothai 25 (8)
International career‡
2012– El Salvador 62 (20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 April 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:00, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

Nelson David Bonilla Rivera (born 11 September 1990) [1] [2] is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays as a striker for Thai League 1 club Sukhothai and the El Salvador national team.

Contents

Career

Club

Alianza

Bonilla scored his first goal for Alianza against Atlético Marte on 13 August 2011. He scored both goals against Águila on 11 September 2011, the match ended 2–1 to Alianza. [3] He scored the only goal against Juventud Independiente on 2 November 2011. On 27 November 2011 he scored a 54th-minute equaliser against Firpo in a match that ended 1–1. [4] On 22 January, he scored the winning goal against Juventud Independiente in the 60th minute, the match ended 2–1. [5] On 5 February 2012, he scored the first goal in a 3–1 defeat against Águila. [6]

Viitorul

In July 2014, Bonilla signed with Romanian club Viitorul Constanța. [7]

Zira

On 31 August 2015, Bonilla signed a two-year contract with Zira FK of the Azerbaijan Premier League. [8] On 23 May 2016, Zira announced that Bonilla had extended his contract with the club for an additional season. [9]

Nacional

On 16 June 2016, it was announced that Bonilla would leave Zira to join Portuguese club Nacional. [10]

International

Bonilla made his debut for El Salvador on 23 May 2012 in a 2–2 away draw against New Zealand. [11] Bonilla scored his first goal for El Salvador on 27 May 2012 against Moldova, with his team going on to win 2–0. [12] [13] [14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 May 2023. [15] [16]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Alianza 2011–12 Salvadoran Primera División 297———297
2012–13 259———259
2013–14 234———234
Total7720———7720
Viitorul Constanța 2014–15 Liga I 25700——257
Zira 2015–16 Azerbaijan Premier League 291423——3117
Nacional 2016–17 Primeira Liga 1421010—162
Gaziantep B.B. 2016–17 TFF First League 3000——30
Sukhothai 2018 Thai League 1 32250012—3327
Bangkok United 2019 20161110102317
Port (loan) 2020–21 20633——239
Port 2021–22 216111010247
Alianza 2022–23 Salvadoran Primera División 72——0072
Chiangrai United 2022–23 Thai League 1 12420——144
Career total2601021074220276111

International

As of match played 9 June 2024. [16]
El Salvador
YearAppsGoals
201272
201341
201421
2015103
201663
201792
201811
201963
202140
202283
202451
Total6220

International goals

Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first. [16]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
126 May 2012 Cotton Bowl, Dallas, United States2Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 1–02–0 Friendly
211 August 2012 StubHub Center, Carson, United States5Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 1–01–0
327 January 2013 Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica10Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Belize 1–01–0 2013 Copa Centroamericana
418 November 2014 Dennis Martínez National Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua13Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 2–02–0Friendly
511 June 2015 Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis18Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 2–22–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
616 June 2015 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador19Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 2–04–1
74–1
825 March 201624Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 2–22–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
928 May 2016 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States26Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 1–21–3Friendly
106 September 2016 BC Place, Vancouver, Canada29Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1–21–32018 FIFA World Cup qualification
119 July 2017 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States34Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1–11–3 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup
1216 July 2017 Alamodome, San Antonio, United States36Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 1–01–1
1313 October 2018Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador39Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 1–03–0 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification
1423 March 201940Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 1–02–0
1517 June 2019 Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica42Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao 1–01–0 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
167 September 2019Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador45Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 3–03–0 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
1730 January 2022 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras51Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 1–02–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
184 June 2022Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador54Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 1–03–1 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A
192–1
209 June 2024 Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname62Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3–13–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

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References

  1. ↑ "Nelson Bonilla :: Nelson Wilfredo Bonilla Sánchez – Alianza FC – Statistics". footballzz.co.uk. 27 May 2012. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019.
  2. ↑ FIFA.com
  3. ↑ "N. Bonilla". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "Primera Division – Alianza vs Firpo". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  5. ↑ "Primera Division – Alianza vs Juventud Independiente". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "Primera Division – Alianza vs Águila". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  7. ↑ "Nelson Bonilla es presentado en el FC Viitorul Constanta".
  8. ↑ "Nelson Bonilla Zirə də". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). 31 August 2015. Archived from the original on 1 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "Zirə 5 futbolçi ilə yeni müqavilə imzaladı". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). 23 May 2016.
  10. ↑ "Bonilla jugará en el Nacional de Portugal". edhdeportes.com (in Spanish). 16 June 2016.
  11. ↑ "New Zealand draw 2–2 in friendly with El Salvador". Taipei Times. 23 May 2012.
  12. ↑ "El Salvador vs. Moldova – 27 May 2012 – Soccerway". 11 January 2012.
  13. ↑ "Nelson Bonilla pidió no ser convocado a la selección".
  14. ↑ "Bonilla anuncia que no volverá a la selección si hay reelección en FESFUT".
  15. ↑ "N.Bonilla". Soccerway.
  16. 1 2 3 "Nelson Bonilla". National Football Teams.
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