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Armaan Wilson

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Armaan Wilson
Personal information
Full name Armaan Mark Wilson[1]
Date of birth (2002-05-29) May 29, 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Kleinburg, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
KTP
Youth career
Vaughan Azzurri
Woodbridge Strikers
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Providence Friars 44 (2)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 Woodbridge Strikers 7 (0)
2023 HFX Wanderers 11 (1)
2024– KTP 20 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2024

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

Early life

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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

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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

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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.

Personal life

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

Career statistics

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As of 21 October 2024[14]
Club Season League Cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Woodbridge Strikers 2022 League1 Ontario 7 0 7 0
HFX Wanderers FC 2023 Canadian Premier League 11 1 0 0 0 0 11 1
KTP 2024 Ykkösliiga 20 2 2 0 0 0 22 2
Career total 38 3 2 0 0 0 40 3
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup

Honours

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KTP

References

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  1. ^ "Armaan Wilson Finland profile". Football Association of Finland.
  2. ^ a b c d "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. ^ Armaan Wilson at Soccerway
  15. ^ KTP varmisti sarjanousun Veikkausliigaan, Yle, 6 October 2024
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