Nelson Bonilla
Personal information
Full name Nelson Wilfredo Bonilla Sánchez
Date of birth (1990-09-11) 11 September 1990
Place of birth San Salvador, El Salvador[1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Sukhothai
Number 9
Youth career
Nejapa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 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– Sukhothai 9 (4)
International career‡
2012– El Salvador 54 (19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 April 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:07, 5 June 2022 (UTC)

Nelson Wilfredo Bonilla Sánchez (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.

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 the match 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 away to New Zealand in a 2–2 draw.[11] Bonilla's 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 21 January 2020.[15][16]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Alianza 2011–12 Salvadoran Primera División 297———297
2012–13 259———259
2013–14 234———234
Total 7720———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
2020 000000—00
Career total 2008443321020889

International

As of match played 4 June 2022.[16]
El Salvador
YearAppsGoals
201272
201341
201421
2015103
201663
201792
201811
201963
202140
202253
Total5419

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. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 26 May 2012Cotton Bowl, Dallas, United States2 Moldova1–02–0Friendly
2 11 August 2012StubHub Center, Carson, United States5 Guatemala1–01–0
3 27 January 2013Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica10 Belize1–01–02013 Copa Centroamericana
4 18 November 2014Dennis Martínez National Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua13 Nicaragua2–02–0Friendly
5 11 June 2015Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis18 Saint Kitts and Nevis2–22–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 16 June 2015Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador19 Saint Kitts and Nevis2–04–1
7 4–1
8 25 March 201624 Honduras2–22–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
9 28 May 2016RFK Stadium, Washington D.C., United States26 Peru1–21–3Friendly
10 6 September 2016BC Place, Vancouver, Canada29 Canada1–21–32018 FIFA World Cup qualification
11 9 July 2017Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States34 Mexico1–11–32017 CONCACAF Gold Cup
12 16 July 2017Alamodome, San Antonio, United States36 Jamaica1–01–1
13 13 October 2018Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador39 Barbados1–03–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification
14 23 March 201940 Jamaica1–02–0
15 17 June 2019Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica42 Curaçao1–01–02019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
16 7 September 2019Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador45 Saint Lucia3–03–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
17 30 January 2022Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras51 Honduras1–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
18 4 June 2022Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador54 Grenada1–03–12022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A
19 2–1

References

  1. 1 2 "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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