Armaan Wilson
{{short description|Canadian soccer player}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=December 2022}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Armaan Wilson
|image = File:Armaan Wilson, 2023 HFX Wanderers FC.jpg
|caption = Wilson in 2023
|fullname = Armaan Mark Wilson{{cite web|url=https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/person/1154723/player/results|title=Armaan Wilson Finland profile|work=Football Association of Finland}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|5|29|mf=yes}}
|birth_place = Kleinburg, Ontario, Canada
|height = {{height|ft=6|in=3}}
|position = Midfielder
|currentclub = SJK Seinäjoki
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|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 = Vaughan Azzurri
|youthyears2 =
|youthclubs2 = Woodbridge Strikers
|youthyears3 =
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|collegeyears1 = 2020–2022
|college1 = Providence Friars
|collegecaps1 = 44
|collegegoals1 = 2
|years1 = 2022 |clubs1 = Woodbridge Strikers |caps1 = 7 |goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2023 |clubs2 = HFX Wanderers |caps2 = 11 |goals2 = 1
|years3 = 2024–2025 |clubs3 = KTP |caps3 = 29 |goals3 = 4
|years4 = 2025– |clubs4 = SJK |caps4 = 0 |goals4 = 0
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|club-update = 1 July 2025
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Armaan Mark Wilson (born May 29, 2002) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Finnish Veikkausliiga club SJK.
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.ontariosoccer.net/news_article/show/1045495|title=Two second half goals send Woodbridge SC on to U-17 nationals|work=Ontario Soccer Association|date=August 29, 2019}}
College career
In 2020, he began attending Providence College, where he played for the men's soccer team.{{cite web|url=https://friars.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/armaan-wilson/8972|title=Armaan Wilson Providence profile|work=Providence Friars}}{{cite web|url=https://friars.com/news/2021/1/27/mens-soccer-releases-team-captains-and-incoming-players-for-spring-2021-season.aspx|title=Men’s Soccer Releases Team Captains and Incoming Players For Spring 2021 Season|date=January 27, 2021|work=Providence Friars}} 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. He scored his first collegiate goal on November 18, 2021, against the Marist Red Foxes in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.{{cite web|url=https://friars.com/news/2021/11/18/mens-soccer-defeats-marist-in-ncaa-tournament-first-round-2-0.aspx|title=Men's Soccer Defeats Marist In NCAA Tournament First Round, 2-0|date=November 18, 2021|work=Providence Friars}}
Club career
In 2022, Wilson played with the Woodbridge Strikers in League1 Ontario.{{cite web|url=https://www.league1ontario.com/roster_players/56054688|title=Armaan Wilson 2022 L1O Stats|work=League1 Ontario}}
In February 2023, he signed his first professional contract with HFX Wanderers FC of the Canadian Premier League.{{cite web|url=https://hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca/article/ready-to-take-this-next-big-step-wanderers-sign-canadian-u-21-armaan-wilson|title=‘Ready to take this next big step’: Wanderers sign Canadian U-21 Armaan Wilson|date=February 22, 2023|work=HFX Wanderers FC}}{{cite web|url=https://northerntribune.ca/halifax-wanderers-fc-armaan-wilson/|title=Wanderers Add Canadian Midfielder Armaan Wilson|date=February 22, 2023|work=Northern Tribune|first=John|last=Jacques}} He made his professional debut on May 6, 2023, in a substitute appearance against Valour FC.{{Cite web|url=https://hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca/article/stories-of-the-match-wanderers-play-to-scoreless-draw-at-valour-fc|title=Stories of the Match: Wanderers play to scoreless draw at Valour FC|date=May 7, 2023|work=HFX Wanderers FC}} On September 8, 2023, he made his first start and also scored his first professional goal in a 1-1 draw with Pacific FC,{{cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/article/match-analysis-heavily-rotated-wanderers-bag-away-point-in-hard-fought-draw-with-pacific|title=Match Analysis: Heavily-rotated Wanderers bag away point in hard-fought draw with Pacific|first=Charlie|last=O'Connor-Clarke|date=September 9, 2023|work=Canadian Premier League}} being named to the CPL Team of the Week afterwards.{{cite web|title=Wanderers Henry, Ferrazzo and Wilson named to CPL Team of the Week|url=https://hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca/article/wanderers-henry-ferrazzo-and-wilson-named-to-cpl-team-of-the-week|date=September 11, 2023|work=Canadian Premier League}}
In March 2024, he signed with KTP in the Finnish second tier Ykkösliiga.{{cite web|url=https://www.kymensanomat.fi/urheilu/6664515|title=Kanadalainen Armaan Wilson KTP:hen – "Iso, nopea ja vahva", kuvaa Ikävalko tulijaa|trans-title=Canadian Armaan Wilson to KTP - "Big, fast and strong", describes the Ikävalko newcomer|language=Finnish|date=28 March 2024|first=Lassi|last=Kalin|work=Kymen Sanomat}}{{cite web|url=https://fcktp.fi/uutiset/13648-armaan-wilson-sopimus|title=KTP löysi Kanadasta haluamansa pelaajan - "Iso, nopea ja vahva"|trans-title=KTP found the player they wanted in Canada - "Big, fast and strong"|date=28 March 2024|language=fi|work=KTP|first=Timo|last=Kopakkala}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://ilkkapohjalainen.fi/urheilu/sjk-teki-hankinnan-keskikent%C3%A4lle-armaan-wilson-siirtyy-ktpst%C3%A4-sein%C3%A4joelle|title=SJK teki hankinnan keskikentälle – Armaan Wilson siirtyy KTP:stä Seinäjoelle|trans-title=SJK made a midfield acquisition - Armaan Wilson moves from KTP to Seinäjoki|language=fi|date=July 3, 2025|work=Ilkka-Pohjalainen}}
Personal life
He is the younger brother of Toronto FC II player Shafique Wilson.
Career statistics
{{updated|1 July 2025}}{{soccerway|armaan-wilson/895705}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | |||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Suomen Cup}} !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Woodbridge Strikers
|2022 |7 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | ||
| HFX Wanderers FC
|2023 |11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 1 | |
| rowspan=3|KTP
|2024 |20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| 2025
|9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5{{efn|Includes Finnish League Cup|name=flc}} | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| colspan=2|Total
!29 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 5 |
| SJK Seinäjoki
|2025 |Veikkausliiga |0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!47 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 56 | 6 |
Honours
KTP
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{soccerway|armaan-wilson/895705}}
- [https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/person/1154723/player/results Armaan Wilson] at Football Association of Finland
{{SJK squad}}
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Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Canadian men's soccer players
Category:Providence Friars men's soccer players
Category:Vaughan Azzurri players
Category:Woodbridge Strikers players
Category:HFX Wanderers FC players
Category:Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat players
Category:Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho players
Category:League1 Ontario players
Category:Canadian Premier League players
Category:Veikkausliiga players
Category:Canadian expatriate men's soccer players