Peter Wilson (footballer, born 1996)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 October 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Monrovia, Liberia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Oakland Roots | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | GIF Sundsvall | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2020 | GIF Sundsvall | 93 | (19) |
| 2020–2021 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 17 | (7) |
| 2021 | Podbeskidzie | 13 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 27 | (2) |
| 2022–2025 | Jerv | 38 | (21) |
| 2025– | Oakland Roots | 31 | (18) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Sweden U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019– | Liberia | 20 | (2) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:18, 21 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:16, 31 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Peter Wilson (born 9 October 1996) is a Liberian professional footballer who plays as a forward for USL Championship club Oakland Roots and the Liberian national team.[3]
Career
Club
As a youth, Wilson played for GIF Sundsvall, where he started playing for the senior team in 2016.[3] In 2020, he moved to Sheriff Tiraspol.[4] On 4 February 2021, Wilson signed a six-month contract with Polish club Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała.[5]
On 29 January 2025, after spending three years in Norway, Wilson moved to the United States to play for Oakland Roots SC.[6]
International
Wilson represented Sweden at the under-15, under-16, and under-19 levels.[3] He made his debut for Liberia against Chad on 9 October 2019.[4][7]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 31 March 2026[7]
| Liberia | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 6 | 2 | |||
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 20 | 2 | |||
- Scores and results list Liberia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wilson goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 November 2022 | Tangier Grand Stadium, Tangier, Morocco |  Central African Republic | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 3–1 |
