Roan Wilson
Costa Rican footballer (born 2002)
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Roan Roberto Wilson Gordon (born 1 May 2002) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Portugal 2 club Chaves and the Costa Rica national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roan Roberto Wilson Gordon[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 2002[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Limón, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chaves | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Limón | 48 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Municipal Grecia | 45 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Gil Vicente | 14 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | → Chaves (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2025– | Chaves | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Costa Rica U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2022– | Costa Rica | 8 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:26, 8 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:14, 11 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Limón FC
Wilson began at his hometown club Limón. At 13 he bet his coach a car that he would make it to the professional level.[2] He became one of the young players to earn the most playing minutes at the club.[3] However after financial mismanagement and relegation the club was unable to function at the same level.[4][5]
Municipal Grecia
Wilson was able to join Municipal Grecia on a free transfer in 2021. After a period of time to acclimate, such was Wilson’s form that he garnered interest from abroad, and a bid for his services from an unnamed Polish club was turned down in March 2022.[6]
Gil Vicente
In January 2023 Wilson signed for Portuguese club Gil Vicente on a free transfer.[7]
Chaves
On 5 July 2024, Gil Vicente sent Wilson on a season-long loan to Liga Portugal 2 club Chaves.[8]
International career
Born in Costa Rica, Wilson is of Jamaican descent.[9] He was called up to the Costa Rica national team for the crucial 2022 FIFA World Cup intercontinental qualifying eliminator match against New Zealand in May 2022, which Costa Rica ultimately won 1–0.[10] He made his senior debut on 3 June 2022 in a match against Panama.[11] He was called up to the final 26-man Costa Rica squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[12] At the tournament, he played for a few minutes by entering as a substitute against Germany.[13]
