Nelson Bonilla | |
Fullname: | Nelson David Bonilla Rivera |
Birth Date: | 11 September 1990 |
Birth Place: | San Salvador, El Salvador |
Position: | Striker |
Currentclub: | Terengganu |
Clubnumber: | 0 |
Youthyears1: | –2009 |
Youthclubs1: | Nejapa |
Years1: | 2009–2014 |
Clubs1: | Alianza |
Caps1: | 77 |
Goals1: | 20 |
Years2: | 2014–2015 |
Clubs2: | Viitorul Constanța |
Caps2: | 25 |
Goals2: | 7 |
Years3: | 2015–2016 |
Clubs3: | Zira |
Caps3: | 29 |
Goals3: | 14 |
Years4: | 2016–2017 |
Clubs4: | Nacional |
Caps4: | 14 |
Goals4: | 2 |
Years5: | 2017 |
Clubs5: | → Gaziantep BB (Loan) |
Caps5: | 3 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2017 |
Clubs6: | Oliveirense |
Caps6: | 6 |
Goals6: | 2 |
Years7: | 2018 |
Clubs7: | Sukhothai |
Caps7: | 33 |
Goals7: | 25 |
Years8: | 2019–2021 |
Clubs8: | Bangkok United |
Caps8: | 20 |
Goals8: | 16 |
Years9: | 2020–2021 |
Clubs9: | → Port (loan) |
Caps9: | 20 |
Goals9: | 6 |
Years10: | 2021–2022 |
Clubs10: | Port |
Caps10: | 21 |
Goals10: | 6 |
Years11: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs11: | Alianza |
Caps11: | 7 |
Goals11: | 2 |
Years12: | 2023 |
Clubs12: | Chiangrai United |
Caps12: | 12 |
Goals12: | 4 |
Years13: | 2023–2024 |
Clubs13: | Sukhothai |
Caps13: | 25 |
Goals13: | 8 |
Years14: | 2024-Present |
Clubs14: | Terengganu |
Nationalteam1: | El Salvador |
Nationalyears1: | 2012– |
Nationalcaps1: | 62 |
Nationalgoals1: | 20 |
Pcupdate: | 9 April 2023 (UTC) |
Ntupdate: | 22:00, 9 June 2024 (UTC) |
Nelson David Bonilla Rivera (born 11 September 1990)[1] [2] is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays as a striker for Malaysia Super League club Terengganu and the El Salvador national team.
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 in a match that 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]
In July 2014, Bonilla signed with Romanian club Viitorul Constanța.[7]
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]
On 16 June 2016, it was announced that Bonilla would leave Zira to join Portuguese club Nacional.[10]
Bonilla made his debut for El Salvador on 23 May 2012 in a 2–2 away draw against New Zealand.[11] Bonilla 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]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Alianza | 2011–12 | Salvadoran Primera División | 29 | 7 | — | — | — | 29 | 7 | ||||
2012–13 | 25 | 9 | — | — | — | 25 | 9 | ||||||
2013–14 | 23 | 4 | — | — | — | 23 | 4 | ||||||
Total | 77 | 20 | — | — | — | 77 | 20 | ||||||
Viitorul Constanța | 2014–15 | Liga I | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 7 | |||
Zira | 2015–16 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 29 | 14 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 31 | 17 | |||
Nacional | 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 2 | ||
Gaziantep B.B. | 2016–17 | TFF First League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Sukhothai | 2018 | Thai League 1 | 32 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 33 | 27 | ||
Bangkok United | 2019 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 17 | ||
Port (loan) | 2020–21 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 23 | 9 | ||||
Port | 2021–22 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 7 | ||
Alianza | 2022–23 | Salvadoran Primera División | 7 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |||
Chiangrai United | 2022–23 | Thai League 1 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 4 | |||
Career total | 260 | 102 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 276 | 111 |
El Salvador | |||
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Year | Apps | Goals | |
2012 | 7 | 2 | |
2013 | 4 | 1 | |
2014 | 2 | 1 | |
2015 | 10 | 3 | |
2016 | 6 | 3 | |
2017 | 9 | 2 | |
2018 | 1 | 1 | |
2019 | 6 | 3 | |
2021 | 4 | 0 | |
2022 | 8 | 3 | |
2024 | 5 | 1 | |
Total | 62 | 20 |
Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.
scope=col | No. | scope=col data-sort-type=date | Date | scope=col | Venue | scope=col | Cap | scope=col | Opponent | scope=col | Score | scope=col | Result | scope=col | Competition |
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scope=row | 1 | 26 May 2012 | Cotton Bowl, Dallas, United States | 2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | ||||||||
scope=row | 2 | 11 August 2012 | StubHub Center, Carson, United States | 5 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |||||||||
scope=row | 3 | 27 January 2013 | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica | 10 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2013 Copa Centroamericana | ||||||||
scope=row | 4 | 18 November 2014 | Dennis Martínez National Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua | 13 | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | ||||||||
scope=row | 5 | 11 June 2015 | Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | 18 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||||||
scope=row | 6 | 16 June 2015 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | 19 | 2–0 | 4–1 | |||||||||
scope=row | 7 | 4–1 | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 8 | 25 March 2016 | 24 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||||||||
scope=row | 9 | 28 May 2016 | RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States | 26 | 1–2 | 1–3 | Friendly | ||||||||
scope=row | 10 | 6 September 2016 | BC Place, Vancouver, Canada | 29 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||||||
scope=row | 11 | 9 July 2017 | Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States | 34 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup | ||||||||
scope=row | 12 | 16 July 2017 | Alamodome, San Antonio, United States | 36 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |||||||||
scope=row | 13 | 13 October 2018 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | 39 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification | ||||||||
scope=row | 14 | 23 March 2019 | 40 | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||||||||||
scope=row | 15 | 17 June 2019 | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica | 42 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup | ||||||||
scope=row | 16 | 7 September 2019 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | 45 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B | ||||||||
scope=row | 17 | 30 January 2022 | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras | 51 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||||||
scope=row | 18 | 4 June 2022 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | 54 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A | ||||||||
scope=row | 19 | 2–1 | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 20 | 9 June 2024 | Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname | 62 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |