Nilson Angulo
Ecuador · Attack · Anderlecht
Born 19 June 2003 (age 23). Height 183 cm. Preferred foot: right. Position: Attack. Nationality: Ecuador. Market value €17M.
Current club: Anderlecht — 22 appearances, 6 goals and 5 assists this season.
Career totals: 17 goals and 10 assists in 155 appearances (6,547 minutes played).
Season by season
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Minutes | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jupiler Pro League | 22 | 6 | 5 | 1,902 | 7.26 |
| Premier League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 413 | 6.49 |
| Friendlies | 4 | 1 | 0 | 221 | 6.83 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 261 | 7.07 |
| FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.7 |
Statistics
Per-90 and totals across 117 matches with recorded data.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Goals per 90 | 0.23 |
| Assists per 90 | 0.14 |
| Goals + assists per 90 | 0.37 |
| Shots | 85 |
| Shots on target | 51 |
| Shot conversion, % | 20 |
| Key passes per 90 | 1.35 |
| Passes per 90 | 28.52 |
| Dribbles per 90 | 5.59 |
| Dribble success, % | 44 |
| Duels won, % | 46 |
| Tackles per 90 | 2.69 |
| Interceptions per 90 | 0.66 |
| Yellow cards | 15 |
| Red cards | 2 |
Recent matches
| Date | Opponent | Score | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | at Leeds United Association Football Club | 0–1 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2026-03-08 | at Port Vale | 1–0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2026-05-09 | Manchester United Football Club | 0–0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2026-05-17 | at Everton Football Club | 1–3 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2026-05-24 | Chelsea Football Club | 2–1 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2026-05-31 | Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| 2026-06-07 | Guatemala | 3–0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 2026-06-14 | at Ivory Coast | 1–0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 6.34 |
| 2026-06-21 | Curaçao | 0–0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2026-06-25 | Germany | 2–1 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 7.9 |
| 2026-07-01 | at Mexico | 2–0 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2026-08-22 | at Ipswich Town | 2–1 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 |
| 2026-08-30 | Fulham Football Club | 1–0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2026-09-05 | at Brentford Football Club | 1–1 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 6.39 |
| 2026-09-12 | Arsenal Football Club | 0–2 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 5.93 |
| 2026-09-16 | Alkmaar Zaanstreek | 1–0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2026-09-20 | at Manchester City Football Club | 5–3 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 |
| 2026-09-24 | at South Korea | 3–0 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2026-10-10 | Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club | 0–2 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 5.91 |
| 2026-10-15 | at Torreense | 1–2 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 7.02 |
FIFA World Cup 2026
1 goal and 0 assists in 4 matches (221 minutes). See the full World Cup 2026 hub.
- Mexico 2–0 Ecuador · Round of 32 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Ecuador 2–1 Germany · Group Stage - 3 — 1 goal, 0 assists
- Ecuador 0–0 Curaçao · Group Stage - 2 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Ivory Coast 1–0 Ecuador · Group Stage - 1 — 0 goals, 0 assists
Honours
2 trophies won out of 4 finals and podium finishes.
- Cup · 2024/2025 · 2nd Place
- Supercopa de Ecuador · 2021 · Winner
- Supercopa de Ecuador · Winner
- Cup · 2nd Place
Transfers
| Date | From | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | Anderlecht | Sunderland Association Football Club | €17.3M |
| 2022-07-01 | — | Anderlecht | €1.9M |
| 2021-07-01 | — | — | — |
| 2021-01-01 | — | — | — |
| 2020-12-31 | — | — | — |
| 2020-08-01 | — | — | — |
| 2020-01-01 | — | — | — |
| 2018-01-01 | — | — | — |