Nilson Angulo
Ecuador
Age
22
Appearances
0
Goals
0
About Nilson Angulo
Nilson Angulo is one of the forwards Sebastián Beccacece named in Ecuador's 26 for the 2026 World Cup, a left winger who reaches the finals aged 22. He plays his club football for Sunderland in England, where he has 6 goals across his clubs this season.
Angulo made his name at Anderlecht in Belgium, with 71 league appearances over four seasons, before his move to Sunderland in early 2026. He has 14 senior caps and 2 goals for Ecuador. They go into the group stage in Group E, alongside Ivory Coast, Curaçao and Germany, with their opening game against Ivory Coast on 14 June, having qualified by finishing runner-up in CONMEBOL's round-robin to reach the World Cup finals.
Angulo made his name at Anderlecht in Belgium, with 71 league appearances over four seasons, before his move to Sunderland in early 2026. He has 14 senior caps and 2 goals for Ecuador. They go into the group stage in Group E, alongside Ivory Coast, Curaçao and Germany, with their opening game against Ivory Coast on 14 June, having qualified by finishing runner-up in CONMEBOL's round-robin to reach the World Cup finals.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Playing Style
A left winger, Angulo plays in wide attacking areas for Ecuador and can also operate on the right flank. He is a right-footed wide attacker with a goal threat coming from those wide positions. He is right-footed and stands 1.84 m, and has logged 2,298 minutes across his clubs in Europe this season. At 22, he is part of Sebastián Beccacece's 26-man squad for the finals in North America.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup is set to be Nilson Angulo's first at senior level, with no senior World Cup on his record. His international career to date runs to 14 senior caps and 2 goals for Ecuador. Sebastián Beccacece has named him in the 26-man squad for the finals, where he is among the attacking options for the group stage. He stays among Ecuador's forward choices on the final list, named in the squad for the group stage.
National Team
Ecuador
Tier 4
£10m
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Goal Rush Impact
Angulo brings goals from the left to the Ecuador attack: 6 goals across his clubs in Europe this season, a wide attacker who scores his goals from out wide. That scoring threat from the flank is what he offers the side going forward, a young winger who gets into shooting positions. On the Goal Rush card Ecuador are a Tier 4 side at £10m within the game's £200m card budget.
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Angulo at the 2026 World Cup
Angulo is a confirmed forward in Sebastián Beccacece's 26-man Ecuador squad for the 2026 World Cup. He is part of the squad for Ecuador's Group E campaign, which begins in mid-June.
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Ecuador carry a Tier 4 billing of £10m on the card. They open Group E against Ivory Coast on 14 June, with Angulo among the forwards in the confirmed 26.
Nilson Angulo World Cup 2026 FAQs
Ecuador are a Tier 4 side at £10m on the Goal Rush card, a mid-to-lower team pick. Nilson Angulo is in Sebastián Beccacece's confirmed 26 as a forward, so his role is the quick reference at that team price.
Angulo is a forward for Ecuador, a left winger who can also play on the right. He plays his club football for Sunderland and is part of Sebastián Beccacece's squad for the 2026 World Cup, named in Ecuador's final 26.
No. He has no previous senior World Cup appearances. The 2026 World Cup would be his first, with his place confirmed in Sebastián Beccacece's 26-man Ecuador squad after Ecuador qualified through CONMEBOL to reach the finals.
Angulo plays his club football for Sunderland in England, having moved there from Anderlecht. He is named among Ecuador's forwards in Sebastián Beccacece's final 26, and takes his place in the squad for the group stage.
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