He Sunderland AFC officially announced this Sunday, February 2, the incorporation of the Ecuadorian Nilson Angulowho became the first tricolor footballer to wear the shirt of the historic English club.
After a good semester at RSC Anderlechtwhere he added seven goals and eight assists in 30 games, the Ecuadorian winger seeks to transfer that performance to the Premier Leaguea historically complex competition for Ecuadorian attackers.
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With his arrival in England, Angulo becomes the 21st Ecuadorian to sign for a Premier League club. However, beyond the data, the great challenge for ‘Pepo’ will be to break a barrier that few compatriots have managed to overcome: goals in english football.
The record that Nilson Angulo is pursuing
Throughout history, Ecuador has had a constant presence in the Premier League, but very few forwards have achieved relevant scoring figures.
The Ecuadorian top scorer in the tournament remains Antonio Valenciaa record that Angulo now dreams of achieving.
Valencia scored 24 goals in Premier Leaguedistributed as follows:
- 17 goals with Manchester United
- 7 goals with Wigan Athletic
All this in 325 partiesacting mainly as a winger and right back.
Ecuadorian scorers in the Premier League
These are the main historical records of Ecuadorians in the English championship:
- Antonio Valencia: 24 goals in 325 games
- Ender Valencia: 11 goals in 75 games (West Ham and Everton)
- Jefferson Montero: 9 goals in 66 games (Swansea City)
- Moisés Caicedo: 7 goals in 137 games (Brighton and Chelsea)
- Pervis Estupiñán: 4 goals in 84 games (Brighton)
- Felipe Caicedo: 4 goals in 27 games (Manchester City)
- Christian Benítez: 3 goals in 30 games (Birmingham City)
- Ulysses de la Cruz: 2 goals in 94 games (Aston Villa and Reading)
An ambitious challenge, but possible
At just 22 years old, Nilson Angulo arrives at the Premier League in the best moment of his careerwith continuity, confidence and an offensive profile that fits the intensity of English football, although he has to improve physically.
If he manages to adapt quickly and gain minutes at Sunderland, Antonio Valencia’s record—which has been in effect for more than a decade— it no longer seems unattainable.
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