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Wilker Ángel

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ángel and the second or maternal family name is Romero.
Wilker Angel
Ángel with FC Terek in 2017
Personal information
Full name Wilker José Ángel Romero[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-18) 18 March 1993 (age 31)[2]
Place of birth Valera, Venezuela[1]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[3]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Criciúma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Trujillanos 13 (0)
2011–2016 Deportivo Táchira 148 (18)
2016–2021 Akhmat Grozny 105 (7)
2021–2022 Göztepe 15 (0)
2023 Aucas 11 (0)
2024– Criciúma 9 (0)
International career‡
2011 Venezuela U20 4 (0)
2014– Venezuela 39 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:48, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:53, 6 July 2024 (AEST)

Wilker José Ángel Romero (born 18 March 1993) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Criciúma and the Venezuela national team.

Club career

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Trujillanos

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Before he was 18, Angel won the Primera División with Trujillanos FC in the 2010–2011 season,[1]

Deportivo Táchira

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Angel moved to Deportivo Táchira in 2011 and scored his first goal against Caroni in a match they lost 2–1 on 5 March 2011, his second came 11 days later against Estudiantes de Mérida winning the match 3–1, his third goal came against Zulia FC on 20 May 2012, his team won 5–0.[1]

Terek Grozny

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On 1 August 2016, Ángel signed for Russian Premier League side Akhmat Grozny, then called Terek Grozny.[4] On 17 May 2021, Akhmat Grozny announced that Ángel had left the club after 121 games for the club.[5]

Göztepe

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On 8 September 2021, he signed a one-year contract with one-year option with the Turkish club Göztepe.[6]

International career

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Ángel was called up to the full Venezuela squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers,[1] but was not included. On 18 November 2014, he made his debut in a friendly against Bolivia, where he scored the opening goal of the match. However, despite this, Venezuela lost 2–3.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 1 June 2024[1]
Club Season League State league National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Deportivo Táchira 2010-11 Liga Venezolana 8 2 – 1 0 1[a] 0 – 10 2
2011-12 22 2 – 6 0 6[a] 0 – 34 2
2012-13 23 2 – – 1[b] 0 – 24 2
2013-14 32 6 – – – – 32 6
2014-15 35 4 – – – – 35 4
2015 14 0 – 2 1 7[a] 0 – 23 1
2016 14 2 – 0 0 8[a] 1 – 22 3
Total 148 18 – 9 1 23 1 0 0 180 20
Akhmat Grozny 2016–17 Russian Premier League 26 1 – 2 0 – – 28 1
2017–18 26 3 – 1 0 – – 27 3
2018–19 18 1 – 1 0 – – 19 1
2019–20 19 1 – 3 1 – – 22 2
2020–21 16 1 – 5 0 – – 21 1
Total 105 7 – 12 1 – – 117 8
Göztepe 2022–23 Süper Lig 15 0 – 2 0 – – 17 0
Aucas 2023 Ecuadorian Serie A 11 0 – 0 0 4[a] 0 – 15 0
Criciúma 2024 Série A 3 0 6 0 4 0 – – 13 0
Career total 382 25 6 0 27 2 27 1 0 0 342 28
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

International

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As of 5 July 2024
Venezuela national team
Year Apps Goals
2014 1 1
2015 1 0
2016 11 1
2017 4 0
2018 4 0
2019 2 0
2020 4 0
2021 1 0
2023 7 0
2024 4 0
Total 39 2

Statistics accurate as of match played 03 June 2021[7]

International goals

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As of match played 2 February 2016[7]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref
1. 18 November 2014 Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia  Bolivia
1–0
2–3
 Friendly
2. 2 February 2016 Estadio Agustín Tovar, Barinas, Venezuela  Costa Rica
1–0
1–0
 Friendly

Honors

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Venezuela

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Wilker Ángel at Soccerway
  2. ^ "STATS Hosted Solution | Player Stats - Wilker Angel - Deportivo Táchira". Olympics.stats.com. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  3. ^ Wilker Ángel at Russian Premier League
  4. ^ "Анхель Вилькер подписал контракт с Тереком". fc-terek.ru (in Russian). FC Terek Grozny. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Анхель, Исмаэль, Мелкадзе и Алмаши покидают ФК "Ахмат"". fc-akhmat.ru/ (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Wilker Jose Angel Romero Göztepe'mizde" (in Turkish). Göztepe. 8 September 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Wilker Ángel". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Japan vs. Venezuela – 19 November 2019". Soccerway.
  9. ^ "Kirin Challenge Cup 2019 [11/19] Top".
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