Wilker Ángel

Wilker José Ángel Romero (born 18 March 1993) is a right footed[3] Venezuelan footballer, who plays as a centre-back[4] for FC Akhmat Grozny from Russian Premier League.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name 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[2]
Place of birth	Valera, Venezuela[1]
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Playing position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Akhmat Grozny
Number	4
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	Trujillanos	13	(0)
2011–2016	Deportivo Táchira	148	(18)
2016–	Akhmat Grozny	89	(6)
National team^‡
2011	Venezuela U-20	4	(0)
2014–	Venezuela	23	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 December 2019

Career

Club

Trujillanos FC

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

Deportivo Táchira

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

On 1 August 2016, Ángel signed for Russian Premier League side Terek Grozny.[5]

International

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

Club

As of match played 7 December 2019[4]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Deportivo Táchira	2010-11	Liga Venezolana	8	2	1	0	1	0	–		10	2
	2011-12		22	2	6	0	6	0	–		34	2
	2012-13		23	2			1	0	–		24	2
	2013-14		32	6			–		–		32	6
	2014-15		35	4			–		–		35	4
	2015		14	0	2	1	7	0	–		23	1
	2016		14	2	0	0	8	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		16	1	2	1	–		–		18	2
	Total		86	6	6	1	-	-	-	-	92	7
Career total			234	24	15	2	23	1	0	0	272	27

International

Venezuela national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2014	1	1
2015	1	0
2016	11	1
2017	4	0
2018	4	0
2019	2	0
Total	23	2

Statistics accurate as of match played 10 October 2019[6]

International goals

As of match played 2 February 2016[6]

#	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

National

Venezuela

• Kirin Cup:2019 [7][8]

References

1. "Venezuela - W. Ángel - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
2. "STATS Hosted Solution | Player Stats - Wilker Angel - Deportivo Táchira". Olympics.stats.com. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
3. "W. Ángel - Soccer - Opera mobile - Results, fixtures, tables and statistics". Sports.opera.com. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
4. "W. Ángel". soccerway. 1993-03-18. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
5. "Анхель Вилькер подписал контракт с Тереком". fc-terek.ru (in Russian). FC Terek Grozny. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
6. "Wilker Ángel". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
7. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/11/19/world/friendlies/japan/venezuela/3172935/?ICID=PL_MS_119
8. https://www.jfa.jp/eng/samuraiblue/20191119/

External links

• Goalface.com
• Wilker Ángel at Soccerway