Wilker José Ángel Romero (born 18 March 1993) is a

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n professional

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who plays as a

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for the Venezuela national team and

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Career

Club

Trujillanos FC

Before he was 18, Angel won the

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with

Trujillanos FC Trujillanos Fútbol Club is a Venezuelan football team playing at the top level, the Primera División Venezolana. It is based in Valera. Their home stadium is Estadio Luis Loreto Lira. At the end of the 2006–2007 season Trujillanos finis ...

in the 2010-2011 season,

Deportivo Táchira

Angel moved to

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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.

Terek Grozny

On 1 August 2016, Ángel signed for Russian Premier League side

Akhmat Grozny Republican Football Club Akhmat ( ce, футболан клуб Ахмат Соьлжа-ГӀала; russian: Республиканский футбольный клуб Ахмат Грозный), commonly known as Akhmat Grozny, is a Russian ...

, then called Terek Grozny. On 17 May 2021, Akhmat Grozny announced that Ángel had left the club after 121 games for the club.

Göztepe

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

International

Ángel was called up to the full Venezuela squad for the

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qualifiers, but was not included. On 18 November 2014, he made his debut in a friendly against

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, where he scored the opening goal of the match. However, despite this, Venezuela lost 2–3.

Career statistics

Club

International

''Statistics accurate as of match played 03 June 2021''

International goals

Honors

National

Venezuela *

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: 2019

References

External links

Goalface.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Angel, Wilker 1993 births Living people People from Valera Venezuelan footballers Men's association football defenders Venezuela men's international footballers Trujillanos FC players Deportivo Táchira F.C. players Venezuela men's under-20 international footballers 2015 Copa América players Copa América Centenario players FC Akhmat Grozny players Göztepe S.K. footballers Venezuelan expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Russia Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate footballers in Turkey Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Venezuelan Primera División players Russian Premier League players Süper Lig players