Willian Pozo-Venta

Willian Pozo-Venta Angell (born 27 August 1997) is a Cuban footballer who plays as a winger or attacker for Strømmen. A former youth international for Norway, Pozo-Venta represents the Cuba national team.

Willian Pozo-Venta
Personal information
Full name Willian Pozo-Venta Angell
Date of birth (1997-08-27) 27 August 1997
Place of birth Havana, Cuba
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger, Attacker
Club information
Current team
 Strømmen
Number 9
Youth career
Sofiemyr
0000–2013 Follo
2013–2014 Metz
2014–2015 Tromsø
2016 Follo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Tromsø 3 5 (0)
2015 Tromsø 2 2 (0)
2016–2017 Follo 2 16 (11)
2016–2017 Follo 18 (1)
2018 Zimbru Chișinău 18 (2)
2019 Stomil Olsztyn II 5 (1)
2020– Strømmen 9 (0)
National team
2014 Norway U17 3 (0)
2014–2015 Norway U18 6 (0)
2021– Cuba 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

In 2015, Pozo-Venta trialed for Stoke City in the English Premier League after playing for the youth academy of French Ligue 1 side Metz.[1]

Before the 2018 season, he signed for Zimbru Chișinău in Moldova from Norwegian Second Division club Follo.[2]

Before the 2020 season, he signed for Strømmen in the Norwegian First Division from the reserves of Polish second division team Stomil Olsztyn.[3]

International career

Born in Cuba, Pozo-Venta moved to Norway at the age of 4. He was a youth international for Norway.[4] He made his debut with the Cuba national team in a 5-0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over British Virgin Islands on 2 June 2021.[5]

References
  1. "Tromsø-talentet: – Stoke er en utrolig stor mulighet". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 19 August 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  2. "Fra benken i 2. divisjon til toppserien i Moldova". fotballkanalen.com (in Norwegian). 26 February 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  3. "Og den nye vingen heter... Pozo" (in Norwegian). Strømmen IF. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  4. AS, TV 2. "Norske Willian (23) vokste opp på Holmlia - nå blir han landslagsspiller i utlandet". TV 2.
  5. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Qualifiers - North, Central America and Caribbean - Matches - Cuba - British Virgin Islands - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on June 3, 2021.


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