Wilker Ángel

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ángel and the second or maternal family name is Romero.

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 Juventude and the Venezuela national team.

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 32)[2]
Place of birth	Valera, Venezuela[1]
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[3]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Juventude
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	19	(1)
2025–	Juventude	8	(0)
International career‡
2011	Venezuela U20	4	(0)
2014–	Venezuela	44	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:26, 17 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:23, 10 June 2025 (AEST)

Club career

Trujillanos

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 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

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

International career

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 17 May 2025^[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	12	0	6	1	4	0	–		–		22	1
Juventude	2025	Série A	5	0	3	0	0	0	–		–		8	0
Career total			396	25	9	1	27	2	27	1	0	0	359	29

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
2. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

International

As of 10 June 2025

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	6	0
2025	3	0
Total	44	2

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

International goals

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

Venezuela

• Kirin Cup: 2019^[8][9]