Nicholas Pozo
{{short description|Gibraltarian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Nicholas Pozo
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Nicholas Charles Pozo
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|01|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = Gibraltar
| height =
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Europa
(on loan from Lincoln Red Imps)
| clubnumber = 15
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2015 | youthclubs1 = Atlético Zabal
| youthyears2 = 2015–2024 | youthclubs2 = Cádiz
| years1 = 2024– | caps1 = 8 | goals1 = 0 | clubs1 = Lincoln Red Imps
| years2 = 2025– | caps2 = 5 | goals2 = 1 | clubs2 = → Europa (loan)
| nationalyears1 = 2021 | nationalteam1 = Gibraltar U17 | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2021– | nationalteam2 = Gibraltar U21 | nationalcaps2 = 4 | nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2022– | nationalteam3 = Gibraltar | nationalcaps3 = 17 | nationalgoals3 = 0
| club-update = 19 April 2025
| nationalteam-update = 25 March 2025
}}
Nicholas Charles Pozo (born 19 January 2005) is a Gibraltarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Europa, on loan from Lincoln Red Imps, and the Gibraltar national team.{{Soccerway|id=nicholas-pozo/792910|accessdate=5 June 2022}}
Club career
In 2015, he joined the youth academy of Cádiz.{{Cite web|url=http://footballgibraltar.com/2021/02/pozo-my-time-at-cadiz-has-been-an-incredible-experience/|title=Pozo: "My time at Cadiz has been an incredible experience"|publisher=footballgibraltar.com}} In May 2023, after eight years playing at various youth levels for Cádiz and its affiliate team Balón de Cádiz, Pozo signed his first senior contract at the club, putting pen to paper on a two-year deal.[https://www.cadizcf.com/noticias/nico-amplia-su-compromiso-con-el-club-hasta-2025 Nico amplía su compromiso con el club hasta 2025] Cádiz CF. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023. However, despite initially being set to play for Cádiz C in the 2024–25 season, Pozo announced his departure on 13 August 2024.[https://x.com/LlanitoNL/status/1823345970936967219 Pozo leaves Cádiz] Llanito Nation Legionnaires. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024. He signed for Lincoln Red Imps the same day.[https://lincolnredimpsfc.co.uk/news/nick-pozo-joins-lincoln Nick Pozo joins Lincoln] Lincoln Red Imps FC. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
On 1 February 2025, after seeing chances limited at Lincoln, Pozo joined rivals Europa on loan for the rest of the season. He made his debut the same day in the Rock Cup match against Mons Calpe.[https://gibraltarfa.com/competitions/rock-cup-24-25-2777741/match-report/mons-calpe-sc-0-europa-fc-0-2940712 Match Report: Mons Calpe vs Europa] Gibraltar Football Association. 1 February 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
International career
Nicholas Pozo made his senior international debut for Gibraltar on the 5 June 2022 against North Macedonia.{{Cite web |last=Arévalo |first=Sofía |date=2022-06-05 |title=Highlights and Goals: Gibraltar 0-2 North Macedonia in UEFA Nations League 2022 |url=https://www.vavel.com/en-us/soccer/2022/06/05/1113687-gibraltar-vs-north-macedonia-live-stream-score-updates-and-how-to-watch-the-uefa-nations-league-match.html |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=VAVEL |language=en-us}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played on 19 April 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Club statistics | |||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Rock Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Continental{{efn|Includes UEFA Conference League}} !colspan="2"|Other{{efn|Includes Pepe Reyes Cup}} !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||||||
| rowspan="1"|Lincoln Red Imps
|rowspan="1"|Gibraltar Football League |8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| rowspan="1"|Europa (loan)
|5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
{{notelist}}
=International=
{{updated|match played 25 March 2025.}}
| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=2|Gibraltar U17 | |||
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total||4||0 | |||
| rowspan=4|Gibraltar U21 | |||
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total||4||0 | |||
| rowspan=5|Gibraltar | |||
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total||17||0 |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|nicholas-pozo/792910}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pozo, Nicholas}}
Category:Gibraltarian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Gibraltar men's international footballers
Category:Gibraltar men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Gibraltar men's youth international footballers
Category:21st-century British sportsmen
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