Willian Pozo-Venta

{{Infobox football biography

|name= Willian Pozo-Venta

|fullname= Willian Pozo-Venta Angell

|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1997|8|27|df=yes}}

|birth_place= Havana, Cuba

|height= 1.84 m

|position= Winger, attacker

|currentclub= Grorud

|clubnumber= 26

|youthclubs1= Sofiemyr

|youthyears1=

|youthclubs2= Follo

|youthyears2= {{0|0000}}–2013

|youthclubs3= Metz

|youthyears3= 2013–2014

|youthclubs4= Tromsø

|youthyears4= 2014–2015

|youthclubs5= Follo

|youthyears5= 2016

|years1= 2015

|clubs1= Tromsø 3

|caps1= 5

|goals1= 0

|years2= 2015

|clubs2= Tromsø 2

|caps2= 2

|goals2= 0

|years3= 2016–2017

|clubs3= Follo 2

|caps3= 16

|goals3= 11

|years4= 2016–2017

|clubs4= Follo

|caps4= 18

|goals4= 1

|years5= 2018

|clubs5= Zimbru Chișinău

|caps5= 18

|goals5= 2

|years6= 2019

|clubs6= Stomil Olsztyn II

|caps6 = 5

|goals6 = 1

|years7= 2020–2021

|clubs7= Strømmen

|caps7= 9

|goals7= 0

|years8= 2021–2022

|clubs8= Notodden

|caps8= 28

|goals8= 7

| years9 = 2023

| clubs9 = KTP

| caps9 = 17

| goals9 = 3

| years10= 2024–

| clubs10= Grorud

| caps10= 15

| goals10= 2

| nationalyears1 = 2014

| nationalteam1 = Norway U17

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2014–2015

| nationalteam2 = Norway U18

| nationalcaps2 = 6

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2021–

| nationalteam3 = Cuba

| nationalcaps3 = 22

| nationalgoals3 = 4

| club-update = 1 January 2025

| nationalteam-update = 27 August 2024

}}

Willian Pozo-Venta Angell (born 27 August 1997) is a Cuban professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacker for Grorud. A former youth international for Norway, he represents the Cuba national team.{{Cite news|url=https://www.telen.no/willian-24-nyter-boker-nfk-og-det-cubanske-landslaget/f/5-75-555369|title=Willian (24) nyter bøker, NFK og det cubanske landslaget|date=3 March 2022 |work=Telen|language=no}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.ta.no/slo-til-medspiller-pa-trening-ble-utestengt-i-flere-uker/s/5-50-1398801|title=Slo til medspiller på trening – ble utestengt i flere uker|date=22 June 2022 |work=Telemark Arbeiderblad|language=no}}

Club 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aftenposten.no/sport/fotball/i/qLkz40/tromsoe-talentet-stoke-er-en-utrolig-stor-mulighet|title=Tromsø-talentet: – Stoke er en utrolig stor mulighet|work=Aftenposten|date=19 August 2015|access-date=4 May 2021|language=no}} Before the 2018 season, he signed for Zimbru Chișinău in Moldova from Norwegian Second Division club Follo.{{cite news|url=https://www.fotballkanalen.com/silly-season/fra-2-divisjon-til-europisk-klubb|title=Fra benken i 2. divisjon til toppserien i Moldova|website=fotballkanalen.com|date=26 February 2018|access-date=4 May 2021|language=no}}{{Cite web|url=http://moldova.sports.md/football/national_division/news/23-02-2018/143890/villian_pozo_venta_khochets_a_byt_chast_ju_kollektivnogo_duha_novoj_komandy/|title=Виллиан Позо Вента: "Хочется быть частью коллективного духа новой команды"|date=23 February 2018 |publisher=moldova.sports.md}}{{Cite web|url=http://old.moldfootball.com/?index=news&news=29420|title=Виллиан Позо: "В "Зимбру" мне очень понравились люди, тренер и условия"|publisher=old.moldfootball.com}} Before the 2020 season, he signed for Strømmen in the Norwegian First Division from the reserves of Polish second division team Stomil Olsztyn.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sporten.com/henter-lynrask-og-driblesterk-ving/|title=Henter lynrask og driblesterk ving|date=22 January 2020 |publisher=sporten.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://radioolsztyn.pl/nowe-twarze-w-stomilu-olsztyn-kontrakty-podpisali-eric-molloy-i-willian-pozo-venta/01468953|title=Nowe twarze w Stomilu Olsztyn. Kontrakty podpisali Eric Molloy i Willian Pozo-Venta|publisher=radioolsztyn.pl}}{{cite news|url=https://www.strommen-if.no/nyheter/og-den-nye-vingen-heter...pozo|title=Og den nye vingen heter... Pozo|publisher=|date=21 January 2020|access-date=4 May 2021|language=no|archive-date=4 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504090827/https://www.strommen-if.no/nyheter/og-den-nye-vingen-heter...pozo|url-status=dead}} On 27 August 2021, he moved to Notodden in the Norwegian Second Division.{{cite web|url=https://www.notoddenfk.no/nyheter/willian-pozo-klar-for-nfk|title=Willian Pozo klar for NFK|language=no|date=27 August 2021|access-date=5 February 2022}}

On 13 January 2023, Pozo-Venta signed a one-year contract with KTP in Finland.{{cite web|publisher=KTP|url=https://fcktp.fi/uutiset/7001-ktp-vahvistuu-kahdella-uudella-pelaajalla|title=KTP VAHVISTUU KAHDELLA UUDELLA PELAAJALLA|trans-title=KTP IS STRENGTHENED WITH TWO NEW PLAYERS|date=13 January 2023|access-date=30 March 2023|language=fi}}

International career

Born in Cuba, Pozo-Venta moved to Norway at the age of 4. He was a youth international for Norway.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tv2.no/a/14015197/|title=Norske Willian (23) vokste opp på Holmlia - nå blir han landslagsspiller i utlandet|first=TV 2|last=AS|website=TV 2|date=24 May 2021 }} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/nccamerica/matches/match/400136240/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603032706/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/nccamerica/matches/match/400136240/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 3, 2021|title=FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Qualifiers - North, Central America and Caribbean - Matches - Cuba - British Virgin Islands |website=www.fifa.com}}

Number	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
class="wikitable sortable" \|+ List of international goals scored by Willian Pozo
1	11 November 2021	Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua	{{fb\|NIC}}	3–0	3–0	Friendly
2	5 June 2022	Estadio Antonio Maceo, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba	{{fb\|BRB}}	1–0	3–0	2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B
3	12 September 2023	Estadio Antonio Maceo, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba	{{fb\|SUR}}	1–0	1–0	2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A