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W. Ángel

Experienced headJuventude · 33 yrs

Profile

Full nameWilker José Ángel Romero
PositionCentre-back
NationalityVenezuela
Age33
Date of birth18 Mar 1993
BirthplaceValera
Height188 cm
ClubJuventude
Centre-back
23
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
1345
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Juventude.

Injury-affected season

Missed 11 of Juventude's ~38 games this season through 11 injury absences (thigh, inactive, suspension). He still appeared 23 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie A231013456.86
Gaúcho - 13000

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

W. Ángel is a 33-year-old central defender at Juventude, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 0 assists in 23 appearances, a Season grade of 22, top 60% of Serie A centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 21.5, ranking 348th of 413 in the Serie A. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (55.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.55 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ángel.

Judged on this season alone, Ángel graded 22 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 41st of 68 of the 68 centre-backs in the Serie A, on 3 clean sheets and 3.546 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 11 → 22). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 22, 57th of 68 of the 68 centre-backs in the Serie A. At 33 Ángel is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 6 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Ángel missed 11 games through injury (thigh, inactive, suspension) out of roughly 38 this season. The 23 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Ángel is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upRemarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/264 clubs
Current potential57th of 68 centre-backs · Serie ACurrent season41st of 68 centre-backs · Serie A41st-best centre-back in the Serie A348th in the Serie A · potential57th-highest potential centre-back in the Serie A
21.5
Ratingi
57th of 68 centre-backs
21.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
55.3%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.55
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Juventude finished 19th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

3.55
Def. / 90
11
Tackles
11
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

3.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (19th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 3.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 55.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 21.5, Ángel carries the 57th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Serie A of 68, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Juventude finished 19th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

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Transfer news

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