José Ángel Pozo

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José Ángel Pozo
Personal information
Full name José Ángel Pozo la Rosa [1]
Date of birth (1996-03-15) 15 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Fuengirola, Spain
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Śląsk Wrocław
Number 8
Youth career
Fuengirola
2007–2012 Real Madrid
2012–2014 Manchester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2015 Manchester City 3 (0)
2015–2018 Almería 104 (6)
2018–2024 Rayo Vallecano 100 (9)
2022 → Al Ahli SC (loan) 9 (4)
2024–2025 Karmiotissa 17 (2)
2025– Śląsk Wrocław 0 (0)
International career
2012 Spain U16 2 (1)
2011–2013 Spain U17 8 (3)
2014 Spain U18 3 (0)
2014 Spain U19 2 (0)
2018 Spain U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 January 2025

José Ángel Pozo la Rosa (born 15 March 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Śląsk Wrocław.

Contents

Club career

Early career

Born in Fuengirola, Málaga, Pozo started his football career at UD Fuengirola Los Boliches and was scouted by Real Madrid at the age of 11 to play for its youth set-up. [2] He played for Real Madrid for five years before Manchester City paid £2.4 million [3] [4] to sign him in early 2012. [1] The deal also brought over Pozo's younger brother Iker to play for Manchester City at academy level. [2]

Manchester City

Playing for the English club's under-18s side, his first full season in England was impressive, netting him a nomination for Academy Player of the Year [5] but his second season was cut short early by an ankle injury which limited him to just nine appearances for 2013–14. [6] Nevertheless, he made a strong recovery and rejoined the Elite Development Side under Patrick Vieira, where he rapidly drew attention, [7] earning himself the label of "Mini-Messi". [8]

Pozo's first exposure to first team football came on 24 September 2014, when injuries to squad mates Sergio Agüero and Stevan Jovetić left him as the club's second most senior striker for the club's Football League Cup third round match at home against Sheffield Wednesday. Named as a substitute amidst a flurry of national press attention following comments by manager Manuel Pellegrini on the possibility of his appearing, [7] [9] Pozo was brought on in the 64th minute for Yaya Touré, with City already 4–0 up against ten men, making his first senior appearance for the club. He recorded his first senior goal in the 88th minute, the sixth of a 7–0 win. [10]

Pozo made his Premier League debut on 3 December 2014 against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, coming on as an 83rd-minute substitute for Samir Nasri in a 4–1 win. [11] On 13 December, Pozo made his first start for Manchester City, in a 1–0 away win over Leicester City. He had been promoted from the substitutes' bench after Edin Džeko was injured during warm-up. [12]

Almería

On 31 August 2015, Pozo moved to UD Almería of his native Andalusia on a five-year contract. [13] On 6 September he made his debut for the club, coming on as a late substitute for Eldin Hadžić in a 2–1 home win against CA Osasuna; he also scored the winner in the 88th minute. [14]

On 2 December 2015, Pozo scored the only goal for his team in a 3–1 home loss against Celta Vigo in the Copa del Rey.

Rayo Vallecano

On 27 July 2018, Pozo signed a five-year contract with La Liga side Rayo Vallecano. [15] He made his debut for the club on 19 August, starting in a 4–1 home loss against Sevilla FC. [16]

On 5 January 2022, Pozo renewed his contract with Rayo until 2024, and joined Al Ahli SC on loan for the remainder of 2021–22 Qatar Stars League season. [17]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 January 2025 [18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City 2014–15 [19] Premier League 3000001 [b] 141
Almería 2015–16 [20] Segunda División 29441——335
2016–17 [21] Segunda División36000——360
2017–18 [22] Segunda División39200——392
Total10464100001087
Rayo Vallecano 2018–19 [23] La Liga 29320——313
2019–20 [24] Segunda División23331——264
2020–21 [25] Segunda División33320—00353
2021–22 La Liga5021—0071
2022–23 La Liga8010—0090
2023–24 La Liga2040—0061
Total1009142000011411
Al Ahli SC (loan) 2021–22 Qatar Stars League 9411——105
Karmiotissa 2024–25 Cypriot First Division 17210——182
Śląsk Wrocław 2024–25 Ekstraklasa 00———00
Career total23321204001125426

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