José Ángel Pozo

José Ángel Pozo
Personal information
Full name José Ángel Pozo la Rosa[1]
Date of birth (1996-03-15) 15 March 1996
Place of birth Fuengirola, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Almería
Number 10
Youth career
2007–2012 Real Madrid
2012–2014 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Manchester City 3 (0)
2015– Almería 27 (4)
National team‡
2012 Spain U16 2 (1)
2011–2013 Spain U17 8 (3)
2014 Spain U18 3 (0)
2014 Spain U19 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 23 May 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 01:12, 11 December 2014 (UTC)
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Pozo and the second or maternal family name is La Rosa.

José Ángel Pozo la Rosa (born 15 March 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Almería.

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 1–3 home loss against Celta Vigo in the Copa del Rey.

Career statistics

As of 22 May 2016[15]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City 2014–15[16] Premier League 3011001[lower-alpha 1]152
Almería 2015–16[17] Segunda División 27441——315
Career total 304520011367
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Football League Cup

References

  1. 1 2 "Jose Angel Pozo: Forward". mcfc.co.uk. October 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Man City U21 watch: The rapid Spaniard smashing goals in for fun". TalkSport. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Manchester City snap up Jose Angel Pozo in bargain deal". Daily Express. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Pellegrini could hand 'Mini Messi' debut". ESPN. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Man City 7 0 Sheff Wed". BBC. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "Five facts about Manchester City's Jose Angel Pozo". HITC. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Pellegrini could hand 'Mini Messi' debut". ESPN. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  8. ↑ "Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini considers debut for 'Mini Messi' against Sheffield Wednesday". Daily Mail. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  9. ↑ "Pozo in line for Manchester City debut". Manchester Evening News. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  10. ↑ "PHOTO: Jose Pozo scores on debut for Manchester City". HITC. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  11. ↑ "Sunderland 1-4 Manchester City". BBC Sport. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  12. ↑ "Leicester 0 City 1". mcfc.co.uk. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  13. ↑ Sherlock, Harry (31 August 2015). "Official: Pozo joins Almeria from Manchester City". Goal.com. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  14. ↑ "Gran remontada del Almería en un partido vibrante" [Great comeback from Almería in an exciting match] (in Spanish). Marca. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  15. ↑ José Ángel Pozo profile at Soccerway
  16. ↑ "Games played by José Ángel Pozo in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  17. ↑ "Jose Pozo | Football Stats | Almería | Season 2015/2016 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
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