.jpg) Pozo withPogoń Szczecin in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Ángel Pozo la Rosa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-03-15)15 March 1996 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Fuengirola, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pogoń Szczecin | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fuengirola | |||
| 2007–2012 | Real Madrid | ||
| 2012–2014 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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 | 15 | (1) |
| 2025– | Pogoń Szczecin | 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 as of 14:23, 27 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
José Ángel Pozo la Rosa (born 15 March 1996) is a Spanish professionalfootballer who plays as anattacking midfielder forEkstraklasa clubPogoń Szczecin.
Born inFuengirola,Málaga, Pozo started his football career atUD Fuengirola Los Boliches and was scouted byReal Madrid at the age of 11 to play for its youth set-up.[2] He played for Real Madrid for five years beforeManchester 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]
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 theElite Development Side underPatrick 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 matesSergio Agüero andStevan Jovetić left him as the club's second most senior striker for the club'sFootball League Cup third round match at home againstSheffield Wednesday. Named as a substitute amidst a flurry of national press attention following comments by managerManuel Pellegrini on the possibility of his appearing,[7][9] Pozo was brought on in the 64th minute forYaya 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 hisPremier League debut on 3 December 2014 againstSunderland at theStadium of Light, coming on as an 83rd-minute substitute forSamir Nasri in a 4–1 win.[11] On 13 December, Pozo made his first start for Manchester City, in a 1–0 away win overLeicester City. He had been promoted from the substitutes' bench afterEdin Džeko was injured during warm-up.[12]
On 31 August 2015, Pozo moved toUD Almería of his nativeAndalusia on a five-year contract.[13] On 6 September he made his debut for the club, coming on as a latesubstitute forEldin Hadžić in a 2–1 home win againstCA 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 againstCelta Vigo in theCopa del Rey.
On 27 July 2018, Pozo signed a five-year contract withLa Liga sideRayo Vallecano.[15] He made his debut for the club on 19 August, starting in a 4–1 home loss againstSevilla FC.[16]
On 5 January 2022, Pozo renewed his contract with Rayo until 2024, and joinedAl Ahli SC on loan for the remainder of2021–22 Qatar Stars League season.[17]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester City | 2014–15[19] | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Almería | 2015–16[20] | Segunda División | 29 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 5 | ||
| 2016–17[21] | Segunda División | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18[22] | Segunda División | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 2 | |||
| Total | 104 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 7 | ||
| Rayo Vallecano | 2018–19[23] | La Liga | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2019–20[24] | Segunda División | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 4 | |||
| 2020–21[25] | Segunda División | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Total | 100 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 11 | ||
| Al Ahli SC (loan) | 2021–22 | Qatar Stars League | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 5 | ||
| Karmiotissa | 2024–25 | Cypriot First Division | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| Śląsk Wrocław | 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| Pogoń Szczecin | 2025–26 | Ekstraklasa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 248 | 22 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 269 | 27 | ||
