Andrés Fabián Ponce Núñez (born 11 November 1996) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Colombian club Atlético Bucaramanga.

Andrés Ponce
Ponce with Anzhi Makhachkala in 2018
Personal information
Full name Andrés Fabián Ponce Núñez
Date of birth (1996-11-11) 11 November 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Maracaibo, Venezuela
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Atlético Bucaramanga
Number 9
Youth career
2007–2013 FundaUAM
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Deportivo Táchira 10 (0)
2014Llaneros (loan) 9 (2)
2015–2018 Sampdoria 1 (0)
2015Olhanense (loan) 17 (1)
2016–2017Lugano (loan) 8 (0)
2017Livorno (loan) 8 (1)
2018Feralpisalò (loan) 11 (0)
2018–2019 Anzhi Makhachkala 27 (5)
2019–2021 Akhmat Grozny 29 (3)
2020–2021Rotor Volgograd (loan) 14 (2)
2021–2023 Vejle 42 (4)
2023–2024 Akron Tolyatti 47 (14)
2024– Atlético Bucaramanga 9 (1)
International career
2013 Venezuela U17 8 (7)
2016– Venezuela 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:55, 10 October 2020 (UTC)

Career

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Club

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On 27 July 2018, Ponce signed with the Russian Premier League club Anzhi Makhachkala.[1]

On 4 June 2019, Ponce signed a 4-year contract with another Russian Premier League club Akhmat Grozny.[2] On 16 October 2020, he was loaned to Rotor Volgograd.[3] On 7 August 2021, his contract with Akhmat was terminated by mutual consent.[4]

On 31 August 2021, he joined Danish club Vejle.[5] On 29 January 2023, Vejle confirmed that Ponce's contract had been terminated by mutual agreement.[6] Later on the same day, he signed with Russian First League club Akron Tolyatti.[7] Ponce left Akron on 14 June 2024, as his contract expired.[8]

International

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Ponce rose recognition for his performance in the 2013 South American U-17 Championship, in which he scored seven goals and helped to his nation to fit a spot in the upcoming 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[9][10]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 1 June 2024[11]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Deportivo Táchira 2012–13 Venezuelan Primera División 7 0 0 0 7 0
2013–14 Venezuelan Primera División 3 0 0 0 3 0
Total 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Llaneros (loan) 2014–15 Venezuelan Primera División 9 2 0 0 9 2
Sampdoria 2015–16 Serie A 1 0 0 0 1 0
Olhanense (loan) 2014–15 Liga Portugal 2 13 1 13 1
2015–16 Liga Portugal 2 4 0 1[a] 0 5 0
Total 17 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 1
Lugano (loan) 2016–17 Swiss Super League 8 0 2 3 10 3
Livorno (loan) 2017–18 Serie C 8 1 1 0 2[b] 0 11 1
Feralpisalò (loan) 2017–18 Serie C 11 0 1[c] 0 12 0
Anzhi Makhachkala 2018–19 Russian Premier League 27 5 1 0 28 5
Akhmat Grozny 2019–20 Russian Premier League 20 3 1 0 21 3
2020–21 Russian Premier League 9 0 1 0 10 0
2021–22 Russian Premier League 0 0 0 0
Total 29 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 31 3
Rotor Volgograd (loan) 2020–21 Russian Premier League 14 2 1 0 15 2
Vejle 2021–22 Danish Superliga 25 1 7 2 32 3
2022–23 Danish 1st Division 17 3 4 2 21 5
Total 42 4 11 4 0 0 0 0 53 8
Akron Tolyatti 2022–23 Russian First League 14 8 5 1 19 9
2023–24 Russian First League 33 6 3 2 2[c] 1 38 9
Total 47 14 8 3 0 0 2 1 57 18
Career total 223 32 26 10 0 0 6 1 255 43
  1. ^ Appearance in Taça da Liga
  2. ^ Appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C
  3. ^ a b Appearances in the promotion play-offs

International goals

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Scores and results list Venezuela's goal tally first.[12]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 16 October 2018 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain   United Arab Emirates 2–0 2–0 Friendly

Honours

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Club

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Individual

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National

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Venezuela

References

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  1. ^ "В "Анжи" перешел Андрес Понсе" (in Russian). FC Anzhi Makhachkala. 27 July 2018. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Контракт с ФК "АХМАТ" подписал нападающий "Анжи" и сборной Венесуэлы Андрес Понсе" [Andrés Ponce signed with Akhmat] (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 4 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Понсе перешел в "Ротор" на правах аренды" (in Russian). FC Rotor Volgograd. 16 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Андрес Понсе покидает "Ахмат"" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 7 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Vejle Boldklub henter angriber i Rusland" (in Danish). Vejle. 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  6. ^ VB ophæver kontrakten med Andrés Ponce, vejle-boldklub.dk, 29 January 2023
  7. ^ FC Akron announces the signing of Ponce, fcakron.ru, 29 January 2023
  8. ^ "Андрес Понсе завершает выступление в "Акроне"" (in Russian). FC Akron Tolyatti. 14 June 2024.
  9. ^ Andrés Ponce es la garantía de goles para la vinotinto (Andrés Ponce is the goal guarantee for the "vinotinto") El Universal. 28 April 2013. (in Spanish)
  10. ^ Andrés Ponce, el niño fenómeno del gol (Andrés Ponce, the goal wonderkid) Archived June 14, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Ciudad CCS. 26 April 2013. (in Spanish)
  11. ^ Andrés Ponce at Soccerway
  12. ^ "Ponce, Andrés". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  13. ^ "Il doriano Ponce riceve il premio di miglior marcatore del campionato Primavera – U.C. Sampdoria". www.sampdoria.it (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  14. ^ "Japan vs. Venezuela - 19 November 2019 - Soccerway".
  15. ^ "Kirin Challenge Cup 2019 [11/19] Top".
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