Andrés Fabián Ponce Núñez (born 11 November 1996) is a

Venezuelan Venezuelans (Spanish language, Spanish: ''venezolanos'') are the Citizenship, citizens identified with the country of Venezuela. This connection may be through citizenship, descent or cultural. For most Venezuelans, many or all of these connect ...

professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a striker for

Academia Puerto Cabello Academia Puerto Cabello is a Venezuelan professional football club based in the city of Puerto Cabello, Carabobo state and playing in the Venezuelan Primera División. It plays its home matches at the Complejo Deportivo Socialista, also known a ...

Career

Club

On 27 July 2018, Ponce signed with the

Russian Premier League The Russian Premier League (RPL; , ''Rossiyskaya premyer-liga''; РПЛ), also written as Russian Premier Liga, is a professional association football league in Russia and the highest level of the Russian football league system. It was establis ...

club

Anzhi Makhachkala Football Club Anzhi Makhachkala (, ), known simply as FC Anji, was a Russian professional football club based in the Dagestani capital of Makhachkala. Founded in 1991, the club last competed in the third-tier Russian Football National League 2. ...

. On 4 June 2019, Ponce signed a 4-year contract with another

club

Akhmat Grozny Republican Football Club Akhmat (; ), commonly known as Akhmat Grozny, and formerly as Terek Grozny from 1958 to 2017, is a Russian professional football club based in Grozny that plays in the Russian Premier League. History The club was foun ...

. On 16 October 2020, he was loaned to

Rotor Volgograd SC Rotor Volgograd () is a Russian professional football club from the large city of Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast (formerly Stalingrad). The club plays in the second-tier Russian First League, and are the largest and best supported Volgograd club. ...

. On 7 August 2021, his contract with Akhmat was terminated by mutual consent. On 31 August 2021, he joined Danish club

Vejle Vejle () is a city in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle River and Grejs River and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality (''Municipalities of De ...

. On 29 January 2023, Vejle confirmed that Ponce's contract had been terminated by mutual agreement. Later on the same day, he signed with

Russian First League The Russian First League (, Pervaya liga), formerly called Russian First Division () and Russian Football National League (FNL) () is the second level of the Football in Russia#League system, Russian football league system. The Russian Professio ...

club Akron Tolyatti. Ponce left Akron on 14 June 2024, as his contract expired.

International

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 The 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the fifteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup. The tournament was held in the United Arab Emirates from 17 October to 8 November. Nigeria won the tournament after defeating Mexico 3–0 in the final, claimin ...

Career statistics

Club

International goals

:''Scores and results list Venezuela's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

Individual

* Miglior Marcatore Del Campionato Primavera Tim: 2015–16.

National

Venezuela *

Kirin Cup The is an association football tournament organised in Japan by the Kirin Brewery Company. The host, Japan national football team, Japan, is a participant in every edition. The tournament was founded in 1978 then known as Japan Cup (Internatio ...

:2019

References

External links

Deportivo Táchira official profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ponce, Andres 1996 births Living people Footballers from Maracaibo Venezuelan people of Colombian descent Venezuelan men's footballers Venezuela men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Deportivo Táchira F.C. players Llaneros de Guanare players UC Sampdoria players S.C. Olhanense players FC Lugano players US Livorno 1915 players FC Anzhi Makhachkala players FC Akhmat Grozny players FC Rotor Volgograd players Vejle Boldklub players FC Akron Tolyatti players Atlético Bucaramanga footballers Venezuelan Primera División players Liga Portugal 2 players Serie A players Swiss Super League players Serie C players Russian Premier League players Russian First League players Venezuelan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Russia Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Colombia