Wilinton Aponzá Carabali (born 29 March 2000) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Maccabi Herzliya.

Wilinton Aponzá
Aponzá with Chungnam Asan in 2023
Personal information
Full name Wilinton Aponzá Carabali
Date of birth (2000-03-29) 29 March 2000 (age 26)
Place of birth Cali, Colombia
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Maccabi Herzliya
Youth career
–2019 América de Cali
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Berço 19 (4)
2021–2023 Portimonense 22 (1)
2022–2023Covilhã (loan) 24 (8)
2023Chungnam Asan (loan) 12 (1)
2024 Sheriff Tiraspol 6 (1)
2024 Torpedo Moscow 6 (0)
2024–2025 Niki Volos 17 (3)
2025– Maccabi Herzliya 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 June 2025

Professional career

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Aponzá is a youth product of the Colombian club América de Cali, before moving to Portugal with Berço in 2019.[1] On 28 April 2001, he transferred to Portimonense in the Primeira Liga.[2] He made his professional debut with Portimonense in a 1–0 Primeira Liga loss to F.C. Paços de Ferreira on 29 August 2021.[3]

On 1 February 2024, Aponzá joined Moldovan Super Liga club Sheriff Tiraspol.[4]

References

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  1. "PortuGOAL Figure of the Week: Wilinton Aponzá bursts onto the Primeira Liga scene for Portimonense". portugoal.net.
  2. "Aponzá cambió de equipo en Portugal". 28 April 2021. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022.
  3. "Portimonense vs. Paços Ferreira - 29 August 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  4. "Добро пожаловать, Вилинтон". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
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