Wuilker Farinez

Wuilker Farinez Aray (born 15 February 1998) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Lens and the Venezuela national team.

Club Career

Caracas

Born in Caracas, Farinez joined Caracas FC's youth setup in 2011. On 12 June 2013, he signed a three-year professional deal with the club, being promoted to the main squad. After Alain Baroja left Caracas FC, Farinez became the first-choice goalkeeper of the club for the 2015 Torneo Adecuacion despite being only 17 years old at the time. On 30 August, he established a new record at the club after playing 689 minutes without conceding a goal.

After great performances during the tournament, he was chosen again as first-choice for 2016 Venezuelan Primera Division season. In February 2016, he started for Caracas FC in a 2016 Copa Libertadores first stage match against Huracan, and put in a brilliant performance, only allowing one goal and keeping his team's chances of advancing to the second stage alive. Despite his efforts, Caracas was eliminated from the competition after a last-minute goal by Huracan in the second leg match.

On 14 December, Farinez was included in the AUFP Venezuela's Team of the Season, as the 2016 Venezuelan Primera Division season's best goalkeeper.

Millonarios

On 12 September 2017, Farinez signed for Colombian club Millonarios. He joined the club on 1 January 2018. Farinez made his debut for Millonarios during the first leg of the 2018 Superliga Colombiana, playing for the full ninety minutes in the 0–0 tie against Atletico Nacional. On the second leg he made a crucial save in a 1–2 win that gave him his first career championship.

On 9 March 2019, Farinez made an excellent triple save against Atletico Nacional.

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