Wilfredo León Venero (born 31 July 1993) is a Cuban–Polish professional volleyball player.
León was born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba on July 31, 1993.
He is the son of Wilfredo León Hechavarría and Alina Venero Boza (former volleyball player).
He studied at Escuela Nacional del Voleibol Cubano.
León lived in Poland for a while with his Polish girlfriend.
2007
He was a member of the Cuba national team from 2007 to 2012, and is a current member of the Poland national team and Sir Safety Perugia.
2008
León debuted in the Cuban national team on May 24, 2008, in Düsseldorf, aged 14 years and 10 months.
2009
He won the title of Best Receiver at World League 2009.
On July 31, 2009, he won a silver medal in the World U21 Championship (after losing the final against Brazil).
In 2009, the Cuban national team, with Leon, won the title of NORCECA Champion (and three individual awards), and repeated this success in 2011.
2010
León was a silver medallist at the 2010 World Championship, and a two–time NORCECA Champion (2009, 2011).
Considered by many as one of a kind, he led Cuba to the silver medal at the 2010 World Championship held in Italy, alongside Yoandy Leal and Robertlandy Simon.
He is considered one of the leaders of the "Generation of Miracle" of Cuban volleyball by many experts.
León is considered one of the best volleyball players worldwide.
After losing the final against Brazil, Cuba won a silver medal at the 2010 World Championship.
He was the youngest captain of the national team (he was 17).
2012
In 2012, he won the bronze medal at the World League.
2013
In 2013, León left Cuba to play in a club outside of his homeland, losing the possibility of playing for the Cuban national team.
2014
He joined Russian club Zenit Kazan in 2014, where he won multiple CEV Champions League titles, national leagues, and cups.
2015
He also played part-time with Qatar club Al Rayyan in 2015 and 2016.
On July 14, 2015, León received Polish citizenship, and five years later he became fully eligible to play for the Polish national volleyball team.
2016
On June 24, 2016, he married Małgorzata (born Gronkowska).
2017
On May 13, 2017, their daughter Natalia was born.
León started to play when he was seven.
His first coach was his mother, Alina.
2018
In September 2018, León joined Italian team SIR Safety Perugia.
