Wilfredo León Venero (born 31 July 1993) is a Cuban–Polish professional volleyball player. 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. León was a silver medallist at the 2010 World Championship, and a two–time NORCECA Champion (2009, 2011).

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Wilfredo León
Personal information
Full name	Wilfredo León Venero
Nickname	Leo
Nationality	Cuban Polish
Born	(1993-07-31) 31 July 1993 (age 30) Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Height	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight	96 kg (212 lb)
Spike	380 cm (150 in)
Block	346 cm (136 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Current team	Sir Safety Perugia
Number	9
Career
Years Teams 2005–2010 Capitalinos 2010–2013 Orientales de Santiago 2014–2018 Zenit Kazan 2015 Al Rayyan 2016 Al Rayyan 2018– Sir Safety Perugia
National team
2007–2012  Cuba 2019–  Poland
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Cuba FIVB World Championship 2010 Italy FIVB World Grand Champions Cup 2009 Japan FIVB World League 2012 Sofia Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara NORCECA Championship 2009 Puerto Rico 2011 Puerto Rico Representing  Poland FIVB World Cup 2019 Japan FIVB Nations League 2023 Gdańsk 2021 Rimini CEV European Championship 2023 Italy/Bulgaria/North Macedonia/Israel 2019 Belgium/France/Netherlands/Slovenia 2021 Poland/Czechia/Estonia/Finland

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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.^[1] León is considered one of the best volleyball players worldwide.

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.^[2] On June 24, 2016, he married Małgorzata (born Gronkowska). On May 13, 2017, their daughter Natalia was born.

León started to play when he was seven. His first coach was his mother, Alina. León debuted in the Cuban national team on May 24, 2008, in Düsseldorf, aged 14 years and 10 months.^[3] 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. 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). In 2012, he won the bronze medal at the World League.

In 2013, León left Cuba to play in a club outside of his homeland,^[4] losing the possibility of playing for the Cuban national team.^[5] He joined Russian club Zenit Kazan in 2014, where he won multiple CEV Champions League titles, national leagues, and cups. He also played part-time with Qatar club Al Rayyan in 2015 and 2016. In September 2018, León joined Italian team SIR Safety Perugia.

On July 14, 2015, León received Polish citizenship, and five years later he became fully eligible to play for the Polish national volleyball team.^[6]