Alan Agustín Velasco (born 27 July 2002) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club FC Dallas.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan Agustín Velasco | ||
| Date of birth | 27 July 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Quilmes, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Dallas | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2019 | Independiente | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Independiente | 48 | (6) |
| 2022– | FC Dallas | 62 | (12) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Argentina U17 | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2024 | |||
Club career
editVelasco started his career in the youth system of Independiente, having joined the club in 2012.[2][3][4][5] He was promoted into their first-team, aged sixteen, towards the end of the 2018–19 campaign, with the winger initially appearing as an unused substitute for a Copa Sudamericana second stage encounter with Rionegro Águilas on 21 May 2019.[6][7] He was again on the bench for the second leg on 28 May, with Velasco subsequently making his professional debut at the Estadio Libertadores de América; replacing Jony in added time.[6][8] Sixteen appearances later, Velasco scored his first senior goal in the Sudamericana away to Fénix in Montevideo.[6]
Velasco, aged eighteen, netted his opening domestic goals in the Copa de la Liga Profesional in November and December against Colón and Argentinos Juniors respectively.[6] That was followed by a strike against Arsenal de Sarandí on 3 January and a brace away to River Plate on 9 January.[6]
On February 1, 2022, Velasco was announced by FC Dallas as its costliest signing ever at that time in a four-year deal reported at $7 million with potentially an additional $1.7M based on incentives. Independiente will also receive 15% of his next sale.[9]
International career
editVelasco represented Argentina at U15 and U17 level, scoring one goal in four appearances for the latter at the 2019 South American Championship in Peru; which they won.[6][10][11][12] In October 2019, Velasco was called up for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.[13]
Career statistics
edit- As of 17 October 2022[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Independiente | 2018–19 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[nb 1] | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[a] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | ||
| FC Dallas | 2022 | MLS | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 |
| Career total | 40 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 12 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
Honours
editArgentina U17[6]
Notes
edit- ^ Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.
References
edit- ^ "Alan Velasco". World Football. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "Independiente blindó a dos de sus máximas promesas". TyC Sports. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "Cuidando el futuro". Independiente. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "Velasco: "Debutar en la primera de Independiente es mi meta más importante"". La Voz del Diablo. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "La nueva joya de inferiores habló de su actualidad en Reserva". InfiernoRojo. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Argentina - A. Velasco". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "Rionegro recibe este martes a Independiente de Argentina por la Copa Suramericana". El País. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "El ingreso de Alan Velasco". Olé. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "Alan Velasco fue presentado en la MLS: "Un talento increíblemente especial"". Olé. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Alan Velasco: "Estoy en el club más grande de América"". Emoción Roja. 29 January 2019. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "Diablo de selección". La Voz del Diablo. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "Felicidades campeón". La visera. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "FU17WC_2019_Squadlists.pdf" (PDF). FIFA Data. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
External links
edit- Alan Velasco at Soccerway