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Alan Velasco

Alan Velasco

Argentine footballer

Alan Agustín Velasco (born 27 July 2002) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club FC Dallas.[1]

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Club career

Velasco started his career in the youth system of Independiente, having joined the club in 2012.[3][4][5][6] 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.[1][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.[1][8] Sixteen appearances later, Velasco scored his first senior goal in the Sudamericana away to Fénix in Montevideo.[1]

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.[1] That was followed by a strike against Arsenal de Sarandí on 3 January and a brace away to River Plate on 9 January.[1]

On February 1, 2022, Velasco was announced by FC Dallas as its costliest signing ever 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

Velasco 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.[1][10][11][12] In October 2019, Velasco was called up for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.[13]

Career statistics

As of 17 October 2022[1]
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  1. Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Argentina U17[1]

Notes

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    Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

References

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    "Argentina - A. Velasco". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
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    "Alan Velasco". World Football. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
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    "Independiente blindó a dos de sus máximas promesas". TyC Sports. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
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    "Cuidando el futuro". Independiente. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
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    "Velasco: "Debutar en la primera de Independiente es mi meta más importante"". La Voz del Diablo. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
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    "La nueva joya de inferiores habló de su actualidad en Reserva". InfiernoRojo. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
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    "Rionegro recibe este martes a Independiente de Argentina por la Copa Suramericana". El País. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
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    "El ingreso de Alan Velasco". Olé. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
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    "Alan Velasco fue presentado en la MLS: "Un talento increíblemente especial"". Olé. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
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    "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.
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    "Diablo de selección". La Voz del Diablo. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
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    "Felicidades campeón". La visera. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  13. [13]
    "FU17WC_2019_Squadlists.pdf" (PDF). FIFA Data. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
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