Florián_Monzón

Florián Monzón

Florián Monzón

Argentine professional footballer


Florián Gonzalo de Jesús Monzón (born 3 January 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Central Córdoba SdE, on loan from Vélez Sarsfield.[4]

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Club career

Monzón signed for Vélez Sarsfield in 2015, going on to score over forty goals in their academy.[5][6] Mauricio Pellegrino promoted the centre-forward into his first-team squad in 2020, as he made his senior debut on 28 October in a Copa Sudamericana second stage first leg draw at home to Peñarol; he replaced Pablo Galdames for the final moments.[4][7] He went unused on the substitute's bench seven times across the next month or so, prior to making his bow domestically off the bench on 5 December in the Copa de la Liga Profesional versus Patronato.[4] Monzón's first goal arrived on 16 January 2021 versus Rosario Central.[4] In July 2021, Monzón joined Platense on a loan for the rest of the year.[8] On 26 January 2022, Monzón was loaned out again, this time to Almirante Brown until the end of 2022.[9]

International career

In 2019, Monzón received a call-up from the U18s for the COTIF Tournament in Spain.[5] He scored once, in a five-goal victory over Bahrain, as they placed third.[5][10]

Personal life

Monzón is the son of Pedro Monzón and nephew of Floreal García; both of whom were professional footballers.[11][12]

Career statistics

As of 17 January 2021.[4]
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  1. Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

Notes

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

References

  1. "Florian Monzón: el aguilarense cumplió su sueño y debutó con Vélez en la Copa Sudamericana". InfoAguilares. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  2. "Florián Monzón". World Football. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  3. "Argentina - F. Monzón". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  4. "Monzón: Primera firma". Vélez Sarsfield. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  5. "¿Quién será el 9 del Vélez de Mauricio Pellegrino?". One Football. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  6. "Vélez y Peñarol no se sacaron ventajas". IAM Noticias. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  7. "Juveniles: Destacado de la semana". Vélez Sarsfield. 24 May 2018. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  8. ""De mí sacó la altura, ja"". Olé. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2020.



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