Juan Vélez (footballer)

Juan Vélez (born 5 December 1989 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican footballer who plays for GPS Puerto Rico.

Juan Vélez
Personal information
Full name Juan G. Vélez Lago
Date of birth (1989-12-05) December 5, 1989
Place of birth San Juan, Puerto Rico
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 GPS Puerto Rico
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Sevilla FC Puerto Rico
2011–2014 Puerto Rico Bayamón
2015–2016 Criollos de Caguas FC
2017 Bauger FC
2018 GPS Puerto Rico
National team
2013 Puerto Rico Beach
2014– Puerto Rico 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Leaving Puerto Rican side Criollos FC to line up for Bauger FC in the third edition of the Dominican Professional Football League, Velez expressed excitement at the opportunity to go abroad for the first time.[1] Bauger technical director Jorge Allen Bauger claimed that they signed the defender to strengthen the defensive line, also struck by his cognizance about Caribbean football on general (including the Dominican Republic) and his experience in the international stage.[2] Suffering a fractured ACL on the left side in the last international match he started, a 0-0 draw with Indonesia, Velez was sent to recover after surgery for around six months before possibly returning to play, missing Bauger's last seven games of the season in the process.[3] He returned to Puerto Rico and played for GPS Puerto Rico in the FPF Preparatory Tournament.

International

From early age, Vélez was involved with the national teams. In 2007, he played with an under-17 national team that had the vision of playing in the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games, and Vélez scored a goal with the team against Chivas USA in a friendly match.[4] He was called up to the Puerto Rico under-21 team set to participate in the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games but the tournament was canceled. In 2013, he played on the first Puerto Rico national beach soccer team in the World Cup Qualifiers.[5] In 2014, he made his official debut with the senior national team for the Caribbean Cup.[6]

Personal life

His brother Elliot Vélez also played for the Puerto Rico national football team.

References
  1. "EL BORICUA JUAN VÉLEZ LLEGA A LA LDF". Docerd.com. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  2. "Bauger FC, la nueva casa de Juancho". Quepalo.com. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  3. "ENCAMINADO EL PROCESO DE REHABILITACIÓN DE 'JUANCHO' VÉLEZ - Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol - Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol". Fedefutbolpr.com. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-08-18. Retrieved 2007-08-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. http://noticias.elhuracanazulpr.com/2013/05/manana-debuta-puerto-rico-en-futbol.html
  6. http://noticias.elhuracanazulpr.com/2014/08/convocan-la-seleccion-nacional.html
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