Julián Velázquez

Julián Alberto Velázquez (born 23 October 1990) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Liga MX club Tijuana as a centre back.

Julián Velázquez
Personal information
Full name Julián Alberto Velázquez
Date of birth (1990-10-23) 23 October 1990
Place of birth Corrientes, Argentina
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back / Right back
Club information
Current team
 Tijuana
Number 6
Youth career
2004–2005 Boca Unidos
2005–2009 Independiente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2014 Independiente 113 (3)
2015–2016 Palermo 0 (0)
2015 → Gaz Metan Mediaș (loan) 14 (0)
2015–2016 → Hajduk Split (loan) 17 (0)
2016–2018 Cruz Azul 49 (1)
2018– Tijuana 51 (1)
2020 → Querétaro (loan) 21 (1)
National team
2011 Argentina 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2021 (UTC)

Career

Velázquez debuted with Independiente aged 19 in a 1–0 home win over Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, for the 13th fixture of the 2009 Apertura.[1] Under Américo Gallego's coaching, he started the game as a left back replacing Lucas Mareque (who was suspended).[2]

In 2010, he was a regular for Independiente in their Copa Sudamericana winning campaign, scoring two goals in the competition (one in the final against Goiás).[3]

In July 2012 he was about to join Italian club Genoa.[4] However, as the club had spent a non-EU signing quota from abroad on Anselmo de Moraes, the deal collapsed.

In January 2015, Velázquez signed with Italian Serie A club Palermo. He immediately went out on loan to Romanian club Gaz Metan Mediaș.

On the 12th of August 2015, Julian Velazquez was confirmed to be the newest signing of 1. HNL giants HNK Hajduk Split, signing a one-year deal.[5] He was the first Argentinian to play for the Croatian club.[6] He proved to be a great player for Hajduk and became instantly a first team regular but injuries prevented him from playing even more. On 7 June 2016, his loan at Hajduk Split ended.[7]

International career

He made his debut with the national team on April 20, 2011 on the occasion of the friendly match against Ecuador equalized 2-2.

Honours

Club
Independiente

References
  1. "Opening '09 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
  2. "Julián Velázquez debutará en Independiente ante Gimnasia". Cancha Llena (in Spanish). 2009-11-05. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
  3. Diego Rodia (2010-12-11). "JULIAN VELAZQUEZ, UNO DE LOS PILARES EN LA SUDAMERICANA". Crónica (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2010-12-15. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
  4. "PER VELAZQUEZ PRIMI PASSI GENOVESI" (in Italian). Genoa CFC. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  5. http://hajduk.hr/vijest/julian-velazquez-novi-je-igrac-hajduka/6179
  6. http://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/hajduk-predstavio-svog-prvog-argentinca-ovdje-je-atmosfera-kao-u-argentini/836079.aspx
  7. http://hajduk.hr/vijest/bencun-u-srijedu-na-operaciji-koljena/7316
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