Alejandro Vélez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Velez Williams | ||
| Date of birth | March 3, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Colón, Panama | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tauro | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2011 | Árabe Unido | 88 | (8) |
| 2007 | → Santacruceña (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Cortuluá (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2012 | Atlético Huila | 30 | (4) |
| 2013 | Plaza Amador | 12 | (3) |
| 2013 | Árabe Unido | 13 | (0) |
| 2014 | Río Abajo | 15 | (1) |
| 2014– | Tauro | 31 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010– | Panama | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 April 2013 | |||
Alejandro Vélez Williams (born 3 March 1988) is a Panamanian football defender who currently plays for Tauro.
Club career
[edit]Nicknamed La Bomba, Vélez started his career at local side Árabe Unido and was loaned out with compatriot Amílcar Henríquez to Costa Rican club Santacruceña in summer 2007[1] and alongside fellow Panamanian Brunet Hay to Colombian team Cortuluá in summer 2010.[2]
In January 2013, he joined Plaza Amador from Colombian outfit Atlético Huila,[3] for who he had signed a year earlier,[4] only to return to Árabe Unido in summer 2013.[5] In July 2014 he moved to Tauro after a season at Río Abajo.[6]
International career
[edit]Vélez made his international debut on January 20, 2010, in a friendly match against Chile. He was sent off. He has, as of August 2015, earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals.
Honors
[edit]Club
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "ARABES" SE REPORTARON DESDE COSTA RICA Quieren subir al Santacruceña - Crítica (in Spanish)
- ^ Dos jugadores panameños se integrarán al Cortuluá - El Tiempo (in Spanish)
- ^ Plaza Amador ficha a Alejandro Vélez - Panama Futbol (in Spanish)
- ^ “La Bomba” Vélez jugará en el Atlético Huila colombiano - Día a día (in Spanish)
- ^ Orlando Rodríguez regresa al Árabe Unido - Panama Futbol (in Spanish)
- ^ Vélez y Góndola se unen también - Tauro (in Spanish)
External links
[edit]- Alejandro Vélez at Soccerway
- Alejandro Vélez at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Colón, Panama
- Men's association football midfielders
- Panamanian men's footballers
- Panama men's international footballers
- C.D. Árabe Unido players
- Categoría Primera A players
- Cortuluá footballers
- Atlético Huila footballers
- C.D. Plaza Amador players
- Tauro F.C. players
- Panamanian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Costa Rica
- Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia
- Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Colombia
- Panamanian football biography stubs