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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan Agustín Velasco | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-07-27) 27 July 2002 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger[2] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC Dallas | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2019 | Independiente | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Independiente | 48 | (6) |
| 2022– | FC Dallas | 27 | (6) |
| National team | |||
| 2019 | Argentina U17 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:23, 15 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Independiente | 2018–19 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[nb 1] | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | ||
| FC Dallas | 2022 | MLS | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 |
| Career total | 40 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 12 | ||
Argentina U17[1]
FC Dallas – current squad | |
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