Nicolás Vélez Explained

Nicolás Vélez
Fullname:Nicolás Vélez
Birth Date:4 July 1990
Birth Place:Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height:1.730NaN0[1]
Position:Forward
Youthclubs1:River Plate[2]
Clubs1:Huracán
Clubs2:Atlético Sanluqueño
Years1:2010–2012
Years2:2013
Caps1:3
Caps2:8
Goals1:0
Goals2:0
Years3:2014–2015
Clubs3:Warriors
Caps3:38
Goals3:29
Years4:2015
Clubs4:NorthEast United
Caps4:14
Goals4:5
Years5:2016
Clubs5:Hajduk Split
Caps5:4
Goals5:0
Years6:2016
Clubs6:NorthEast United
Caps6:11
Goals6:3
Years7:2017
Clubs7:Suphanburi
Caps7:28
Goals7:13
Years8:2018
Clubs8:Negeri Sembilan
Caps8:13
Goals8:8
Years9:2018–2019
Clubs9:Belenenses SAD
Caps9:9
Goals9:0
Years10:2019
Clubs10:Felda United
Caps10:7
Goals10:3
Years11:2020
Clubs11:PSS Sleman
Caps11:0
Goals11:0
Years12:2020–2021
Clubs12:Sukhothai
Caps12:9
Goals12:4
Years13:2021–2022
Clubs13:Pattaya Dolphins United
Caps13:8
Goals13:1
Years14:2022–2023
Clubs14:Phitsanulok
Caps14:11
Goals14:11
Years15:2023
Clubs15:Pattaya United
Caps15:18
Goals15:7
Totalcaps:181
Totalgoals:84
Club-Update:20 May 2023

Nicolás Vélez (born 4 July 1990) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Club career

Early football life

Velez is a product of the famed River Plate youth academy having played in the same team as Erik Lamela and Roberto Pereyra, before leaving for another top-tier Argentinian team, Huracan, in search of first-team opportunities.[2]

Huracán

Nicolás Vélez started his professional footballing career with Club Atlético Huracán at the age of 19.

Atlético Sanluqueño

After being released by his former club in Argentina, he joined Spanish 3rd tier club Atlético Sanluqueño. He left the club in 2013, saying there were “many problems” at the Spanish club, so he asked his agent to look at options elsewhere.[3]

Warriors FC

He signed for Warriors FC in the S.League in 2014.[4] He scored a hat-trick for the Warriors against Albirex Niigata (S) in a 4–0 victory, keeping them in contention of the title.[5] In his first season in Singapore, he scored an impressive 21 goals in 26 appearances, second only to Brazilian Rodrigo Tosi (24 goals) helping Warriors FC to the S.League title. Velez capped his first Asian campaign by being named S.League young player of the year.[6]

In the 2015 Singapore Charity Shield which doubled as the first league game of the 2015 season, Vélez scored the only goal of the match, winning the Shield and the first three points of the season for the Warriors.[7] He scored two goals in the next game, a 3–1 win over Harimau Muda.[8] He notched his sixth goal of the season on 24 April 2015 against fellow title contenders Brunei DPMM FC before earning a red card in the 69th minute following an on-field spat.[9]

The South American also earned call-ups to Singapore Selection sides that took on Juventus, Arsenal and Stoke City in the last 18 months.[10]

NorthEast United FC

In August 2015 Velez announced that he has decided to join Indian Super League side NorthEast United.[2] On his joining the Indian side he said "I'm very happy to have this chance, but I'm sad to leave Warriors, because I am leaving behind many friends in Singapore.I want to say 'thank you' to my club for giving me the chance to show what I can do alongside some of the best players in the world". After debuting on 6 October 2015 he scored his first goal on the same night in 82 minute with a losing effort against Kerala Blasters. He ended the season with 5 goals, marking his name as the top goal scorer for the club.

Hajduk Split

In January 2016, Vélez joined the Croatian First Football League club Hajduk Split and signed the contract with a two and half years.[11] He made his debut on 13 February 2016 in a 2–0 win against Slaven Belupo. On 30 June 2016, he was released from Hajduk.[12]

NorthEast United FC

In the third season of Indian Super League, Velez made his 2nd appearance for the club and assisted Katsumi Yusa for the first winning goal against Kerala Blasters on the night of October 1, 2016 when the season officially kicked off. Velez was awarded the Hero of the Match in the 41st Match of the season between NorthEast United FC and Atlético de Kolkata.[13]

Negeri Sembilan

Velez joined newly promoted side Negeri Sembilan for the 2018 Malaysian Super League season after leaving Suphanburi at the end of 2017. He scored his first goal when playing against fellow promoted side, Kuala Lumpur in a 2–0 home win.

Belenenses

In January 2019, he joined Belenenses.[14]

PSS Sleman

In March 2021, it was announced that he joined PSS Sleman, and was immediately playing for the club in 2021 Menpora Cup. In May 2021, he resigned from Sleman.[15]

Sukhoithai

In June 2021, Velez joined Sukhothai.[16]

Pattaya Dolphins United

On 17 December 2021, Velez announced through his Instagram account that he had joined Pattaya Dolphins United.[17]

Phitsanulok FC

In August 2022, Velez joined Phitsanulok F.C., October 2, 2022 He has scored five goals in a game against Kongkrailas United.

Career statistics

Club

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ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Huracán10000010
2011–1210100020
Total2 0 1 - - 0 0 0 3 0
Atlético Sanluqueño2012–13800080
Warriors FC201426211020002921
2015128202160229
Total38 29 3 0 4 1 6 0 51 30
NorthEast United2015145colspan="2"-colspan="2"-colspan="2"-145
Hajduk Split2016–1740colspan="2"-colspan="2"-colspan="2"-40
NorthEast United2016113colspan="2"-colspan="2"-colspan="2"-113
Suphanburi20172813colspan="2"-colspan="2"-colspan="2"-2813
Negeri Sembilan2018138colspan="2"-colspan="2"-colspan="2"-138
Belenenses SAD2018–196000000060
2019–203000000030
Total9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Felda United202073colspan="2"-colspan="2"-colspan="2"-73
PSS Sleman202100colspan="2"-colspan="2"-7171
Sukhothai F.C.2021–229400000094
Career total143 65 4 0 4 1 13 1 164 67

Honours

Club

Warriors FC

2014

PSS Sleman

Pattaya Dolphins United

2022–23

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nicolás Vélez: Profile . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL . 10 October 2020 . 18 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191218090932/https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/nicolas-velez/ . live .
  2. Web site: S-League: Warriors' Argentine hotshot earns big-money move to Indian Super League, AsiaOne News . 2 August 2015 . 2 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150802235252/http://news.asiaone.com/news/sports/s-league-warriors-argentine-hotshot-earns-big-money-move-indian-super-league . live .
  3. Web site: Could the Singapore Selection shoot down the Gunners? | FourFourTwo . 2 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924044837/http://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/could-singapore-selection-shoot-down-gunners . 24 September 2015 . dead .
  4. Web site: Profile of Nicolás Vélez on Goal.com. 19 June 2014. 17 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140617085854/http://www.goal.com/en-sg/people/argentina/47662/nicol%C3%A1s-v%C3%A9lez. live.
  5. News: Velez sends Warriors top . 27 April 2014 . 16 June 2014 . 11 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141211085342/http://news.asiaone.com/news/sports/velez-sends-warriors-top . live .
  6. Web site: S.League.com - Awards Night Signals End of 2014 S.League Season . 18 November 2014 . 29 November 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141129091657/http://www.sleague.com/news-features/news/2014/november/awards-night-signals-end-of-2014-s-league-season/ . live .
  7. Web site: Warriors FC 1 Balestier Khalsa 0: Velez strike clinches Charity Shield | FourFourTwo . 6 March 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042258/http://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/news/warriors-fc-1-balestier-khalsa-0-velez-strike-clinches-charity-shield . 4 March 2016 . dead .
  8. Web site: S.League Review: Tampines, Warriors maintain 100 percent record | FourFourTwo . 6 March 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924045013/http://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/news/sleague-review-tampines-warriors-maintain-100-percent-record . 24 September 2015 . dead .
  9. News: Weaver: We Gave The Game Away. https://archive.today/20150425062719/http://sleague.com/news-features/news/2015/april/weaver-we-gave-the-game-away/. dead. 25 April 2015. 24 April 2015. 25 April 2015.
  10. Web site: Warriors' Velez set for Indian Super League move. Sazali Abdul. Aziz. 31 July 2015. The New Paper. 20 May 2021. 6 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306023352/http://www.tnp.sg/sports/singapore-football/warriors-velez-set-indian-super-league-move. live.
  11. News: Argentinac Velez potpisao ugovor na dvije i pol godine. Hajduk.hr. hr. 18 January 2016. 18 January 2016. 21 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160121202434/http://hajduk.hr/vijest/argentinac-nicolas-leandro-velez-potpisao-ugovor-na-dvije-i-pol-godine/6690. live.
  12. News: NICOLAS VELEZ VIŠE NIJE IGRAČ HAJDUKA. hajduk.hr. hr. 30 June 2016. 30 June 2016. 6 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160706024206/http://hajduk.hr/vijest/nicolas-velez-vise-nije-igrac-hajduka/7424. live.
  13. Web site: Hume rescues a late point for ATK against NorthEast - ISL News. Team. ISL Media. www.indiansuperleague.com. 2017-07-24. 6 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170706054158/http://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/5003-hume-rescues-a-late-point-for-atk-against-northeast. live.
  14. News: Avançado argentino Nicolás Veléz é o primeiro reforço de 'inverno' do Belenenses . www.rtp.pt . pt . 13 January 2019 . 13 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190113232306/https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/1a-liga/avancado-argentino-nicolas-velez-e-o-primeiro-reforco-de-inverno-do-belenenses_d1122362 . live .
  15. Web site: S. Jauh Hari Wawan. Nico Velez Ungkap Alasan Mundur dari PSS Sleman. 2021-12-12. sepakbola. id-ID.
  16. Web site: Abdul Rohman. 2021-06-26. Angkat Kaki dari PSS, Nico Velez Merapat ke Klub Thailand - Bolasport.com. 2021-12-12. www.bolasport.com. id.
  17. Web site: 17 December 2021. nicovelez19 - I'm very happy and proud to announce that I'm part of this great project.... registration.
  18. Web site: Nicolas Velez . Soccerway . 11 December 2021 . 31 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211031183405/https://sg.soccerway.com/players/nicolas-velez/166613/ . live .
  19. Web site: Donny. Afroni. 24 April 2021. Tekuk PSM Makassar, PSS Sleman Rebut Peringkat Tiga Piala Menpora. live. 29 April 2021. goal.com. Goal. 29 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210429140309/https://www.goal.com/id/berita/tekuk-psm-makassar-pss-sleman-rebut-peringkat-tiga-piala/kaooqo7spie814zv01iy3v07w.
  20. Web site: Awards night signals end of 2014 S.League season. S.League. 18 November 2014. 7 November 2014. 29 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141129091657/http://www.sleague.com/news-features/news/2014/november/awards-night-signals-end-of-2014-s-league-season/. live.