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David Velastegui

David Velastegui

Canadian professional soccer player (born 1991)

David Velastegui (born April 1, 1991) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for ProStars FC in League1 Ontario.

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Club career

Velastegui signed with Brampton United in the Canadian Soccer League (CSL), he was a regular starter playing in all 23 match fixtures and being recognized as one of the top young talents of the league.[1] David spent four years at Sheridan College, where he captained the team to win its first ever Canadian National Championship and received the CCAA All-Canadian award, being recognized as the top player in the country.[2][3] In 2013, he joined Club Sport Colombia in the Paraguayan second tier for a short period, leaving the club due to the club’s limited financial resources and returning to Sheridan.[3] While his time at Sheridan during the off season he continued playing in the Canadian Soccer League with Toronto Croatia where they were CSL Championship finalists in 2014.[4]

Velastegui was then signed by San Cristóbal in the Liga Dominicana de Fútbol.[5] David quickly made an impact scoring on his debut and lead his team in goals becoming 4th overall Top Goalscorer of the league with 7 goals.[6] He was signed mid-season by another Dominican team, Delfines del Este FC and scored in his club debut against Cibao FC on May 13, 2016.[7]

In 2019, he played with Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario, and for the remainder of the season returned to the CSL to play with FC Ukraine United.[8][9] He also featured in the 2019 Canadian Championship against HFX Wanderers FC.[10] During his tenure with Ukraine United he featured in the CSL Championship final once more against Scarborough SC.[11] In 2020, he returned to his former Dominican club San Cristóbal.[12]

Velastegui signed for MASL club Mississauga MetroStars ahead of their inaugural season.[13]

In 2021, he began the season playing for Scrosoppi FC in League1 Ontario,[14] before switching to Blue Devils FC in the same league in September,[15] where he remained for 2022.[16]

In 2023, he joined ProStars FC.[17]

International career

Velastegui was born in Canada and is of Ecuadorian descent.[18] He was 15 years old when he made his debut in the Canadian youth program in 2006 in a pair of friendlies against the United States youth U-15 national team and IMG Academy under coach Sean Fleming in Bradenton, Florida.

References

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    "Canadian Soccer League". June 22, 2013. Archived from the original on June 22, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
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    "OCAA hands out men's soccer awards - Niagara College". goknights.ca. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
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    Luyben, Spencer (November 4, 2014). "David Velastegui: Sheridan soccer's Superman". The Sheridan Sun.
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    "Toronto Croatia | Canadian Soccer League". March 12, 2015. Archived from the original on March 12, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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    "FÚTBOL - David Velastegui reforzará a SC". listindiario.com. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
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    "Goleadores - Futbol Quisqueyano". futbolquisqueyano.com. Archived from the original on February 18, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
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    Diario, Listin (May 18, 2016). "La inexperiencia, Talón de Aquiles Delfines desde sus inicios en LDF". listindiario.com (in Spanish). Retrieved December 7, 2020.
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    "Vaughan Azzurri - 2019 Regular Season - Roster - # - David Velastegui -". www.league1ontario.com. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
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    Adamson, Stan (October 13, 2019). "UKRAINE UTD DEFEAT HAMILTON IN QUARTERFINALS….Playoffs Update – Canadian Soccer League". Retrieved October 14, 2019.
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    "Vaughan Azzurri vs. HFX Wanderers - 16 May 2019 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
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    Adamson, Stan (October 26, 2019). "SCARBOROUGH ON TOP…..Vorkuta B wins Second Division Championship – Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
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    "Cibao, San Cristóbal y O&M triunfan en LDF". listindiario.com (in Spanish). October 19, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  13. [13]
    Davidson, Neil (November 30, 2018). "Mississauga MetroStars to kick off debut MASL season in Baltimore". thestar.com. Toronto Star. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  14. [14]
    "David Velastegui Scrosoppi Stats". League1 Ontario.
  15. [15]
    "David Velastegui Blue Devils Stats". League1 Ontario.
  16. [16]
    "David Velastegui 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  17. [17]
    "David Velastegui 2023 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  18. [18]
    "HUMBER SWEEPS OCAA SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS". Humber College. October 30, 2010. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
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