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Kevin Velasco
Colombian footballer
Kevin Andrés Velasco Bonilla (born 30 April 1997) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Puebla.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Andrés Velasco Bonilla | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-04-30) 30 April 1997 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Cali, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Puebla | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Deportivo Cali | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Cúcuta | 4 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Atlético FC | 24 | (7) |
| 2018– | Deportivo Cali | 154 | (20) |
| 2023– | → Puebla (loan) | 33 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Colombia | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:04, 14 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2022 | |||
Early career
Velasco started his youth career with Deportivo Cali but, after being promoted to the first team in January 2017, he received few opportunities. He left to join Cúcuta Deportivo in the Categoría Primera B.[2]
Cúcuta Deportivo
He made his professional debut for Cúcuta Deportivo on 14 February 2017.
Atlético FC
Velasco was transferred to Atlético FC, staying in the Categoría Primera B.
Deportivo Cali
After returning to Deportivo Cali, he struggled to break into the first team under the management of Gerardo Pelusso. After Pelusso's sacking in 2018, he started to play more often under new manager Lucas Pusineri.
By 2021, Velasco was a key part of the Rafael Dudamel’s team as they won the Torneo Apertura competition, defeating Deportes Tolima in the final.[3][4]
Club Puebla
On 21 May 2023, Deportivo Cali announced that they had reached an agreement with Liga MX club Puebla for a loan with an option to buy.[5]
On 24 May 2022, interim coach Héctor Cárdenas called up Velasco to the Colombian national football team.[6] He made his international debut on 5 June in a 1–0 victory against Saudi Arabia.[7]
Deportivo Cali
- "Colombia - K. Velasco - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
- "Un número a su medida: La historia de por qué Kevin Velasco decidió llevar el histórico 10 en Deportivo Cali". Noticias de Cali, Valle y Colombia - Periodico: Diario El País (in Spanish). 2023-02-19. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
- Jhonnathan, Alland (2023-05-21). "¿Quién es Kevin Velasco, el nuevo refuerzo del Puebla?". ESTO (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-14.
- Rodríguez Parrado, Juan Camilo (2023-05-15). "Kevin Velasco saldría hacia el fútbol mexicano a pesar de extender su vínculo con Deportivo Cali". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-14.
- Peña, Rodrigo (2023-05-21). "Kevin Velasco llega a reforzar al Puebla de cara al Apertura 2023". Puebla FC Fans (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-14.
- "Selección Colombia: convocados para el partido amistoso ante Arabia Saudita | Goal.com Colombia". www.goal.com (in Spanish). 2022-05-31. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
- "Colombia 1-0 Saudi Arabia (5 Jun, 2022) Final Score - ESPN (UK)". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
- Kevin Velasco at Soccerway
- Kevin Velasco at National-Football-Teams.com