David Vélez Cedeño

David Vélez Cedeño
Personal information
Full name Jairo David Vélez Cedeño
Date of birth (1995-04-21) 21 April 1995
Place of birth El Carmen, Ecuador
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Second striker
Club information
Current team
 Vélez Sársfield
Number 15
Youth career
2008–2010 Universidad Católica
2010–2013 River Plate Ecuador
2013–2014 Vélez Sársfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 River Plate Ecuador 12 (2)
2013–2014 → Vélez Sársfield (loan) 1 (1)
2014– Vélez Sársfield 1 (0)
National team‡
2014 Ecuador U-20 4 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:46, 11 July 2015 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 06:09, 15 February 2015 (UTC)
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Vélez and the second or maternal family name is Cedeño.

Jairo David Vélez Cedeño (born April 21, 1995) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Vélez Sarsfield in the Argentine Primera División.

Club career

Vélez Cedeño climbed through the youth ranks of River Plate Ecuador and debuted in the first team in 2013, scoring twice in the Ecuadorian Serie B. He was then scouted by Vélez Sarsfield along his teammate Danny Cabezas while playing friendly matches for River Plate Ecuador in Argentina.

The striker was first loaned and placed on the club's 5th Division youth team, scoring 10 goals which helped the youth team win the 5th Division league in 2013. Vélez Cedeño was then brought up to the senior team for 2014 while still on loan. The Ecuadorian made his professional debut for Vélez Sársfield on April 27, also scoring his first goal for the club, in a 4–1 win against Rosario Central.[1] On July 15 of 2014, Vélez Cedeño signed for 3 years with the club.[2]

International career

In 2015, Vélez Cedeño was selected to play for the Ecuador national under-20 football team in the South American Youth Championship.

References

  1. ↑ "Match report". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
  2. ↑ "Manabita David Vélez Cedeño firmó por 3 temporadas con Vélez Sarsfield". El Universo (in Spanish). 2014-07-16. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
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