Alejo Véliz (footballer)

Alejo Véliz (born 19 September 2003) is a Argentine professional footballer who plays for Rosario Central.[1]

Alejo Véliz
Véliz in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-09-19) 19 September 2003
Place of birth Gödeken, Argentina
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
 Rosario Central
Number 24
Youth career
2006–2009 MCSD Gödeken
2009–2019 Club UDC
2019–2021 Rosario Central
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Rosario Central 33 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2022

Early life

Alejo Véliz was born in Gödeken, a small town in the Province of Santa Fe, about 120 km from the city of Rosario. When he was only three years old, he started playing football in the club of his hometown, but aged just 6 him and his family moved to Bernardo de Irigoyen, another town in Santa Fe, where he soon started playing at the Club Unión Deportivo y Cultural, where he played with all the youth teams until he reached 16 years old.[2]

Club career

In late 2019 Véliz made his first trials with Rosario Central,[2][3] but he only started actually playing for the club more than a year later, as youth competitions had been halted by the covid pandemic.[4]

Alejo Véliz made his professional debut for Rosario Central on the 23 July 2021, replacing Alan Marinelli during a 1-0 home victory against the Venezuelan Deportivo Táchira, for the round of 16 of the Copa Sudamericana.[2][3][5]

But whilst playing a few games in the Primera División that season, it was during the next one he really stood out, scoring his first goal on the 2 May 2022 during the 2–1 away Copa de la Liga loss to Club Atlético Huracán.[2][3]

He his scored his second in the next game, a 3-1 victory against Estudiantes, in a match that was also the last one of his idol and mentor, Marco Ruben, at the Rosario Central Stadium.[3][6][7]

Alejo Véliz really made headlines on the 21 July 2022, as he scored the only goal of Rosario Central's Primera División victory against Newell's Old Boys in the historic Clásico Rosarino.[2][3][5][8][9]

International career

Alejo Véliz was first called to the Argentina national under-20 team by Fernando Batista in October 2021.[9]

He was selected again by the new U20 head coach Javier Mascherano in February 2022[10] and during the following spring.[11]

References
  1. Alejo Véliz at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  2. "De jugar en el club de su pueblo a ser el héroe de Rosario Central en el clásico: la historia de Alejo Véliz". TyC Sports (in Spanish). 22 July 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Alejo Veliz entre lágrimas: 'Soñé toda la vida con esto'". Olé (in Spanish). 21 July 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  4. Sacchi, José Pablo (22 July 2022). "La historia de Alejo Véliz, héroe canalla del clásico: el pibe que bailaba malambo y jugaba en el club del pueblo". Rosario3 (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  5. Lopesino, Juan (27 July 2022). "Alejo Véliz, el gran arma de Carlos Tevez". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  6. "Central ganó y Ruben convirtió en su despedida". Cadena 3 Argentina (in Spanish). 7 May 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Véliz: «Mi ídolo es Marco Ruben, nos escribe siempre para saber cómo estamos»". Diario Digital Conclusión (in Spanish). 22 July 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  8. "La emoción de Alejo Veliz tras darle el triunfo clásico a Rosario Central". El Gráfico (in Spanish). 21 July 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  9. ""Soñé toda la vida con esto": las lágrimas de Alejo Véliz, autor del gol con el que Central le ganó el clásico de Rosario a Newell's". infobae (in European Spanish). ESPN. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  10. "Los 23 citados en la primera lista de Mascherano". Olé (in Spanish). 3 February 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  11. Mendoza, Rodrigo (21 May 2022). "Rosario Central: sin refuerzos, puntapié inicial a la pretemporada". TyC Sports (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 October 2022.
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