Alejandro Vélez

Alejandro Vélez Williams (born 3 March 1988) is a Panamanian football defender who currently plays for Tauro.

Alejandro Vélez
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Velez Williams
Date of birth (1988-03-03) March 3, 1988
Place of birth Colón, Panama
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Tauro
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2011 Árabe Unido 88 (8)
2007 → Santacruceña (loan) 16 (1)
2010 → Cortuluá (loan) 11 (1)
2012 Atlético Huila 30 (4)
2013 Plaza Amador 12 (3)
2013 Árabe Unido 13 (0)
2014 Río Abajo 15 (1)
2014– Tauro 31 (4)
National team‡
2010– Panama 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 April 2013
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 April 2013
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vélez and the second or maternal family name is Williams.

Club career

Nicknamed La Bomba, Vélez started his career at local side Árabe Unido and was loaned out with compatriot Amílcar Henríquez to Costa Rican club Santacruceña in summer 2007[1] and alongside fellow Panamanian Brunet Hay to Colombian team Cortuluá in summer 2010.[2]

In January 2013, he joined Plaza Amador from Colombian outfit Atlético Huila,[3] for who he had signed a year earlier,[4] only to return to Árabe Unido in summer 2013.[5] In July 2014 he moved to Tauro after a season at Río Abajo.[6]

International career

Vélez made his international debut on January 20, 2010, in a friendly match against Chile. He was sent off. He has, as of August 2015, earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals.

Honors

Club

References
  1. "ARABES" SE REPORTARON DESDE COSTA RICA Quieren subir al Santacruceña - Crítica (in Spanish)
  2. Dos jugadores panameños se integrarán al Cortuluá - El Tiempo (in Spanish)
  3. Plaza Amador ficha a Alejandro Vélez - Panama Futbol (in Spanish)
  4. “La Bomba” Vélez jugará en el Atlético Huila colombiano - Día a día (in Spanish)
  5. Orlando Rodríguez regresa al Árabe Unido - Panama Futbol (in Spanish)
  6. Vélez y Góndola se unen también - Tauro (in Spanish)
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