Marcus Velado-Tsegaye

Marcus Velado-Tsegaye (born 1 July 2001) is a professional soccer player who plays for FC Edmonton as a forward.

Marcus Velado-Tsegaye
Personal information
Full name Marcus Velado-Tsegaye
Date of birth (2001-07-01) 1 July 2001
Place of birth Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 FC Edmonton
Number 17
Youth career
Xtreme FC
Edmonton Drillers
Edmonton Victoria
2016–2019 FC Edmonton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– FC Edmonton 20 (2)
National team
2020- El Salvador U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 September 2020

Club career

Early career

Velado-Tsegaye began playing soccer at age five with Edmonton club Xtreme FC.[1] He later played for Edmonton Drillers and Edmonton Victoria.[1]

FC Edmonton

Velado-Tsegaye joined the academy programme of local professional club FC Edmonton in 2016.[2] In 2018, he won the EDSA Premier Division double with the academy and scored eleven goals, finishing third among the league's top scorers.[2]

On 15 February 2019, Velado-Tsegaye signed his first professional contract with Edmonton ahead of the side's inaugural season in the Canadian Premier League.[2] On 18 May 2019, he made his professional debut as a substitute in the Al Classico derby against Cavalry FC.[3] Velado-Tsegaye scored his first professional goal on 1 July against the HFX Wanderers.[4] On 18 November 2020 FC Edmonton announced they had re-signed Velado-Tsegaye ahead of the 2021 Canadian Premier League season.[5]

International career

In December 2015, Velado-Tsegaye participated in a Canadian under-14 identification camp in Vaughan.[6]

In October 2020, in an interview with El Salvador scout Hugo Alvarado, he mentioned that the team was in contact with Velado-Tsegaye.[7] In December 2020 he was called up to El Salvador's U-20 team and made his debut on 14 December against Nicaragua.[8]

Personal life

Velado-Tsegaye was born in Edmonton to an Ethiopian/Eritrean father and a Salvadorian mother.[9]

References
  1. Greyson Knutson (24 February 2019). "FCE teen Velado-Tsegaye out to make his age 'irrelevant'". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  2. "FC Edmonton Announces Signings of Three Academy Products". FC Edmonton. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  3. "M. Velado-Tsegaye". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  4. "Marcus Velado-Tsegaye scores first CPL goal on 18th birthday". 1 July 2019.
  5. "Marcus Velado-Tsegaye re-signed by FC Edmonton for 2021". 18 November 2020.
  6. "Marcus Velado Tsegaye". Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  7. Arnold, Jon (30 October 2020). "Meet El Salvador's man in Los Angeles".
  8. Benitez, Jorge (14 December 2020). "Sub-20 de El Salvador empata 2-2 contra Nicaragua en el Cuscatlán".
  9. John Jacques (27 September 2019). "Velado-Tsegaye Working Towards Canada U-20 Callup". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
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