Alberto Velásquez
{{Short description|Finnish footballer (born 2008)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Alberto Velásquez
| image =
| fullname =
| height = 1.79m
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2008|7|2}}
| birth_place = Helsinki, Finland
| position = Centre forward
| currentclub = Midtjylland
| clubnumber =
| youthclubs1 = HJK
| youthclubs2 = Honka
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2023
| youthyears2 = 2023–2024
| youthyears3 = 2024–
| youthclubs3 = Midtjylland
| years1 = 2024
| clubs1 = Honka
| caps1 = 11
| goals1 = 9
| nationalyears1 = 2022–2023
| nationalteam1 = Finland U15
| nationalcaps1 = 10
| nationalgoals1 = 6
| nationalyears2 = 2023
| nationalteam2 = Peru U15
| nationalcaps2 = 2
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2024–
| nationalteam3 = Finland U16
| nationalcaps3 = 3
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2024–
| nationalteam4 = Finland U17
| nationalcaps4 = 15
| nationalgoals4 = 8
| club-update = 30 June 2024
| nationalteam-update = 18 March 2025
}}
Alberto Velásquez (born 2 July 2008) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a centre forward for a U19 team of Danish club Midtjylland.
Youth career
Velásquez started playing football in HJK Helsinki youth team in Töölö. He played in the club's academy,[https://www.oxigeno.com.pe/movida-local/seleccion-peruana-conoce-al-nuevo-lapadula-nacido-en-finlandia-que-vestira-la-blanquirroja-eg-noticia-1490200 Selección Peruana: Conoce al nuevo ‘Lapadula’ nacido en Finlandia que vestirá la ‘blanquirroja’], oxigeno.com.pe, 14 June 2023 before switching teams in the summer 2023 and joining Honka youth sector in Tapiola, Espoo.[https://fchonka.fi/2023/10/kiitos-kaudesta-paattajaisissa-palkittiin-pelaajia-ja-taustoja/ Kiitos kaudesta! Päättäjäisissä palkittiin pelaajia ja taustoja], fchonka.fi, 26 October 2023
Club career
Velaśquez made his senior debut with Honka in April 2024, playing in the fourth-tier Kakkonen. During the season, he scored nine goals in 11 league matches, before leaving in July.
On 3 July 2024, he joined Midtjylland in Denmark on a deal until June 2027 for an undisclosed fee.[https://www.fcm.dk/nyheder/finsk-peruviansk-stortalent-skriver-under-med-fc-midtjylland/ FINSK-PERUVIANSK STORTALENT SKRIVER UNDER MED FC MIDTJYLLAND], fcm.dk, 3 July 2024 He was first assigned to the club's U17 and U19 teams.
International career
Velásquez has represented both Finland and Peru at under-15 youth international level.[https://riverasport.com/promesas-peruanas/alberto-velasquez-delantero-peru/ «¿El Delantero que Perú Necesita? Conoce a Alberto Velásquez, el ‘Nuevo Lapadula’ Finlandés»], riverasport.com, 27 May 2023 Since January 2024, he plays for Finland U17 national team.[https://www.palloliitto.fi/ajankohtaista/u17-pojille-kova-paanahka-portugali-kaatui-vieraskentalla U17-pojille kova päänahka – Portugali kaatui vieraskentällä], Football Association of Finland, 25 January 2024 On 1 March 2024, Velásquez scored a hat trick, in a 4–1 friendly win against Iceland U17.[https://www.palloliitto.fi/ajankohtaista/u17-pojille-voitokas-em-jatkokarsintakenraali U17-pojille voitokas EM-jatkokarsintakenraali], Football Association of Finland, 1 March 2024
Personal life
Velásquez was born in Helsinki, Finland,[https://www.phyk.fi/kuukauden-urheilija/alberto-velasquez/ Alberto Velasquez], phyk.fi to a Finnish mother and a Peruvian father.[https://www.futbolperuano.com/peruanos-en-el-exterior/noticias/alberto-velasquez-delantero-peruano-anoto-un-hat-trick-en-la-victoria-de-helsinki-417014 Alberto Velásquez, delantero peruano, anotó un hat-trick en la victoria de Helsinki], futbolperuano.com, 30 July 2023
Career statistics
{{updated|6 July 2024.}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Includes Suomen Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="1"|Honka
|2024 |11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 12 | 9 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|933311}}
- {{WorldFootball.net|alberto-velasquez}}
- [https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/person/323142/player/seasons Alberto Velasquez] at Football Association of Finland
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Category:Finnish men's footballers
Category:21st-century Finnish sportsmen
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
Category:FC Midtjylland players
Category:Finland men's youth international footballers
Category:Peru men's youth international footballers
Category:Finnish people of Peruvian descent
Category:Finnish people of South American descent
Category:Peruvian people of Finnish descent
Category:Finnish expatriate men's footballers