Florián Monzón

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Florián Monzón

| image =

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| caption =

| fullname = Florián Gonzalo de Jesús Monzón

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|1|3|df=y}}

| birth_place = Aguilares, Argentina{{cite news|title=Florian Monzón: el aguilarense cumplió su sueño y debutó con Vélez en la Copa Sudamericana|url=https://www.infoaguilares.com.ar/deportes/florian-monzon-el-aguilarense-cumplio-su-sueno-y-debuto-con-velez-en-la-copa-sudamericana/|accessdate=6 December 2020|work=InfoAguilares|date=29 October 2020}}

| height = 1.85 m{{cite news|title=Florián Monzón|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/florian-monzon/|accessdate=6 December 2020|work=World Football}}

| position = Forward{{cite news|title=Vélez arranca la pretemporada con la presencia de cinco juveniles debutantes|url=https://ar.marca.com/claro/futbol/velez/2018/12/27/5c24e096ca47417a6f8b45b8.html|accessdate=6 December 2020|work=Marca|date=27 December 2018}}

| currentclub = Tigre
(on loan from Vélez Sarsfield)

| clubnumber = 23

| youthyears1 = 2015–2020

| youthclubs1 = Vélez Sarsfield

| years1 = 2020–

| clubs1 = Vélez Sarsfield

| caps1 = 4

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2021

| clubs2 = → Platense (loan)

| caps2 = 6

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2022

| clubs3 = → Almirante Brown (loan)

| caps3 = 33

| goals3 = 5

| years4 = 2023

| clubs4 = → Portland Timbers 2 (loan)

| caps4 = 21

| goals4 = 10

| years5 = 2024

| clubs5 = → Central Córdoba SdE (loan)

| caps5 = 16

| goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2024–

| clubs6 = → Tigre (loan)

| caps6 = 13

| goals6 = 6

| nationalyears1 = 2019

| nationalteam1 = Argentina U18

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| club-update = 21:05, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

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Florián Gonzalo de Jesús Monzón (born 3 January 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Tigre, on loan from Vélez Sarsfield.{{cite news|title=Argentina - F. Monzón|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/florian-gonzalo-de-jesus-monzon/651120/|accessdate=6 December 2020|work=Soccerway}}

Club career

Monzón signed for Vélez Sarsfield in 2015, going on to score over forty goals in their academy.{{cite news|title=Monzón: Primera firma|url=https://velez.com.ar/velez.php?seccion=notas&mostrar=notas&anio=2019&mes=08&dia=20&tema=futbol&hora=172326¬a=1|accessdate=6 December 2020|work=Vélez Sarsfield|date=20 August 2019}}{{cite news|title=¿Quién será el 9 del Vélez de Mauricio Pellegrino?|url=https://onefootball.com/es/noticias/quien-sera-el-9-del-velez-de-mauricio-pellegrino-29771161|accessdate=6 December 2020|work=One Football|date=24 April 2020}} Mauricio Pellegrino promoted the centre-forward into his first-team squad in 2020, as he made his senior debut on 28 October in a Copa Sudamericana second stage first leg draw at home to Peñarol; he replaced Pablo Galdames for the final moments.{{cite news|title=Vélez y Peñarol no se sacaron ventajas|url=https://www.iamnoticias.com.ar/2020/10/28/velez-penarol-no-se-sacaron-ventajass/|accessdate=6 December 2020|work=IAM Noticias|date=28 October 2020}} He went unused on the substitute's bench seven times across the next month or so, prior to making his bow domestically off the bench on 5 December in the Copa de la Liga Profesional versus Patronato. Monzón's first goal arrived on 16 January 2021 versus Rosario Central. In July 2021, Monzón joined Platense on a loan for the rest of the year.[https://www.tycsports.com/liga-profesional-de-futbol/platense-madelon-florian-monzon-velez-refuerzo-id358844.html Se hizo oficial: Florián Monzón jugará en Platense], tycsports.com, 23 July 2021 On 26 January 2022, Monzón was loaned out again, this time to Almirante Brown until the end of 2022.[https://www.el1digital.com.ar/deportes/almirante-brown/florian-monzon-el-hijo-de-un-subcampeon-del-mundo-que-llega-con-promesa-de-goles/ Florián Monzón, el hijo de un subcampeón del mundo que llega con promesa de goles], el1digital.com.ar, 26 January 2022

International career

In 2019, Monzón received a call-up from the U18s for the COTIF Tournament in Spain. He scored once, in a five-goal victory over Bahrain, as they placed third.{{cite news|title=Argentina derrotó 5-0 a Bahrein pero se quedó afuera del torneo por un gol de diferencia|url=https://www.afa.com.ar/es/posts/argentina-se-jugara-el-pase-a-la-final-de-l-alcudia-frente-a-bahrein|accessdate=6 December 2020|work=AFA|date=6 August 2019}}

Personal life

Monzón is the son of Pedro Monzón and nephew of Floreal García; both of whom were professional footballers.{{cite news|title=Juveniles: Destacado de la semana|url=https://velez.com.ar/velez.php?seccion=notas&mostrar=notas&anio=2018&mes=05&dia=24&tema=amateur&hora=134047¬a=1|accessdate=6 December 2020|work=Vélez Sarsfield|date=24 May 2018|archive-date=21 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421023034/https://velez.com.ar/velez.php?seccion=notas&mostrar=notas&anio=2018&mes=05&dia=24&tema=amateur&hora=134047¬a=1|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title="De mí sacó la altura, ja"|url=https://www.ole.com.ar/futbol-ascenso/saco-altura-ja_0_rhjv4Lsxq.html|accessdate=6 December 2020|work=Olé|date=20 July 2019}}

Career statistics

{{updated|17 January 2021}}.

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="1"\|Vélez Sarsfield \|2020–21{{#tag:ref\|Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.\|group="nb"}} \|rowspan="1"\|Primera División \|3	1	0	0	0	0	2Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana	0	0	0	5	1
colspan="3"\|Career total !3	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	5	1