Not to be confused with Alberto Velázquez.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2008-07-02) 2 July 2008 (age 16) | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Midtjylland | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2023 | HJK | ||
| 2023–2024 | Honka | ||
| 2024– | Midtjylland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024 | Honka | 11 | (9) |
| International career | |||
| 2022–2023 | Finland U15 | 10 | (6) |
| 2023 | Peru U15 | 2 | (1) |
| 2024– | Finland U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Finland U17 | 10 | (4) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2024 | |||
Alberto Velásquez (born 2 July 2008) is a Finnish-Peruvian 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, before switching teams in the summer 2023 and joining Honka youth sector in Tapiola, Espoo.
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.
International career
Velásquez has represented both Finland and Peru at under-15 youth international level. Since January 2024, he plays for Finland U17 national team. On 1 March 2024, Velásquez scored a hat trick, in a 4–1 friendly win against Iceland U17.
Personal life
Velásquez was born in Helsinki, Finland, to a Finnish mother and a Peruvian father.
Career statistics
- As of 6 July 2024.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Honka | 2024 | Kakkonen | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | ||
- Includes Suomen Cup
References
- ^ Alberto Velasquez, phyk.fi
- Selección Peruana: Conoce al nuevo ‘Lapadula’ nacido en Finlandia que vestirá la ‘blanquirroja’, oxigeno.com.pe, 14 June 2023
- Kiitos kaudesta! Päättäjäisissä palkittiin pelaajia ja taustoja, fchonka.fi, 26 October 2023
- FINSK-PERUVIANSK STORTALENT SKRIVER UNDER MED FC MIDTJYLLAND, fcm.dk, 3 July 2024
- «¿El Delantero que Perú Necesita? Conoce a Alberto Velásquez, el ‘Nuevo Lapadula’ Finlandés», riverasport.com, 27 May 2023
- U17-pojille kova päänahka – Portugali kaatui vieraskentällä, Football Association of Finland, 25 January 2024
- U17-pojille voitokas EM-jatkokarsintakenraali, Football Association of Finland, 1 March 2024
- Alberto Velásquez, delantero peruano, anotó un hat-trick en la victoria de Helsinki, futbolperuano.com, 30 July 2023
External links
- Alberto Velásquez at Soccerway
- Alberto Velásquez at WorldFootball.net
- Alberto Velasquez at Football Association of Finland
- 2008 births
- Living people
- Finnish men's footballers
- 21st-century Finnish sportsmen
- Men's association football forwards
- Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
- FC Honka players
- FC Midtjylland players
- Kakkonen players
- Finland men's youth international footballers
- Peru men's youth international footballers
- Finnish people of Peruvian descent
- Finnish people of South American descent
- Peruvian people of Finnish descent
- Finnish expatriate men's footballers
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark