Mateo Velasco
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mateo Velasco Díaz[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 July 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Bogotá, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Grêmio | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cortuluá | |||
| 2020–2021 | → Grêmio (loan) | ||
| 2021–2023 | Grêmio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Grêmio | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Aimoré (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 August 2023 | |||
Mateo Velasco Díaz (born 31 July 2002) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Brazilian side Grêmio.
Club career[edit]
Born in the Colombian capital of Bogotá, Velasco began his career with Cortuluá. In late 2019, he and teammate Kener Valencia travelled to Spain to trial with La Liga side Valencia.[2] A year after his return to Colombia, in October 2020, he was loaned to Brazilian side Grêmio on a one-year loan deal with a purchase option.[3][4][5] In August 2021, this move was made permanent, and Velasco signed a four-year contract.[6]
In December 2022, Campeonato Brasileiro Série D side Aimoré announced the signing of Velasco on loan for the 2023 season.[7] Having strained his medial collateral ligament, he returned to training with Aimoré in January 2023.[8]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of 30 August 2023.[9]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Grêmio | 2023 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aimoré (loan) | 2023 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the Campeonato Gaúcho
References[edit]
- ^ Mateo Velasco at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Castro, Edward (13 November 2019). "Modo aventura: dos jugadores colombianos rumbo al fútbol español" [Adventure mode: two Colombian players heading to Spanish football]. antena2.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Grêmio contrata jovem colombiano para o time de transição" [Grêmio hires young Colombian for the transition team]. esportenewsmundo.com.br (in Portuguese). 19 October 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "El juvenil Mateo Velasco nuevo jugador de Gremio de Brasil" [Youth Mateo Velasco new Gremio player from Brazil]. cortulua.co (in Spanish). 22 October 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ Moura, Eduardo; Bubols, Lucas (6 November 2020). "Grêmio contrata três estrangeiros para as categorias de base; veja quem são" [Grêmio hires three foreigners for the youth teams; see who they are]. ge.globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ Soares, Dayvidson (3 August 2021). "Mercado da bola: Volante colombiano assina contrato com o Grêmio" [Football market: Colombian midfielder signs contract with Grêmio]. torcedores.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Aimoré anuncia o meio-campista Velasco como reforço" [Aimoré announces midfielder Velasco as reinforcement]. jornalvs.com.br (in Portuguese). 11 December 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Velasco volta a trabalhar com bola antes do jogo-treino contra o Criciúma" [Velasco returns to working with the ball before the training game against Criciúma]. radioindiocapile.com.br (in Portuguese). 5 January 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ Mateo Velasco at Soccerway