Alonso Coello Camarero (born 12 October 1999) is a Spanish professional

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who plays for Toronto FC in

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Early life

Born in Madrid, Spain, Coello began playing football at age four with Madrid Sur de Vallecas, eventually moving onto the

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youth system, when he was six, where he played for five years. Afterwards, he joined the youth system of Rayo Vallecano, where he played until the age of 18. With the Rayo Vallecano Juvenil, he won the Copa Federación Nacional Juvenil.

College career

In 2018, Coello moved to the United States to attend Florida Atlantic University, where he played for the men's soccer team, joining through the La Liga ProPlayer initiative, a program that allows players from academy teams in Spain, between the ages 16 and 22, to go to the United States to play college soccer, where they can earn a university degree concurrently. At FAU, he studied economics. He scored his first goal on 19 October 2018, on a free kick, against the

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. During his freshman season, he led the team with four assists and was named to the C-USA All-Conference Third Team and the C-USA All-Freshman Team. As a sophomore, he became FAU’s first-ever player to earn C-USA First Team honors. In his junior year, he was named to the All-C-USA Second Team. In his senior year in 2021, he was named to the All-C-USA Second Team, All-C-USA Tournament Team, and United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region Third Team, as FAU reached the C-USA finals for the first time in program history. He served as a team captain from 2019 to 2021.

Club career

In 2019, Coello played with the

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in USL League Two. In 2020, he was set to join the

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in USL2, however, the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, Coello signed a professional contract with Toronto FC II in MLS Next Pro. He made his debut on April 3 against

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. He scored his first professional goal on 8 May, converting a penalty kick against New York City FC II. He served as team captain and played a team-high 2,189 minutes in 25 appearances. In March 2023, Coello joined the Toronto FC first team on a short-term four day loan ahead of the team's match against the

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. He made his

debut on 25 March, starting the match against San Jose, playing the full 90 minutes. He signed a second short-term loan for the following match, as well. In April 2023, he was signed to a permanent contract with the first team for the 2023 season, with club options for 2024 and 2025, after having played the maximum number of two games under MLS short-term loan agreements. He made 21 league appearances in his rookie season. On 19 June 2024, he scored his first MLS goal in a match against

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Coello, Alonso 1999 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Spanish expatriate men's footballers Footballers from Madrid Men's association football midfielders Florida Atlantic Owls men's soccer players USL League Two players Atlético Madrid footballers Rayo Vallecano players Toronto FC II players MLS Next Pro players Toronto FC players Major League Soccer players