Anthony Velarde (born March 8, 1996) is an American professional
soccer
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
player who plays as a
midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
.
Career
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
On January 14, 2019, Veldare signed with
USL Championship
The USL Championship (USLC) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that began its inaugural season in 2011. The USL is sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) as a Division II league since 2017, pl ...
side
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC is an American professional soccer team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1999 and beginning play in 1999, the club plays in the Eastern Conference of the USL Championship, the second tier of the American so ...
.
Central Valley Fuego
On January 4, 2022, Velarde become the first ever player for
Central Valley Fuego ahead of their inaugural season in
USL League One
USL League One (USL1) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that had its inaugural season in 2019. The Division III league is operated by United Soccer League, the same group that operates the Division II USL Championshi ...
.
References
External links
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Profile at Fresno Pacific Athletics
1996 births
Living people
American men's soccer players
Men's association football midfielders
Fresno FC U-23 players
Fresno Pacific Sunbirds men's soccer players
People from Reedley, California
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC players
Soccer players from California
Sportspeople from Fresno County, California
USL Championship players
USL League Two players
Central Valley Fuego FC players
USL League One players
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