Brayan Josué Velásquez Moya (born 19 October 1993) is a Honduran professional

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who plays as an

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for Olimpia and the Honduras national team.

Club career

Moya made his professional debut for C.D.S. Vida on 23 August 2015 in the

Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras Liga Betcris de Honduras (''Honduran National Professional Football League'') is the highest division of football in Honduras. The league season is divided into Opening (autumn) and Closing (spring). One team is relegated to the Liga de Ascenso ...

. He replaced Marcelo Canales in a 1–0 defeat against

C.D. Victoria Club Deportivo Victoria is a Honduran football club based in La Ceiba, Atlántida. They have enjoyed success in the past having won the Honduran first division once. They currently play in the Honduran first division. History Club Deportivo ...

. He scored his first goal the following 19 September in a 2–1 win against C.D. Honduras Progreso. On 22 December 2016,

C.D. Olimpia Club Deportivo Olimpia is a professional Honduran football club based in Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán. The club is the nation's most successful team both in the domestic league and in international club competitions. History Olimpia was f ...

confirmed the signing of Moya. He made his debut – as a starter – for the club the following 8 January in the 5–2 home win against Honduras Progreso in the Clausura tournament. He scored his first goal for ''Los Albos'' on 7 October 2017, the winner in a 2–1 away win against

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On 7 January 2019, Moya signed with

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side Zulia F.C. The following 17 February, Moya made his debut coming off the bench and scoring a brace in the 2–1 win over

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. On 15 July 2020, Moya joined Angolan

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side C.D. Primeiro de Agosto. He made his debut on 28 October in the 3–1 win against FC Valientes de Maquis. He scored his first goal three days later in a 3–2 win over

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. On 9 November 2021, Primeiro de Agosto terminated Moya's contract, due to a legal problem surrounding his previous club, Zulia, claiming that he still had a contract with them. On 14 January 2022, Moya returned to Olimpia. He scored his first goal in his second spell at the club, in a 3–0 home win against Honduras Progreso in the league.

International career

Moya received his first ever national team call-up on 28 August 2019 for

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against

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and

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. He made his international debut for

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on 5 September 2019 in the 4–0 win against Puerto Rico and scored his first international goal against

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the following 10 October in 2–0 victory during the

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. In July 2021, Moya was called up as one of the three overage players to be included in Honduras' squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics in

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.''

Honours

;Olimpia * Liga Nacional: 2016 Clausura, 2022 Apertura *

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moya, Brayan 1993 births Living people Honduran footballers Association football midfielders Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Venezuelan Primera División players Girabola players C.D.S. Vida players C.D. Olimpia players Zulia F.C. players C.D. Primeiro de Agosto players Honduras international footballers Honduran expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Venezuela Expatriate footballers in Angola People from Francisco Morazán Department Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Honduras