Brayan Josué Velásquez Moya (born 19 October 1993) is a Honduran professional
footballer
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who plays as an
attacking midfielder
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or
forward
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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
Platense F.C.
Platense Football Club S.A. de C.V. or simply Platense is a Honduran football club, located in Platense, Puerto Cortés, Cortés.
The club was founded on 4 July 1960 and in 1965 became the first champions of the Honduran National Football Lea ...
On 7 January 2019, Moya signed with
Venezuelan Primera División
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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
Academia Puerto Cabello
Academia Puerto Cabello is a Venezuelan football club based in the city of Puerto Cabello, Carabobo state and playing in the Venezuelan Primera División
The Primera División (; en, First Division), or Liga Venezolana (; en, Venezuelan Leag ...
.
On 15 July 2020, Moya joined Angolan
Girabola
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The league winner and runner-up qualify for the CAF Champions League.
Gira ...
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
G.D. Sagrada Esperança
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The club's name is lik ...
. 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
friendlies
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against
Puerto Rico
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and
Chile
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. He made his international debut for
Honduras
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on 5 September 2019 in the 4–0 win against Puerto Rico and scored his first international goal against
Trinidad and Tobago
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the following 10 October in 2–0 victory during the
CONCACAF Nations League
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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
Tokyo
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,
Japan
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.
International goals
:''Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.''
Honours
;Olimpia
*
Liga Nacional:
2016 Clausura,
2022 Apertura
*
CONCACAF League
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The competition uses a knockout cup format with each round having two leg ...
:
2017
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,
2022
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References
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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