Brayan Velasquez Garcia (born 8 May 1996) is a Honduran professional

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who plays as a

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. He has represented

Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...

at the

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Club career

In August 2014, Velásquez made his professional debut with

Club Deportivo 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 ...

. In February 2016, Velásquez was loan to

Lobos UPNFM Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán, most commonly known as UPNFM or Lobos (''English: Wolves'') is a Honduran football club, based In Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The club currently plays in the Honduran Liga Nacional. History The c ...

. In 2017, Velásquez was loan to Juticalpa F.C.

International career

In 2013, Velasquez represented Honduras at the

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where he played all matches. Honduras only made it to the quarter finals. Velasquez had two goals and one assist.

References

Honduras through to U17 World Cup
Concacaf - Monday 28 October 2013
Honduras tops US - Earns World cup spot
Concacaf - Sunday 14 April 2013
Honduras beats El Salvador 5-2 (U17)
LA VOZ DEL PUEBLO: Las Selecciones Nacionales de Futbol de El Salvador Saturday 8 December 2012

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Velasquez, Brayan Living people 1996 births Honduran footballers Association football forwards Honduras international footballers Juticalpa F.C. players