David Velastegui (born April 1, 1991) is a Canadian professional
soccer
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player.
Club career
Velastegui signed with
Brampton United
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The Metro Lions were the second club from ...
in the
Canadian Soccer League
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(CSL), he was a regular starter playing in all 23 match fixtures and being recognized as one of the top young talents of the league. David spent four years at
Sheridan College, where he captained the team to win its first ever Canadian National Championship and received the CCAA All-Canadian award, being recognized as the top player in the country.
In 2013, he joined
Club Sport Colombia in the Paraguayan second tier for a short period, leaving the club due to the club’s limited financial resources and returning to Sheridan.
[ While his time at Sheridan during the off season he continued playing in the Canadian Soccer League with Toronto Croatia where they were CSL Championship finalists in 2014.
Velastegui was then signed by San Cristóbal in the ]Liga Dominicana de Fútbol
The Liga Dominicana de Fútbol is the first professional football league in Dominican Republic, it was launched in March 2015. For sponsorship reasons it is known as ''LDF Banco Popular''.
History
Prior to the league's establishment, football i ...
.Cibao FC
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History
Cibao Futbol Club was founded on January 1, 2015, ...
on May 13, 2016.
In 2019, he played with Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario, and for the remainder of the season returned to the CSL to play with FC Ukraine United. He also featured in the 2019 Canadian Championship
The 2019 Canadian Championship was the twelfth edition of the Canadian Championship, contested from May 15 to September 25, 2019. Montreal Impact won their fourth Canadian Championship title (their tenth Voyageurs Cup) and earned a berth in the ...
against HFX Wanderers FC
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. During his tenure with Ukraine United he featured in the CSL Championship final once more against Scarborough SC
Scarborough SC is a Canadian soccer team founded in 2014. The team is currently a member of the Canadian Soccer League, a league that is not sanctioned by a FIFA recognized body. The team plays home games out of Birchmount Stadium in the district ...
. In 2020, he returned to his former Dominican club San Cristóbal.
Velastegui signed for MASL
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club Mississauga MetroStars
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ahead of their inaugural season.
In 2021, he began the season playing for Scrosoppi FC
Scrosoppi FC is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Milton, Ontario that plays in League1 Ontario. The club is named after St. Luigi Scrosoppi, who is the patron saint of footballers.
History
The club was founded in 2020, partne ...
in League1 Ontario, before switching to Blue Devils FC
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History ...
in the same league in September, where he remained for 2022.
International career
David was 15 years old when he made his debut in the Canadian youth program in 2006 in a pair of friendlies against the United States youth U-15 national team and IMG Academy under coach Sean Fleming in Bradenton, Florida
Bradenton ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Manatee County, Florida, Manatee County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the city's population is 55,698.
History
Late 18th and early 19th centuries ...
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References
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1991 births
Living people
Men's association football midfielders
Canadian soccer players
Soccer players from Mississauga
Canadian people of Ecuadorian descent
Sportspeople of Ecuadorian descent
Canadian expatriate soccer players
Expatriate footballers in the Dominican Republic
Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the Dominican Republic
Brampton City United FC players
Toronto Croatia players
Mississauga MetroStars players
FC Ukraine United players
Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players
League1 Ontario players
Major Arena Soccer League players
Liga Dominicana de Fútbol players
CA San Cristóbal players
Vaughan Azzurri players
Sigma FC players
Blue Devils FC players
Scrosoppi FC players
Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay
Expatriate footballers in Paraguay