Ramón Maximiliano Velazco (born 8 March 1995), known as Maximiliano Velazco, is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a goalkeeper for San Luis de Quillota on loan from

Cobreloa Club de Deportes Cobreloa S.A.D.P. (), commonly referred to as Cobreloa, is a Chilean football professional club based in Calama, Región de Antofagasta, Chile. That competes in the Primera B. The club's home ground is the Estadio Zorros del ...

Career

Velazco's first club was

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side River Plate, he played in the youth ranks for nine years. He appeared on the substitutes bench fifteen times in all competitions during the

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and 2016–17 seasons, prior to making his professional debut on 25 May 2017 in River Plate's final Group 3 match in the

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versus

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. In August 2017, Velazco joined Arsenal de Sarandí on loan. After being an unused substitute twenty-two times, his first league appearance arrived on 14 April 2018 versus

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; one of two matches for them. A loan to Defensores de Belgrano followed. Having featured in twenty-four games for Defensores de Belgrano in 2018–19, his loan with them was extended on 20 June 2019. He returned to River at the end of the year, prior to securing a loan move to

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with

in January 2020. His debut arrived on 13 January in the preceding campaign's promotion play-offs, delayed from the end of 2019, as his new side lost to

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at the first hurdle. He appeared twenty-six times in

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, which preceded Cobreloa signing Velazco permanently; penning a four-year contract. For the 2024 season, he signed with San Luis de Quillota on loan from

Career statistics

Honours

;River Plate *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Velazco, Maximiliano 1995 births Living people Footballers from Santa Fe Province Argentine men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Primera B de Chile players Club Atlético River Plate footballers Arsenal de Sarandí footballers Defensores de Belgrano footballers C.D. Cobreloa footballers Deportes Santa Cruz footballers San Luis de Quillota footballers