Nery Alexis Veloso Espinoza (born March 1, 1987) is a

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Club career

Veloso made his way through the youth ranks of Huachipato until he was finally called up to the adult side in 2006 and finally making his debut as a professional in 2007 against Melipilla. In the Clausura 2008 tournament in Chile, Veloso took over as Huachipato's first-choice goalkeeper and led the team to the quarterfinals of the playoffs losing to Colo-Colo. The ANFP awarded Veloso Best Goalkeeper Award at the end of the season. Veloso has since been linked to moves to either Universidad de Chile or Colo-Colo. Finally, it was loaned to Colo-Colo for the 2010 season. In January 2011, Huachipato loaned Veloso to Unión San Felipe for one year. In 2023, he joined

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International career

Veloso was named the back up goalkeeper for Chile at the

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. Veloso did not participate in any of the games of the tournament but Chile won third place at the tournament. Marcelo Bielsa called Veloso up to the adult side for a friendly versus

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in January 2009 but Veloso did not play. In May 2009 Bielsa once again named Veloso as back up goalkeeper for the

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, Veloso was called up again for two

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qualifiers in June 2009. He made his debut with the Chile national football team in a friendly against Paraguay in Talcahuano winning 2–1.

Honors

Club

;Huachipato * Primera División de Chile (1): 2012 Clausura

International

Chile U20 * FIFA U-20 World Cup third place:

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Individual

*Best Goalkeeper of Primera División de Chile Award: 2008

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Veloso, Nery 1987 births Living people People from Los Ángeles, Chile Footballers from Biobío Region Men's association football goalkeepers Chilean men's footballers Chile men's under-20 international footballers Chile men's international footballers Huachipato FC footballers Colo-Colo footballers Unión San Felipe footballers Audax Italiano footballers Unión Española footballers Santiago Wanderers footballers San Marcos de Arica footballers Club Deportivo Palestino footballers C.D. Arturo Fernández Vial footballers Chilean Primera División players Segunda División Profesional de Chile players Primera B de Chile players