Ángel Velázquez Esquivel (born July 18, 1984, in

Los Reyes Acaquilpan La Paz is a municipality in the State of Mexico, Mexico, with its municipal seat in the town of Los Reyes Acaquilpan. It is located on the dividing line between Mexico State and the eastern edge of the Federal District and is part of the Greater M ...

) is a former Mexican footballer who had stints in South America, Mexico, and the Canadian Professional Soccer League.

Playing career

Velázquez began his professional career in his native country with

Cruz Azul Club de Futbol Cruz Azul S.A. de C.V., commonly referred to as Cruz Azul, is a professional association football, football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football league system, Mexican footba ...

in 2003. In 2004, he was loaned to the

Brampton Hitmen Brampton is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario, and the regional seat of the Regional Municipality of Peel. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and is a lower-tier municipality within the Peel Region. The city has a populati ...

of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. He made his debut for the club on August 6, 2004, in a match against

Toronto Croatia C.N.S.C. Toronto Croatia (Croatian National Sports Club Toronto Croatia) is a Canadian soccer team based in Toronto, Ontario, that plays in the Supergroup Open Division in the Canadian Academy of Football. The team's colours are red, white and b ...

. He helped Brampton secure a playoff berth by finishing fourth in the Western Conference. He featured in the wildcard match against Toronto Croatia, but were defeated by a score of 3–1. The following season he signed with Oakville Blue Devils, and made his debut on June 5, 2005, in a match against Vaughan Shooters. Velázquez assisted the club in reaching the postseason by finishing second in the Western Conference. He reached the finals with the organization and faced Vaughan Shooters where Oakville won the CPSL Championship by a score of 2–1. In 2006, he returned to South America to sign with Uruguayan side La Luz F.C., and with

Boston River Club Atlético Boston River, simply known as Boston River, is a Uruguayan sports club located in Montevideo. Founded on 20 February 1939, their football section is currently playing in the Uruguayan Primera División. At the futsal Futsal i ...

in 2007. Velázquez would return to Mexico to sign with

Querétaro F.C. Querétaro Fútbol Club, also known as Gallos Blancos de Querétaro, is a Mexican professional association football, football club based in Querétaro (city), Querétaro. It plays in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football league system, M ...

, and finish off his career with

Alacranes de Durango Club de Fútbol Alacranes de Durango, is a Mexican football club based in the city of Durango, Durango, Mexico and currently play in the third level of the professional Mexican football league system. Their colors are green, white with black trim ...

in the

Ascenso MX Ascenso MX, also known as Ascenso BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, was a professional association football league in Mexico and the second level of the Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Primera División A de México (1994–2009 ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Velazquez, Angel 1984 births Footballers from the State of Mexico Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Boston River players Brampton Stallions players Cruz Azul footballers Brampton City United FC players Querétaro F.C. footballers Living people Men's association football midfielders Mexican men's footballers 21st-century Mexican sportsmen