Leandro Sebastián Velázquez (born 10 May 1989) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as an

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for

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club Johor Darul Ta'zim.

Career

Club career

Velázquez made his league debut for Vélez Sársfield in the week before his 19th birthday. He played in a 1–1 draw with

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on 4 April 2008. He scored his first goal against

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in the Torneo Apertura 2008 and was part of the winning team in the Torneo Clausura 2009. He entered the field during the last game against

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when Vélez needed a victory to become champion, and was replaced by

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immediately after the team scored the winning goal. Velázquez was loaned for the 2009–10 season to

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Johor Darul Ta'zim

In October 2015, Velázquez was called up in the starting eleven in the

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squad for

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, where he scored the winning goal in a 1–0 victory against

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. On 17 January 2016, Velázquez left

and joined

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with free transfer fee. On 21 February 2019,

confirm the return signing of Velazquez in the

squad. On 30 April 2022, during the last fixture of the

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group stage, he score a free kick against

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runners-up,

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which ended up with Johor progressing as group winners to the

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International

In January 2009 Velázquez was selected to join the Argentina under-20 squad for the 2009 South American Youth Championship in

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. His team failed to qualify for the

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Honours

Vélez Sársfield *

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: 2009 Clausura Johor Darul Ta'zim *

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Velazquez, Leandro 1989 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine footballers Argentine expatriate footballers Argentina men's under-20 international footballers Men's association football midfielders Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Newell's Old Boys footballers San Martín de San Juan footballers Deportivo Pasto footballers C.D. Veracruz footballers Águilas Doradas Rionegro players Argentine Primera División players Categoría Primera A players Liga MX players Expatriate footballers in Colombia Expatriate footballers in Mexico