Nicolás Vélez (born 4 July 1990) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Early football life

Velez is a product of the famed River Plate youth academy having played in the same team as Erik Lamela and

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, before leaving for another top-tier Argentinian team,

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, in search of first-team opportunities.

Huracán

Nicolás Vélez started his professional footballing career with

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at the age of 19.

Atlético Sanluqueño

After being released by his former club in Argentina, he joined Spanish 3rd tier club Atlético Sanluqueño. He left the club in 2013, saying there were “many problems” at the Spanish club, so he asked his agent to look at options elsewhere.

Warriors FC

He signed for

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in the S.League in 2014. He scored a hat-trick for the Warriors against

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in a 4–0 victory, keeping them in contention of the title. In his first season in Singapore, he scored an impressive 21 goals in 26 appearances, second only to Brazilian Rodrigo Tosi (24 goals) helping Warriors FC to the S.League title. Velez capped his first Asian campaign by being named S.League young player of the year. In the 2015

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which doubled as the first league game of the 2015 season, Vélez scored the only goal of the match, winning the Shield and the first three points of the season for the Warriors. He scored two goals in the next game, a 3–1 win over Harimau Muda. He notched his sixth goal of the season on 24 April 2015 against fellow title contenders

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before earning a red card in the 69th minute following an on-field spat. The South American also earned call-ups to Singapore Selection sides that took on Juventus, Arsenal and Stoke City in the last 18 months.

NorthEast United FC

In August 2015 Velez announced that he has decided to join

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side

NorthEast United NorthEast United Football Club is an Indian professional Association football, football club based in Guwahati, Assam that competes in the Indian Super League (ISL), the top flight of Football in India, Indian football. The club was founded on ...

. On his joining the Indian side he said "I'm very happy to have this chance, but I'm sad to leave Warriors, because I am leaving behind many friends in Singapore.I want to say 'thank you' to my club for giving me the chance to show what I can do alongside some of the best players in the world". After debuting on 6 October 2015 he scored his first goal on the same night in 82 minute with a losing effort against Kerala Blasters. He ended the season with 5 goals, marking his name as the top goal scorer for the club.

Hajduk Split

In January 2016, Vélez joined the

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club

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and signed the contract with a two and half years. He made his debut on 13 February 2016 in a 2–0 win against

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. On 30 June 2016, he was released from Hajduk.

NorthEast United FC

In the third season of

, Velez made his 2nd appearance for the club and assisted

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for the first winning goal against Kerala Blasters on the night of October 1, 2016 when the season officially kicked off. Velez was awarded the Hero of the Match in the 41st Match of the season between NorthEast United FC and Atlético de Kolkata.

Negeri Sembilan

Velez joined newly promoted side

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for the 2018

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season after leaving

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at the end of 2017. He scored his first goal when playing against fellow promoted side,

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in a 2–0 home win.

Belenenses

In January 2019, he joined

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PSS Sleman

In March 2021, it was announced that he joined

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, and was immediately playing for the club in

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. In May 2021, he resigned from Sleman.

Sukhoithai

In June 2021, Velez joined Sukhothai.

Pattaya Dolphins United

On 17 December 2021, Velez announced through his Instagram account that he had joined Pattaya Dolphins United.

Phitsanulok FC

In August 2022, Velez joined Phitsanulok F.C., October 2, 202
He has scored five goals
in a game against Kongkrailas United.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

Warriors FC * S.League:

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PSS Sleman * Menpora Cup third place:

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Pattaya Dolphins United * Thai League 3 Eastern Region:

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Individual

* S.League Young Player of the Year: 2014

References

External links

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