Role Football player Position Midfielder Name Leandro Velazquez Career start 2007 | 2008–2014 Velez Sarsfield Weight 62 kg Years Team Height 1.67 m | |
Full name Leandro Sebastian Velazquez Date of birth (1989-05-10) May 10, 1989 (age 26) Current team Johor Darul Ta\'zim II F.C. Number 22 (San Martin de San Juan / Midfielder) | ||
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Memorable AFC Cup Final Goals: Leandro Velazquez (2015)
FINAL: FC Istiklol v Johor Darul Ta’zim – AFC Cup 2015
Leandro Sebastián Velázquez (born 10 May 1989 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football attacking midfielder who plays for Veracruz of the Liga MX.
Contents
- Memorable AFC Cup Final Goals Leandro Velazquez 2015
- FINAL FC Istiklol v Johor Darul Tazim AFC Cup 2015
- Club Career
- Johor Darul Tazim
- International
- Honours
- References
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 Racing on 4 April 2008. He scored his first goal against Estudiantes de La Plata 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 Huracán when Vélez needed a victory to become champion, and was replaced by Leandro Coronel immediately after the team scored the winning goal.
Velázquez was loaned for the 2009–10 season to Newell's Old Boys.
Johor Darul Ta'zim
In October 2015, Velázquez was called up in the starting eleven in the 2015 AFC Cup Final squad for Johor Darul Takzim, where he scored the winning goal in a 1-0 victory against FC Istiklol.
International
In January 2009 Velázquez was selected to join the Argentina under-20 squad for the 2009 South American Youth Championship in Venezuela. His team failed to qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup.