Alan Agustín Velasco (born 27 July 2002) is an Argentine professional

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of Paraguayan origin who plays as a winger for

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Club career

Velasco started his career in the youth system of Independiente, having joined the club in 2012. He was promoted into their first-team, aged sixteen, towards the end of the 2018–19 campaign, with the winger initially appearing as an unused substitute for a

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second stage encounter with

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on 21 May 2019. He was again on the bench for the second leg on 28 May, with Velasco subsequently making his professional debut at the

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in added time. Sixteen appearances later, Velasco scored his first senior goal in the Sudamericana away to Fénix in

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. Velasco, aged eighteen, netted his opening domestic goals in the

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in November and December against Colón and

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respectively. That was followed by a strike against

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on 3 January and a brace away to River Plate on 9 January. On February 1, 2022, Velasco was announced by FC Dallas as its costliest signing ever at that time in a four-year deal reported at $7 million with potentially an additional $1.7M based on incentives. Independiente will also receive 15% of his next sale.

International career

Velasco represented Argentina at U15 and

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level, scoring one goal in four appearances for the latter at the 2019 South American Championship in Peru; which they won. In October 2019, Velasco was called up for the

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in Brazil.

Career statistics

Honours

Argentina U17 *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Velasco, Alan 2002 births Living people Footballers from Quilmes Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's youth international footballers Men's association football forwards Argentine Primera División players Club Atlético Independiente footballers FC Dallas players Designated Players (MLS) Major League Soccer players 21st-century Argentine sportsmen Boca Juniors footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United States