Alexis Alfonso Velela (born April 17, 1998) is an American
soccer
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player for
San Diego 1904 FC
San Diego 1904 FC was an American professional soccer team based in San Diego, California. In December 2021, the team was absorbed by Albion San Diego, which effectively took over 1904's membership in the National Independent Soccer Association ...
in the
National Independent Soccer Association
The National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States. The league is previously in the third tier of American soccer and began play in 2019. NISA initially used a fall-to-spring season for ...
.
Youth
Velela was born in
San Diego, California
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and played with his local side
San Diego Surf.
He is of Mexican descent.
Professional
New York Cosmos
Velela signed with
North American Soccer League
The North American Soccer League (NASL) was the top-level major professional soccer league in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to
1984. It is considered the first soccer league to be successful on a national scale in the ...
side
New York Cosmos New York Cosmos may refer to
* New York Cosmos (1970–1985), a team in the North American Soccer League (then the top-tier soccer league in the United States and Canada)
* New York Cosmos (2010), a team playing since 2020 in the National Indepen ...
on August 10, 2015.
Motril CF (loan)
On August 27, 2017, Velela went out on loan to Spanish
Tercera División
Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...
side
CF Motril until December 31, 2017.
References
External links
New York Cosmos bio
1998 births
Living people
American men's soccer players
New York Cosmos (2010) players
New York Cosmos B players
Motril CF players
Men's association football defenders
Soccer players from San Diego
North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players
American expatriate men's soccer players
American expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
National Premier Soccer League players
National Independent Soccer Association players
Tercera División players
American sportspeople of Mexican descent
21st-century American sportsmen
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