Eduard Alexander Bello Gil (born 20 August 1995) is a Venezuelan professional

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who plays as a winger for Chilean club Universidad Católica on loan from

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Club career

Yaracuyanos

Born in

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, Bello began playing football at the age of four, while also playing

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. Aged 14, he chose the former sport and joined Yaracuyanos FC's youth setup. Bello made his first team debut for Yaracuyanos on 22 September 2013, starting in a 2–0 Primera División away loss against Tucanes de Amazonas. He scored his first senior goal the following 19 January, netting his team's first in a 4–2 loss at

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, and finished the campaign as a starter but suffering team relegation.

Carabobo

On 25 June 2014, Bello moved to fellow top-tier side

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. After spending his first two campaigns as a backup option, he established himself as a regular in the first team. Bello scored a brace ain a 3–2 home win against Zamora on 17 April 2016, and repeated the feat roughly one year later in a 5–1 away routing of

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. He ended the 2017 season with nine goals and eleven assists, being regarded as one of the best players in the tournament.

Deportes Antofagasta

On 12 January 2018, Bello moved abroad for the first time in his career, after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with

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side

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. He made his debut for the club on 3 February, starting in a 2–1 home loss against

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. Bello scored his first goal abroad on 9 February 2018, netting his team's third in a 3–1 away defeat of

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. On 12 April, after two goals in eight matches, he was bought outright and signed a permanent four-year contract. On 28 October 2018, after scoring a brace in a 3–2 loss at

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and celebrating one of his goals by proposing to his fiancée, Bello suffered an injury which sidelined him for three months. He finished his first season abroad with 13 goals in 26 appearances, being the club's top scorer.

Barcelona SC

Universidad Católica (loan)

In January 2025, Bello joined Chilean club Universidad Católica on a one-year loan.

International career

On 15 August 2018, Bello was called up by Venezuela national team manager Rafael Dudamel for friendlies against

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and

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. He made his full international debut on 11 September, coming on as a late substitute for Darwin Machís in a 2–0 win against the latter.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Venezuela's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bello goal''.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bello, Eduard 1995 births Living people People from Cúa Footballers from Miranda (state) Venezuelan men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Venezuelan Primera División players Yaracuyanos FC players Carabobo F.C. players Chilean Primera División players C.D. Antofagasta footballers Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers Liga MX players Mazatlán F.C. footballers Ecuadorian Serie A players Barcelona S.C. footballers Venezuela men's international footballers Venezuelan expatriate men's footballers Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Chile Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador 2024 Copa América players