Jairo Vélez

Jairo Vélez
Personal information
Full name	Jairo David Vélez Cedeño
Date of birth	21 April 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	El Carmen, Ecuador
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Universitario de Deportes
Number	7
Youth career
2008–2010	Universidad Católica
2010–2013	River Plate Ecuador
2013–2014	Vélez Sársfield
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013	River Plate Ecuador
2013–2014	→ Vélez Sársfield (loan)
2014–2018	Vélez Sársfield
2015–2016	→ Universidad Católica (loan)
2017	→ Universidad San Martín (loan)
2018–2019	Atlante
2019	Cafetaleros
2020–	César Vallejo
2025–	→ Universitario de Deportes (loan)
International career
2014	Ecuador U-20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:21, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

Jairo David Vélez Cedeño (born April 21, 1995) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Peruvian Liga 1 club Universitario de Deportes, on loan from Universidad César Vallejo.

Club career

Vélez climbed through the youth ranks of Universidad Católica, later moving to River Plate Ecuador in 2010, where he debuted in the first team in 2013, scoring twice in the Ecuadorian Serie B. He was then scouted by Vélez Sarsfield along his teammate Danny Cabezas while playing friendly matches for River Plate Ecuador in Argentina.

The striker was first loaned and placed on the club's "5th Division" youth team, scoring 10 goals which helped the youth team win the 5th Division league in 2013. Vélez was then moved to the reserves in the same year^[2] and was brought up to the senior team for 2014 under manager Turu Flores, while still on loan. The Ecuadorian made his professional debut for Vélez Sársfield on April 27, also scoring his first goal for the club, in a 4–1 win against Rosario Central.^[3] On July 15 of 2014, Vélez Cedeño signed for 3 years with the club.^[4] Halfway through 2015, he moved to Universidad Católica on loan, where he achieved qualification to the 2016 Copa Sudamericana.

International career

In 2015, Vélez was selected to play for the Ecuador national under-20 football team in the South American Youth Championship.

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 August 2024^[5]

Club	Division	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Division	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
River Plate Ecuador	Serie B	2012	2	0	—		—		2	0
	Serie B	2013	5	2	—		—		5	2
	Total		7	2	0	0	0	0	7	2
Vélez Sársfield	Primera División	2013-14	1	1	0	0	—		1	1
		2014	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
		2016	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
Universidad Católica	Serie A	2015	4	0	—		0	0	4	0
Universidad San Martín	Torneo Descentralizado	2017	41	7	—		—		41	7
Atlante	Ascenso MX	2017-18	7	0	—		—		7	0
	Ascenso MX	2018-19	30	5	2	0	—		32	5
	Total		37	5	2	0	0	0	39	5
Cafetaleros	Ascenso MX	2019-20	12	2	4	1	—		16	3
César Vallejo	Liga 1	2020	23	5	—		—		23	5
		2021	20	5	0	0	1	0	21	5
		2022	30	9	—		1	0	31	9
		2023	33	3	—		6	2	39	5
		2024	22	9	—		6	3	28	12
	Total		128	31	0	0	14	5	142	36
Career total			231	48	6	1	14	5	251	54

Honours

Vélez Sarsfield

Supercopa Argentina: 2013

References

^ Jairo Vélez at WorldFootball.net
^ Bucheli, Xavier (4 November 2013). "Jóvenes ecuatorianos destacan en la Reserva de Vélez" [Ecuadorian youths stand out in Vélez's reserves]. Futbolizados (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2025.
^ "Match report". Argentine Soccer. Archived from the original on 2016-04-07. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
^ "Manabita David Vélez Cedeño firmó por 3 temporadas con Vélez Sarsfield". El Universo (in Spanish). 2014-07-16. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
^ "Trayectoria de Jairo Vélez Cedeño".

External links

Profile at Vélez Sarsfield's official website (in Spanish)
David Vélez Cedeño – Argentine Primera statistics^[usurped] at Fútbol XXI ^{[dead link‍]} (in Spanish)
Jairo David Velez at BDFA (in Spanish)
Jairo Vélez at Soccerway

[1] Jairo Vélez at WorldFootball.net

[2] Bucheli, Xavier (4 November 2013). "Jóvenes ecuatorianos destacan en la Reserva de Vélez" [Ecuadorian youths stand out in Vélez's reserves]. Futbolizados (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2025.

[3] "Match report". Argentine Soccer. Archived from the original on 2016-04-07. Retrieved 2015-01-16.

[4] "Manabita David Vélez Cedeño firmó por 3 temporadas con Vélez Sarsfield". El Universo (in Spanish). 2014-07-16. Retrieved 2015-01-16.

[5] "Trayectoria de Jairo Vélez Cedeño".

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