Jairo Vélez

Jairo Vélez
Personal information
Full name Jairo David Vélez Cedeño
Date of birth (1995-04-21) 21 April 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth El Carmen, Ecuador
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder[1]
Team information
Current team
 Universitario de Deportes
Youth career
2008–2010 Universidad Católica
2010–2013 River Plate Ecuador
2013–2014 Vélez Sársfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 River Plate Ecuador 12 (2)
2013–2014 → Vélez Sársfield (loan) 1 (1)
2014–2018 Vélez Sársfield 2 (0)
2015–2016 → Universidad Católica (loan) 4 (0)
2017 → Universidad San Martín (loan) 41 (7)
2018–2019 Atlante 37 (5)
2019 Cafetaleros 12 (2)
2020–2024 César Vallejo 137 (32)
2025- Universitario de Deportes 0 (0)
International career
2014 Ecuador U-20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:21, 4 May 2024 (UTC)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vélez and the second or maternal family name is Cedeño.

Jairo David Vélez Cedeño (born April 21, 1995) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Universitario de Deportes in Peru.

Club career

Vélez climbed through the youth ranks of River Plate Ecuador and 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 brought up to the senior team for 2014 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.[2] On July 15 of 2014, Vélez Cedeño signed for 3 years with the club.[3]

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[4]
Club Division Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
River Plate Ecuador Serie B 2012 2 0 — — 2 0
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
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

References

  1. ^ Jairo Vélez at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Match report". Argentine Soccer. Archived from the original on 2016-04-07. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
  3. ^ "Manabita David Vélez Cedeño firmó por 3 temporadas con Vélez Sarsfield". El Universo (in Spanish). 2014-07-16. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
  4. ^ "Trayectoria de Jairo Vélez Cedeño".