Jhon Velásquez

For Colombian hitman, see Jhon Jairo Velásquez.
Jhon Velásquez
Personal information
Full name Jhon Cristian Velásquez Velasco
Date of birth (2003-04-22) 22 April 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Cliza, Bolivia
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Bolívar
Number 21
Youth career
Argentinos Juniors BOL
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Argentinos Juniors BOL
2022– Bolívar 22 (1)
2022 → Thisted (loan) 0 (0)
2023 → Jorge Wilstermann (loan) 26 (1)
International career‡
2024– Bolivia U23 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2024

Jhon Cristian Velásquez Velasco (born 22 April 2003) is a Bolivian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bolívar and the Bolivia national team.

Club career

Born in Cliza, Bolivia, Velásquez joined Bolívar in 2022 from Argentinos Juniors from Santa Cruz de la Sierra.[2] In the second half of the same year, he was loaned out to Danish club Thisted FC alongside his fellows Leonardo Velasco and Juan Magallanes.[3][4]

Back to Bolivia, Velásquez was loaned out to Jorge Wilstermann for the 2023 season.[4][5] In 2024, he returned to Bolívar.[6]

International career

In 2024, Velásquez represented the Bolivia under-23 team in the Pre-Olympic Tournament.[7]

In September 2024, Velásquez received his first call-up to the Bolivia senior team under Óscar Villegas for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Colombia and Argentina.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Jhon Velásquez". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  2. ^ "ASÍ JUEGA JHON "EL PAPU" VELASQUEZ, EL NUEVO JUGADOR DEL CLUB BOLÍVAR 💙🇧🇴👇" (in Spanish). Proyecto Bolivar NB. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  3. ^ "¡𝗟𝗮 ❤️💛💚 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗮 𝗲𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗮!" (in Spanish). Club Bolívar. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Wilstermann se enfoca en sacarse el peso del -5". Los Tiempos (in Spanish). 15 February 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2024. Jhon Velásquez (19 años) llegó ayer a la Llajta y hoy debe incorporarse a los entrenamientos del plantel de Wilstermann. La temporada pasada, Velásquez hizo su paso por el fútbol de Dinamarca, ya que fue cedido a préstamo por el club Bolívar al Thisted FC
  5. ^ "El crack John Velásquez preferiría quedarse en Wilstermann y no volver a Bolívar". El Futbolero Bolivia (in Spanish). 4 December 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  6. ^ "José Sagredo y Jhon Velásquez son las primeras renovaciones en Bolívar". OneFootball (in Spanish). 11 January 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Jhon Velásquez - Partidos con la selección nacional - Preolímpico Sudamericano". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Bolivia cita 28 jugadores para recibir a Colombia en El Alto por Eliminatoria". ESPN (in Spanish). 26 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.