Nery Alexis Veloso Espinoza (born March 1, 1987) is a Chilean football goalkeeper who plays for Segunda División Profesional de Chile club Fernández Vial.
 Veloso with Santiago Wanderers in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nery Alexis Veloso Espinoza | ||
| Date of birth | March 1, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Los Ángeles, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fernández Vial | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Huachipato | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2015 | Huachipato | 90 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Colo-Colo (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Unión San Felipe (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Audax Italiano (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Unión Española | 14 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Santiago Wanderers | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | San Marcos | 31 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Palestino | 7 | (0) |
| 2023– | Fernández Vial | 26 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Chile U20 | ||
| 2009 | Chile | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 January 2024 | |||
Club career edit
Veloso made his way through the youth ranks of Huachipato until he was finally called up to the adult side in 2006 and finally making his debut as a professional in 2007 against Melipilla. In the Clausura 2008 tournament in Chile, Veloso took over as Huachipato's first-choice goalkeeper and led the team to the quarterfinals of the playoffs losing to Colo-Colo. The ANFP awarded Veloso Best Goalkeeper Award at the end of the season. Veloso has since been linked to moves to either Universidad de Chile or Colo-Colo.[1] Finally, it was loaned to Colo-Colo for the 2010 season.
In January 2011, Huachipato loaned Veloso to Unión San Felipe for one year.[2]
In 2023, he joined Fernández Vial in the Segunda División Profesional de Chile.[3]
International career edit
Veloso was named the back up goalkeeper for Chile at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Veloso did not participate in any of the games of the tournament but Chile won third place at the tournament. Marcelo Bielsa called Veloso up to the adult side for a friendly versus Honduras in January 2009 but Veloso did not play. In May 2009 Bielsa once again named Veloso as back up goalkeeper for the Kirin Cup in Japan.[4] Due to injuries to regular third string goalkeeper for Chile Christopher Toselli, Veloso was called up again for two 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in June 2009. He made his debut with the Chile national football team in a friendly against Paraguay in Talcahuano winning 2–1.
Honors edit
Club edit
- Huachipato
International edit
Chile U20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup third place: 2007
Individual edit
- Best Goalkeeper of Primera División de Chile Award: 2008
References edit
- ^ Arquero Nery Veloso, en la mira de Colo Colo y Universidad de Chile
- ^ Nery Veloso llega a Unión San Felipe: "Quiero romperla"
- ^ "Nery Veloso y su llegada a Fernández Vial: "Me sentí valorado y ni lo dudé"". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ Nery Veloso llama a Colo Colo: Estoy para dar el salto
External links edit
- Nery Veloso at Soccerway