| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 July 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Midtjylland | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2023 | HJK | ||
| 2023–2024 | Honka | ||
| 2024– | Midtjylland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| 2024 | Honka | 11 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Finland U15 | 10 | (6) |
| 2023 | Peru U15 | 2 | (1) |
| 2024– | Finland U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Finland U17 | 7 | (4) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 May 2024 | |||
Alberto Velásquez (born 2 July 2008) is a Finnish-Peruvian footballer who plays as a centre forward for a U19 team of Danish club Midtjylland.
Velásquez started playing football in HJK Helsinki youth team in Töölö. [1] He played in the club's academy, [2] before switching teams in the summer 2023 and joining FC Honka youth sector in Tapiola, Espoo. [3]
Velaśquez made his senior debut with FC Honka in April 2024, playing in fourth-tier Kakkonen. On 3 July 2024, he joined Midtjylland in Denmark on a deal until June 2027. [4]
Velásquez has represented both Finland and Peru at under-15 youth international level. [5] Since January 2024, he plays for Finland U17 national team. [6] On 1 March 2024, Velásquez scored a hat trick, in a 4–1 friendly win against Iceland U17. [7]
Velásquez was born in Helsinki, Finland, [1] to a Finnish mother and a Peruvian father. [8]
- As of 6 July 2024.
| Club | Season | League | Cup [a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Honka | 2024 | Kakkonen | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ a b Alberto Velasquez, phyk.fi
- ^ Selección Peruana: Conoce al nuevo ‘Lapadula’ nacido en Finlandia que vestirá la ‘blanquirroja’, oxigeno.com.pe, 14 June 2023
- ^ Kiitos kaudesta! Päättäjäisissä palkittiin pelaajia ja taustoja, fchonka.fi, 26 October 2023
- ^ FINSK-PERUVIANSK STORTALENT SKRIVER UNDER MED FC MIDTJYLLAND, fcm.dk, 3 July 2024
- ^ «¿El Delantero que Perú Necesita? Conoce a Alberto Velásquez, el ‘Nuevo Lapadula’ Finlandés», riverasport.com, 27 May 2023
- ^ U17-pojille kova päänahka – Portugali kaatui vieraskentällä, Football Association of Finland, 25 January 2024
- ^ U17-pojille voitokas EM-jatkokarsintakenraali, Football Association of Finland, 1 March 2024
- ^ Alberto Velásquez, delantero peruano, anotó un hat-trick en la victoria de Helsinki, futbolperuano.com, 30 July 2023
- Alberto Velásquez at Soccerway
- Alberto Velásquez at WorldFootball.net
- Alberto Velasquez at Football Association of Finland
- 2008 births
- Living people
- Finnish men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
- FC Honka players
- FC Midtjylland players
- Kakkonen players
- Finland men's youth international footballers
- Peru men's youth international footballers
- Finnish people of Peruvian descent
- Finnish people of South American descent
- Peruvian people of Finnish descent
- Finnish expatriate men's footballers
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 July 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Midtjylland | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2023 | HJK | ||
| 2023–2024 | Honka | ||
| 2024– | Midtjylland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| 2024 | Honka | 11 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Finland U15 | 10 | (6) |
| 2023 | Peru U15 | 2 | (1) |
| 2024– | Finland U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Finland U17 | 7 | (4) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 May 2024 | |||
Alberto Velásquez (born 2 July 2008) is a Finnish-Peruvian footballer who plays as a centre forward for a U19 team of Danish club Midtjylland.
Velásquez started playing football in HJK Helsinki youth team in Töölö. [1] He played in the club's academy, [2] before switching teams in the summer 2023 and joining FC Honka youth sector in Tapiola, Espoo. [3]
Velaśquez made his senior debut with FC Honka in April 2024, playing in fourth-tier Kakkonen. On 3 July 2024, he joined Midtjylland in Denmark on a deal until June 2027. [4]
Velásquez has represented both Finland and Peru at under-15 youth international level. [5] Since January 2024, he plays for Finland U17 national team. [6] On 1 March 2024, Velásquez scored a hat trick, in a 4–1 friendly win against Iceland U17. [7]
Velásquez was born in Helsinki, Finland, [1] to a Finnish mother and a Peruvian father. [8]
- As of 6 July 2024.
| Club | Season | League | Cup [a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Honka | 2024 | Kakkonen | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ a b Alberto Velasquez, phyk.fi
- ^ Selección Peruana: Conoce al nuevo ‘Lapadula’ nacido en Finlandia que vestirá la ‘blanquirroja’, oxigeno.com.pe, 14 June 2023
- ^ Kiitos kaudesta! Päättäjäisissä palkittiin pelaajia ja taustoja, fchonka.fi, 26 October 2023
- ^ FINSK-PERUVIANSK STORTALENT SKRIVER UNDER MED FC MIDTJYLLAND, fcm.dk, 3 July 2024
- ^ «¿El Delantero que Perú Necesita? Conoce a Alberto Velásquez, el ‘Nuevo Lapadula’ Finlandés», riverasport.com, 27 May 2023
- ^ U17-pojille kova päänahka – Portugali kaatui vieraskentällä, Football Association of Finland, 25 January 2024
- ^ U17-pojille voitokas EM-jatkokarsintakenraali, Football Association of Finland, 1 March 2024
- ^ Alberto Velásquez, delantero peruano, anotó un hat-trick en la victoria de Helsinki, futbolperuano.com, 30 July 2023
- Alberto Velásquez at Soccerway
- Alberto Velásquez at WorldFootball.net
- Alberto Velasquez at Football Association of Finland
- 2008 births
- Living people
- Finnish men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
- FC Honka players
- FC Midtjylland players
- Kakkonen players
- Finland men's youth international footballers
- Peru men's youth international footballers
- Finnish people of Peruvian descent
- Finnish people of South American descent
- Peruvian people of Finnish descent
- Finnish expatriate men's footballers
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark