Alan Velasco

Alan Velasco
Personal information
Full name Alan Agustín Velasco
Date of birth (2002-07-27) 27 July 2002
Place of birth Quilmes, Argentina
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position Winger[1]
Team information
Current team
 Boca Juniors
Number 20
Youth career
2012–2019 Independiente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Independiente 48 (6)
2022–2024 FC Dallas 62 (12)
2025– Boca Juniors 31 (3)
International career
2019 Argentina U17 5 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:23, 16 June 2026 (UTC)

Alan Agustín Velasco (born 27 July 2002) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Argentine Primera División club Boca Juniors.[2]

Club career

Velasco started his career in the youth system of Independiente, having joined the club in 2012.[3][4][5][6] He was promoted into their first-team, aged sixteen, towards the end of the 2018–19 campaign, with the winger initially appearing as an unused substitute for a Copa Sudamericana second stage encounter with Rionegro Águilas on 21 May 2019.[7][8] He was again on the bench for the second leg on 28 May, with Velasco subsequently making his professional debut at the Estadio Libertadores de América; replacing Jony in added time.[7][9] Sixteen appearances later, Velasco scored his first senior goal in the Sudamericana away to Fénix in Montevideo.[7]

Velasco, aged eighteen, netted his opening domestic goals in the Copa de la Liga Profesional in November and December against Colón and Argentinos Juniors respectively.[7] That was followed by a strike against Arsenal de Sarandí on 3 January and a brace away to River Plate on 9 January.[7]

On February 1, 2022, Velasco was announced by FC Dallas as its costliest signing ever at that time in a four-year deal reported at $7 million with potentially an additional $1.7M based on incentives. Independiente will also receive 15% of his next sale.[10]

International career

Velasco represented Argentina at U15 and U17 level, scoring one goal in four appearances for the latter at the 2019 South American Championship in Peru; which they won.[7][11][12][13] In October 2019, Velasco was called up for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 December 2025[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Independiente 2019–20 Primera División 40104[b]01[c]0100
2020–21 95—6[b]1—156
2021 351108[b]1—442
Total 48620182—698
FC Dallas 2022 MLS 26620—2[d]1307
2023 28410—5[e]2346
2024 8200—0082
Total 621230—737215
Boca Juniors 2025 Primera División 251102[f]03[g]0311
Career total 135196020211317224
  1. ↑ Includes Copa Argentina, US Open Cup
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ↑ Appearance in Copa de la Superliga
  4. ↑ Appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs
  5. ↑ Four appearances and two goals in Leagues Cup, one appearance in MLS Cup Playoffs
  6. ↑ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  7. ↑ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

Honours

Argentina U17[7]

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ "Alan Velasco". World Football. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
    2. ↑ Alan Velasco firmó su contrato y es oficialmente jugador de Boca - Olé, 19 Jan 2025
    3. ↑ "Independiente blindó a dos de sus máximas promesas". TyC Sports. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
    4. ↑ "Cuidando el futuro". Independiente. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
    5. ↑ "Velasco: "Debutar en la primera de Independiente es mi meta más importante"". La Voz del Diablo. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
    6. ↑ "La nueva joya de inferiores habló de su actualidad en Reserva". InfiernoRojo. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
    7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Argentina - A. Velasco". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
    8. ↑ "Rionegro recibe este martes a Independiente de Argentina por la Copa Suramericana". El País. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
    9. ↑ "El ingreso de Alan Velasco". Olé. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
    10. ↑ "Alan Velasco fue presentado en la MLS: "Un talento increíblemente especial"". Olé. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
    11. ↑ "Alan Velasco: "Estoy en el club más grande de América"". Emoción Roja. 29 January 2019. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
    12. ↑ "Diablo de selección". La Voz del Diablo. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
    13. ↑ "Felicidades campeón". La visera. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
    14. ↑ "FU17WC_2019_Squadlists.pdf" (PDF). FIFA Data. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
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