Jairo Vélez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jairo David Vélez Cedeño | ||
| Date of birth | 21 April 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | El Carmen, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Alianza Lima | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| 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 | 29 | (3) |
| 2026– | Alianza Lima | 16 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Ecuador U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2026– | Peru | 4 | (4) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 June 2026 | |||
Jairo David Vélez Cedeño (born 21 April 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Peruvian Liga 1 club Alianza Lima. Born in Ecuador, he represents the Peru national team.
Club career
Vélez climbed through the youth ranks of Universidad Católica, later moving to River Plate Ecuador in 2010, where he 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 moved to the reserves in the same year[2] and was brought up to the senior team for 2014 under manager Turu Flores, while still on loan. The Ecuadorian made his professional debut for Vélez Sársfield on 27 April, also scoring his first goal for the club in a 4–1 win against Rosario Central.[3] On 15 July 2014, Vélez signed a new three-year contract.[4] Halfway through 2015, he moved to Universidad Católica on loan, where he achieved qualification to the 2016 Copa Sudamericana.
International career
In 2015, Vélez was selected to play for the Ecuador national under-20 football team in the South American Youth Championship.
On 29 January 2026, Vélez's request to switch international allegiance to Peru was approved by FIFA.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 23 May 2026[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| River Plate Ecuador | 2012 | Ecuadorian Serie B | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Vélez Sársfield | 2013–14 | AFA Liga Profesional de Fútbol | 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 | 2015 | LigaPro Serie A | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Universidad San Martín | 2017 | Liga 1 | 41 | 7 | — | — | 41 | 7 | ||
| Atlante | 2017–18 | Ascenso MX | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 5 | |||
| Total | 37 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 5 | ||
| Cafetaleros | 2019–20 | Ascenso MX | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 16 | 3 | |
| César Vallejo | 2020 | Liga 1 | 23 | 5 | — | — | 23 | 5 | ||
| 2021 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 21 | 5 | ||
| 2022 | 30 | 9 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 31 | 9 | |||
| 2023 | 33 | 3 | — | 6[c] | 2 | 39 | 5 | |||
| 2024 | 31 | 10 | — | 6[c] | 3 | 37 | 13 | |||
| Total | 137 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 151 | 37 | ||
| Universitario de Deportes | 2025 | Liga 1 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 3 |
| Alianza Lima | 2026 | Liga 1 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| Career total | 285 | 55 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 315 | 61 | ||
- ↑ Includes Copa MX
- 1 2 Appearance in Copa Libertadores
- 1 2 Appearance in Copa Sudamericana
International
- As of match played 8 June 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 2026 | 4 | 4 |
| Total | 4 | 4 | |
- Scores and results list Peru's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 31 March 2026 | Estadio Ontime Butarque, Leganés, Spain | .svg.png){kind=small} Honduras |
1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 2–1 | |||||
| 3. | 5 June 2026 | Nu Stadium, Miami, United States |  Haiti |
2–1 | 2–1 | |
| 4. | 8 June 2026 | Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla, Mexico |  Spain |
1–3 | 1–3 |
Honours
Vélez Sarsfield
Universitario de Deportes
References
- ↑ Jairo Vélez at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ Bucheli, Xavier (4 November 2013). "Jóvenes ecuatorianos destacan en la Reserva de Vélez" [Ecuadorian youths stand out in Vélez's reserves]. Futbolizados (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ↑ "Match report". Argentine Soccer. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ↑ "Manabita David Vélez Cedeño firmó por 3 temporadas con Vélez Sarsfield". El Universo (in Spanish). 16 July 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ↑ "FIFA Change of Association Platform". knowledge.fifa.com. 29 January 2026. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ↑ "Trayectoria de Jairo Vélez Cedeño".
External links
- Profile at Vélez Sarsfield's official website (in Spanish)
- David Vélez Cedeño – Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)
- Jairo David Velez at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Jairo Vélez at Soccerway
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Manabí Province
- Men's association football midfielders
- Ecuadorian men's footballers
- 21st-century Ecuadorian sportsmen
- Ecuadorian expatriate men's footballers
- Guayaquil City F.C. footballers
- Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers
- C.D. Universidad Católica del Ecuador footballers
- Atlante F.C. footballers
- Club Deportivo Universidad de San Martín de Porres players
- Cafetaleros de Chiapas footballers
- Club Deportivo Universidad César Vallejo footballers
- Argentine Primera División players
- Ascenso MX players
- Peruvian Primera División players
- Ecuadorian Serie A players
- Ecuadorian Serie B players
- Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
- Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Peru
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate men's footballers in Peru
- Ecuadorian emigrants to Peru
- Naturalized citizens of Peru
- Peruvian people of Ecuadorian descent
- Sportspeople of Ecuadorian descent
- Peruvian men's footballers
- 21st-century Peruvian sportsmen
- Peru men's international footballers