Alberto Velásquez
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 July 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | 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 | 15 | (8) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 March 2025 | |||
Alberto Velásquez (born 2 July 2008) is a Peruvian-Finnish footballer who plays as a centre forward for a U19 team of Danish club Midtjylland.
Club career
Velaśquez made his senior debut with Honka in April 2024, playing in the fourth-tier Kakkonen. During the season, he scored nine goals in 11 league matches, before leaving in July.
On 3 July 2024, he joined Midtjylland in Denmark on a deal until June 2027 for an undisclosed fee.[4] He was first assigned to the club's U17 and U19 teams.
International career
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]