José Velásquez (footballer, born 1998)
José Junhior Velásquez Huillca (born 29 October 1998) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a right back for Peruvian Primera División side Cusco FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Junhior Velásquez Huillca | ||
| Date of birth | 29 October 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Langui, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cusco | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Garcilaso | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Cusco | 32 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:03, 22 December 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Real Garcilaso / Cusco
Living far from Cusco - in Langui - Velasquez had to travel three and a half hours to get to training every day, close to nine hours of travelling daily.[2]
On 8 March 2017, Velásquez got his official debut for Real Garcilaso against Juan Aurich.[3] He started on the bench, before replacing Jhoel Herrera. He played a total of nine league games in that season.
In the following two seasons, Velásquez played 21 league games. Real Garcilaso changed name to Cusco FC for the 2020 season.
Personal life
Velásquez was named after former Alianza Lima-player, José Velásquez, because his father was a huge Alianza fan. Both his brothers is also named José; his older brother is named Frank José and his younger brother is also named José.[2]
References
- José Velásquez at WorldFootball.net
- La historia de José Velásquez, el juvenil de Real Garcilaso que viajaba tres horas para ir a entrenar [VIDEO], depor.com, 16 March 2017
- JUAN AURICH VS. CUSCO 3 - 1, soccerway.com, 8 March 2017
External links
- José Velásquez at Soccerway