Nery Veloso

Nery Veloso
Veloso with Santiago Wanderers in 2016
Personal information
Full name Nery Alexis Veloso Espinoza
Date of birth (1987-03-01) March 1, 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Los Ángeles, Chile
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Fernández Vial
Number 1
Youth career
Huachipato
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2015 Huachipato 90 (0)
2010 → Colo-Colo (loan) 2 (0)
2011 → Unión San Felipe (loan) 27 (0)
2014–2015 → Audax Italiano (loan) 22 (0)
2015–2016 Unión Española 14 (0)
2016–2017 Santiago Wanderers 5 (0)
2019–2020 San Marcos 31 (0)
2020–2022 Palestino 7 (0)
2023– Fernández Vial 26 (0)
International career
2007 Chile U20
2009 Chile 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 January 2024

Nery Alexis Veloso Espinoza (born March 1, 1987) is a Chilean football goalkeeper who plays for Segunda División Profesional de Chile club Fernández Vial.

Club career

Veloso made his way through the youth ranks of Huachipato until he was finally called up to the adult side in 2006 and finally making his debut as a professional in 2007 against Melipilla. In the Clausura 2008 tournament in Chile, Veloso took over as Huachipato's first-choice goalkeeper and led the team to the quarterfinals of the playoffs losing to Colo-Colo. The ANFP awarded Veloso Best Goalkeeper Award at the end of the season. Veloso has since been linked to moves to either Universidad de Chile or Colo-Colo.[1] Finally, it was loaned to Colo-Colo for the 2010 season.

In January 2011, Huachipato loaned Veloso to Unión San Felipe for one year.[2]

In 2023, he joined Fernández Vial in the Segunda División Profesional de Chile.[3]

International career

Veloso was named the back up goalkeeper for Chile at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Veloso did not participate in any of the games of the tournament but Chile won third place at the tournament. Marcelo Bielsa called Veloso up to the adult side for a friendly versus Honduras in January 2009 but Veloso did not play. In May 2009 Bielsa once again named Veloso as back up goalkeeper for the Kirin Cup in Japan.[4] Due to injuries to regular third string goalkeeper for Chile Christopher Toselli, Veloso was called up again for two 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in June 2009. He made his debut with the Chile national football team in a friendly against Paraguay in Talcahuano winning 2–1.

Honors

Club

Huachipato

International

Chile U20

Individual

References

  1. ^ Arquero Nery Veloso, en la mira de Colo Colo y Universidad de Chile
  2. ^ Nery Veloso llega a Unión San Felipe: "Quiero romperla"
  3. ^ "Nery Veloso y su llegada a Fernández Vial: "Me sentí valorado y ni lo dudé"". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  4. ^ Nery Veloso llama a Colo Colo: Estoy para dar el salto