| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ion Vélez Martínez | ||
| Date of birth | 17 February 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Tafalla, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Girona | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2004 | Peña Sport | 18 | (3) |
| 2004–2005 | Baskonia | 26 | (7) |
| 2005–2007 | Bilbao Athletic | 20 | (4) |
| 2006–2007 | → Barakaldo (loan) | 32 | (12) |
| 2007–2011 | Athletic Bilbao | 44 | (3) |
| 2008 | → Hércules (loan) | 20 | (5) |
| 2011 | → Numancia (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2011– | Girona | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 September 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Ion Vélez Martínez (born 17 February 1985 in Tafalla, Navarre) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Girona FC as a forward.
Bought by Athletic Bilbao from lowly Peña Sport FC in 2003, Vélez spent time with the club's B and feeder clubs, subsequently being loaned to neighbours Barakaldo CF (third division). He made his debut for the first team on 26 August 2007, in the goalless La Liga home draw against CA Osasuna.[1]
After spending the second part of 2007–08 on loan to second level's Hércules CF, where he appeared significantly - after his debut with the Alicante side, he managed to play, in the same season, in the three major categories of Spanish football - Vélez was definitely promoted to Bilbao's main squad for the 2008–09 season. He appeared significantly during the league campaign - 28 matches, although only four complete - and, on 9 May 2009, scored the game's only goal as the Basque defeated Real Betis at home.[2]
During the first part of 2010–11, Vélez only appeared in five official games for Athletic, all as a second-half substitute. On 19 January 2011, he moved to CD Numancia in division two, on loan, reuniting with former Athletic teammate - and namesake - Iñigo Vélez;[3] in late July, after being deemed surplus to requirements by new manager Marcelo Bielsa, he rescinded his link with the club and signed for Girona FC also in the second level, with his former team having a rebuying option at the end of the 2011–12 season.[4]
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