Fran Vélez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Manuel Vélez Jiménez | ||
| Date of birth | 23 June 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Tarragona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Almería | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2009 | La Floresta | ||
| 2009–2010 | Gimnàstic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010–2013 | Gimnàstic | 38 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | Pobla Mafumet | 29 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | → Logroñés (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Almería B | 26 | (2) |
| 2014– | Almería | 21 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 March 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Francisco 'Fran' Manuel Vélez Jiménez (born 23 June 1991) is a Spanish footballer who plays for UD Almería as a central defender or a right back.
Club career
Born in Tarragona, Catalonia, Vélez began playing football for Club Esportiu La Floresta.[1] In the 2009 winter he signed a contract with local giants Gimnàstic de Tarragona, where he spent his last year as a junior.
On 10 April 2010 Vélez made his official Nàstic debut, starting against Albacete Balompié in a 1–1 away draw.[2] He made three more appearances during the season in Segunda División, against Real Betis, Cádiz CF (where he was sent off) and UD Las Palmas; in the following campaign he represented Pobla de Mafumet CF, the farm team.
In August 2011, Vélez was loaned to UD Logroñés in Segunda División B.[3] He scored his only goal of the season against Real Sociedad B, contributing to a 3–1 home win.[4]
On 14 July 2012, Vélez returned to Nàstic and its main squad.[5] On 26 August he played his first game in his second stint, against Valencia CF Mestalla;[6] on 7 October he netted his first goal with the club, scoring the opener in a 2–0 home success over CD Binissalem.[7]
On 2 September 2013 Vélez signed with UD Almería, initially being assigned to the B-side also in the third level.[8] He made his first-team debut on 14 January of the following year, starting as a right-back in a 0–2 home loss against Racing de Santander for the campaign's Copa del Rey (1–3 on aggregate).[9]
Vélez's maiden appearance in La Liga took place on 27 April 2014: he started and scored in a 2–1 win at RCD Espanyol, where he featured as a defensive midfielder before being replaced by Jonathan Zongo in the 71st minute.[10] Vélez appeared in further three more matches with the main squad, only contributing with four minutes in the last fixture, a 0–0 home draw against Athletic Bilbao.[11]
On 7 June 2014, Vélez was definitely promoted to the first team.[12] On 31 March 2015 he was ruled out of the remainder of the campaign, despite featuring regularly, after suffering a shoulder injury.[13]
Club statistics
- As of 22 March 2015[14]
| Club | Season | Competition | League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Gimnàstic | 2009–10 | Segunda División | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | Segunda División B | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 4 | ||
| Total | 38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 39 | 4 | |||
| Pobla de Mafumet | 2010–11 | Tercera División | 29 | 3 | — | 29 | 3 | |||
| Logroñés | 2011–12 | Segunda División B | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | |
| Almería B | 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 26 | 2 | — | 26 | 2 | |||
| Almería | 2013–14 | La Liga | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | |
| 2014–15 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| Career totals | 142 | 11 | 5 | 0 | — | 147 | 11 | |||
Personal life
Vélez's older brother, José Antonio, is also a footballer. Both played for Gimnàstic and Pobla.[15]
References
- ↑ El juvenil Vélez podría jugar de titular contra el Albacete (Youth player Vélez could start against Albacete); Nàstic Grana, 10 April 2010 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Nástic frena la racha manchega (Nástic stops manchego streak); Marca, 10 April 2010 (Spanish)
- ↑ Fran Vélez, cedit a la UD Logroñés (Fran Vélez, loaned to UD Logronés); Gimnàstic's official website, 4 August 2011 (Catalan)
- ↑ UD Logroñés vs. Real Sociedad II 3–1; Soccerway, 21 March 2012
- ↑ Fran Vélez torna al Nàstic (Fran Vélez returns to Nàstic); Gimnàstic's official website, 14 July 2012 (Catalan)
- ↑ Debut con empate (Debut with draw); Blog del Nàstic, 26 August 2012 (Spanish)
- ↑ 3 puntos y algo más. (3 points and something more.); Blog del Nàstic, 7 October 2012 (Spanish)
- ↑ Fran Vélez marxa traspassat a la UD Almería (Fran Vélez transferred to UD Almería); Gimnàstic's official website, 2 September 2013 (Catalan)
- ↑ Un monumento al Racing (A monument to Racing); Marca, 14 January 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ Suso se inventa una nueva esperanza (Suso invents new hope); Marca, 27 April 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ Más que suficiente (More than enough); Marca, 18 May 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ Fran Vélez pasa a tener contrato profesional y sube al primer equipo (Fran Vélez now has a professional contract and is promoted to the first team); Almería's official website, 7 June 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ Fran Vélez dice adiós a la temporada (Fran Vélez says goodbye to the season); Almería's official website, 31 March 2015 (Spanish)
- ↑ "Fran Vélez". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ↑ Fran Vélez pide irse (Fran Vélez asks to leave); Diari de Tarragona, 22 June 2013 (Spanish)
External links
- Gimnàstic official profile (Spanish)
- BDFutbol profile
- Futbolme profile (Spanish)
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