Ion Vélez

Ion Vélez
Personal information
Full name Ion Vélez Martínez
Date of birth (1985-02-17) 17 February 1985
Place of birth Tafalla, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Tudelano
Youth career
Peña Sport
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Peña Sport 31 (4)
2004–2005 Basconia 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)
2011–2013 Girona 27 (2)
2013–2015 Alavés 56 (9)
2015–2016 Mirandés 30 (2)
2016– Tudelano 7 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 October 2016.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Vélez and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.

Ion Vélez Martínez (born 17 February 1985 in Tafalla, Navarre) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CD Tudelano as a forward.

Football career

Bought by Athletic Bilbao from lowly Peña Sport FC in 2003, Vélez spent time with the club's B and feeder teams, subsequently being loaned to neighbours Barakaldo CF in Segunda División B. He made his debut for the main squad on 26 August 2007, in the goalless La Liga home draw against CA Osasuna.[1]

After spending the second part of the 2007–08 season on loan to Segunda División'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 levels of Spanish football – Vélez was definitely promoted to Bilbao's first team for 2008–09. He was regularly played during the league campaign (28 matches, although only four complete) and, on 9 May 2009, scored the game's only goal as the Basques 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 from 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 terminated his contract with the club and signed for Girona FC also in the category, with his former team having a rebuying option at the end of the 2011–12 season.[4]

On 3 October 2011, during an away league game against Xerez CD, Velez collided with opponent goalkeeper Toni Doblas, suffering an extremely serious injury to his right knee which sidelined him for the rest of the campaign.[5][6] In July 2013 he signed with Deportivo Alavés, freshly promoted to the second level.[7]

On 13 July 2015, Vélez signed a one-year deal with fellow league team CD Mirandés.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Athletic Bilbao 0–0 Osasuna; ESPN Soccernet, 26 August 2007
  2. ↑ Athletic Bilbao 1–0 Real Betis; ESPN Soccernet, 9 May 2009
  3. ↑ El Numancia se refuerza con delantero cedido del Athletic a Ion Vélez (Numancia strengthens squad with Ion Vélez, loaned by Athletic); ADN, 19 January 2011 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Ion Vélez ficha por el Girona (Ion Vélez signs for Girona); Canal Athletic, 23 July 2011 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Grave lesión de Ion Velez (Serious injury for Ion Vélez); Marca, 3 October 2011 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Ion Vélez, seis meses de baja por la lesión de rodilla sufrida en Jerez (Ion Vélez, six months out due to knee injury occurred in Jerez); El Confidencial, 4 October 2011 (Spanish)
  7. ↑ El Alavés ficha al atacante Ion Vélez (Alavés signs forward Ion Vélez); Marca, 4 July 2013 (Spanish)
  8. ↑ Vélez se convierte en nuevo jugador del C.D. Mirandés (Vélez becomes new player of C.D. Mirandés); CD Mirandés, 13 July 2015 (Spanish)
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