David Velásquez

For the American basketball coach, see Dave Velasquez.

José David Velásquez Colón (born 8 December 1989) is a Honduran footballer who plays for Victoria in the Honduran first division.

David Velásquez

Personal information
Full name	José David Velásquez Colón
Date of birth	(1989-12-08) 8 December 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	La Ceiba, Honduras
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2015	Victoria
2014–2015	→ Nacional (loan)
2016–2019	Real España	51	(0)
2019–2020	Real Sociedad	2	(0)
2020–2021	Vida
2021–	Victoria
International career‡
2012	Honduras U23	5	(0)
2012–	Honduras	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:17, 20 September 2019 (UTC)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Velásquez and the second or maternal family name is Colón.

Club career

Velásquez started his career with hometown club Victoria and has not changed clubs since. In December 2012 however, it was rumoured Velásquez was ready to join Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC.^[1]

International career

Velásquez was picked for the Honduras Olympic team which competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[2] He made his senior debut for Honduras in an April 2012 friendly match against Costa Rica and has, as of February 2013, earned a total of 2 caps, scoring no goals.