Gyliano van Velzen

Gyliano van Velzen
Personal information
Full name Gyliano van Velzen[1]
Date of birth (1994-04-14) 14 April 1994
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 FC Volendam
Youth career
2007–2010 Ajax
2010–2012 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Manchester United 0 (0)
2012–2013 → Royal Antwerp (loan) 12 (1)
2013–2015 FC Utrecht 7 (0)
2015– FC Volendam 30 (3)
National team‡
2009 Netherlands U15 2 (0)
2009–2010 Netherlands U16 9 (0)
2010–2011 Netherlands U17 9 (0)
2015– Netherlands U21 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 June 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:22, 13 October 2015 (UTC)

Gyliano van Velzen (born 14 April 1994) is a Dutch footballer, who plays as a forward for Eerste Divisie side FC Volendam. Born in Amsterdam, he began his career with Ajax before moving to English club Manchester United as a 16-year-old in 2010. However, he failed to break into the Manchester United first team and after a loan spell with Belgian club Royal Antwerp, he returned to the Netherlands with Utrecht.

Club career

Early career

Van Velzen began his career at Ajax at the age of 13, coming through the ranks at the club, but was not offered a professional contract.

Manchester United

In November 2010, he was signed by Manchester United and was placed into the Manchester United reserve team, where he spent two years, before being promoted to the senior squad. In August 2012, Van Velzen signed a professional contract with the club.[2]

Royal Antwerp (loan)

On 31 August 2012, Van Velzen was loaned out to Royal Antwerp. He made his league debut on 15 September 2012, in a 1–1 home draw against Mouscron-Péruwelz.[3] He scored his first goal in a 2–0 win against Brussels.[4] He returned to Manchester United on 2 January 2013.

FC Utrecht

In the summer of 2013, Van Velzen was released by Manchester United.[5] On 6 August 2013, Dutch club FC Utrecht signed him for three seasons.[6] He made his debut on 6 October in a 3–0 league defeat against Ajax.

FC Volendam

On 9 June 2015, it was announced that Van Velzen had signed a two-year contract with Eerste Divisie side FC Volendam.[7]

International career

Van Velzen is eligible to play for the Netherlands or Suriname at international level.

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League clubs submit squad lists" (PDF). Premier League. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "Man Utd pair Luke Giverin and Gyliano van Velzen sent on-loan to Royal Antwerp". premierleague.com. tribalfootball.com. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "Royal Antwerp 1–1 Mouscron-Péruwelz". Royal Antwerp F.C. official website. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "Loans: Van Velzen's first". Manchester United F.C. official website. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  5. ↑ "Florent Malouda and David Bentley head Premier League free transfer list". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  6. ↑ FC Utrecht legt van Velzen vast, Voetbalzone, 6 augustus 2013
  7. ↑ Kortom - Zorgen om Buffon, Breuer blijft bij Sparta (Dutch). Voetbal International. 9 June 2015.


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