Gyliano van Velzen

Gyliano van Velzen (born 14 April 1994) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Aldershot Town, on loan from Crawley Town.

Gyliano van Velzen
Van Velzen with Volendam in September 2015
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)[2]
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Aldershot Town
(on loan from Crawley Town)
Number 17
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 Utrecht 7 (0)
2015–2017 Volendam 52 (6)
2017–2019 Roda 63 (7)
2019– Crawley Town 4 (0)
2020– → Aldershot Town (loan) 1 (0)
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 27 May 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:22, 13 October 2015 (UTC)

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.[3]

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.[4] He scored his first goal in a 2–0 win against Brussels.[5] He returned to Manchester United on 2 January 2013.

Utrecht

In the summer of 2013, Van Velzen was released by Manchester United.[6] On 6 August 2013, Dutch club FC Utrecht signed him for three seasons.[7] He made his debut on 6 October in a 3–0 league defeat against Ajax.

Volendam

On 9 June 2015, it was announced that Van Velzen had signed a two-year contract with Eerste Divisie side FC Volendam.[8] He made 52 league appearances for the club, scoring six times. Van Velzen made his league debut for Volendam on 7 August 2015 in a 4-1 away win over NAC Breda.[9] He scored his first goal on 18 September 2015 in a 2-0 away win against Helmond Sport. The goal was the second of the game and came in the 76th minute.[10]

Roda JC Kerkrade

On 30 January 2017, Van Velzen signed a two and a half year deal with Eredivisie side Roda JC Kerkrade.[11]

Crawley Town

On 5 September 2019, Van Velzen signed a two year deal with League 2 side Crawley Town. He joined National League side Aldershot Town on loan on 22 February 2020.[12]

International career

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

Career statistics

Club
As of 22 February 2020[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester United 2012–13 Premier League 0000000000
Royal Antwerp (loan) 2012–13 Belgian First Division B 12100–00121
Utrecht 2013–14 Eredivisie 5000–0050
2014–15 Eredivisie 2000–0020
Total 7000–0070
Volendam 2015–16 Eerste Divisie 30310–2[lower-alpha 1]0333
2016–17 Eerste Divisie 22341–00264
Total 52651–20597
Roda JC 2016–17 Eredivisie 12100–3[lower-alpha 1]1152
2017–18 Eredivisie 22030–1[lower-alpha 1]0260
2018–19 Eerste Divisie 29611–00307
Total 63741–41719
Crawley Town 2019–20 League Two 400000 1[lower-alpha 2]0 50
Aldershot Town (loan) 2019–20 National League 1000000010
Career total 1391492007115517
  1. Appearance(s) in Eerste Divisie Playoffs
  2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

International
As of 2 January 2020[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands U17 201020
201140
Netherlands U21 201510
Total70

References
  1. "Premier League clubs submit squad lists" (PDF). Premier League. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  2. "Gyliano Van Velzen". theshots.co.uk. Aldershot Town F.C. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  3. "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.
  4. "Royal Antwerp 1–1 Mouscron-Péruwelz". Royal Antwerp F.C. official website. 15 September 2012. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  5. "Loans: Van Velzen's first". Manchester United F.C. official website. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  6. "Florent Malouda and David Bentley head Premier League free transfer list". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  7. FC Utrecht legt van Velzen vast, Voetbalzone, 6 augustus 2013
  8. Kortom - Zorgen om Buffon, Breuer blijft bij Sparta (Dutch). Voetbal International. 9 June 2015.
  9. https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2015/08/07/netherlands/eerste-divisie/nac-bv/fc-volendam/2039557/
  10. https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2015/09/18/netherlands/eerste-divisie/stichting-helmond-sport/fc-volendam/2039617/
  11. Roda JC slaat transferslag nummer zeven met Van Velzen (Dutch). Voetbal International. 30 January 2017
  12. Pole, Matt (22 February 2020). "Crawley Town winger joins Aldershot Town on loan". www.crawleyobserver.co.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  13. Gyliano van Velzen at Soccerway. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
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